The Iguanas is a roots rock band from

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, United States, formed in 1989. Their sound has been described as combining

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, R&B,

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and various

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styles into a deep groove. The song "Boom, Boom, Boom", from their 1994 album ''Nuevo Boogaloo'', was featured in the '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' episode "The Documentary". ''Nuevo Boogaloo'' hit #34 on the US

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Heatseekers chart in 1994. The song "Para Donde Vas" from their 1993 self-titled debut album was included on the

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of the 1996 film ''

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''. The group also appeared in

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's 2006 documentary ''New Orleans Music in Exile'', in which they talked about how

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affected them.Variety
/ref> The band released a studio album titled ''Sin To Sin'' on PFAM in April, 2012.

Discography

*''El Orangutan/ Te Vas Manana'' 45 (Iguana Music 001) 1991 *''The Iguanas'' (

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

, 1993) *''Nuevo Boogaloo'' (

Margaritaville Records "Margaritaville" is a 1977 song by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett from the album ''Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes''. This song was written about a drink Buffett discovered at Lung's Cocina del Sur restauran ...

, 1994) *''Super Ball'' (

, 1996) *''Sugartown'' (

Koch Records MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

, 1999) *''Live Iguanas'' ( Blowout Records, 2002) *''Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart'' (

Yep Roc Yep Roc Records is an American independent record label based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and owned by Redeye Distribution. Since 1997, the label has released albums from North Carolina and international artists, including Nick Lowe, Paul W ...

, 2003) *''If You Should Ever Fall on Hard Times'' (Yep Roc, 2008) *''Sin To Sin'' (PFAM Records, 2013) *''Juarez'' (PFAM Records, 2014)

References

External links

Official website
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