Papa Topo

Papa Topo Is An Indie Pop Duo From Spain Composed By Adrià Arbona Orero And Paulita Demaiz. They Debuted With Their First Single "Oso Panda" With Elefant Records. The Story Of PAPA TOPO Begins With Adrià Making Music From His Earliest Infancy And Paulita Taking Chimes And Choir Classes In Binissalem A Small Town In Palma De Mallorca. But The World Opens Up For Them When At 13 Adrià Thanks To An Article In A Magazine Becomes Interested In Indie-Pop. Here’s How He Describes It In An Interview On The Discotraxx Web “I’ve Been Listening To Indie-Pop Since I Was 13 Or 14 And I Started Listening By Coincidence I Read An Article About Independent Cinema In The Magazine Fotogramas And Since I Didn’t Really Know What Indie Meant I Googled It. One Of The First Groups I Found Was CAMERA OBSCURA And That Was Really Important For Me Thanks To Them I Discovered Other Groups On The Elefant Label And When CAMERA OBSCURA Played In Mallorca In 2006 That Was The First Concert I Went To Without My Parents. I Think It Was One Of The Concerts I’ve Enjoyed Most In My Life. Since Then My Musical Taste Has Gone On Evolving And I’ve Discovered Twee Pop Which Is What I Listen To Most. Apart From That I Listen To And Am Influenced By Other Styles Like Riot Grrrl Punk Pop And Yé-Yé. Here On The Island There Weren’t Any Other Teenagers Who Were Listening To What I Was Or At Least None That I Knew Of But I Kept Giving My Friends Music To Listen To And Now All Of The People I Hang Out With Listen To The Same Kind Of Stuff.” While Summering He Spends His Days Listening To CAMERA OBSCURA LA CASA AZUL And BELLE & SEBASTIAN Among Others. At The Same Time He Listens To A Rough Trade Compilation Thanks To Which He Comes Into Contact With Pop From The 80s/90s HEAVENLY BEAT HAPPENING... . His Love For This Style Grew Stronger And He Starting Writing Some Songs. read less