Madrid-based rock group Pereza (Laziness) were formed by bass player <a href="spotify:artist:5Hsv8dUHHOdnn72q4XIVz7">Leiva</a> and guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:65mqRAn8AEZjc4M2lZvtSz">Rubén Pozo</a> in the late '90s. Both <a href="spotify:artist:65mqRAn8AEZjc4M2lZvtSz">Rubén</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5Hsv8dUHHOdnn72q4XIVz7">Leiva</a> were experienced musicians at the time of Pereza's formation, <a href="spotify:artist:65mqRAn8AEZjc4M2lZvtSz">Rubén</a> a former member of Buenos Noches Rose and <a href="spotify:artist:5Hsv8dUHHOdnn72q4XIVz7">Leiva</a> formerly of Malahierba. The band hit the ground running, and early releases such as Patitos Feos and Calaveras y Diablitos established a strong grassroots fan base for the emerging rock innovators. Pereza attracted label attention shortly thereafter, recording a self-titled record for RCA in 2001. Their major-label debut was followed by exhaustive touring, playing better than 100 shows throughout Spain inside of a year. The group's next release, Algo Para Cantar, would hit shelves in the middle of 2002, produced by Fernando Montesinos. The group's third record, Animales, would catch the public's attention; recorded in the winter months of 2004 in Madrid, the record was produced by Nigel Walter, an industry veteran with credits including <a href="spotify:artist:60uh2KYYSCqAgJNxcU4DA0">Hombres G</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5RK6c1tyaKpwcDpbgCGNgj">El Canto del Loco</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4U7lXyKdSf1JbM1aXvsodC">La Oreja de Van Gogh</a>, to name a few. The record was released in 2005 to an enthusiastic audience. On its heels came Los Amigos de los Animales, a record featuring collaborations with fellow rock en español trailblazers <a href="spotify:artist:5AkIIx5mEnfviU1sel5C1R">Deluxe</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:38LYyZ9hZEEQeEfeYoydqd">Los Delinquentes</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3qUrABCNqnkb5gc2YmPVzP">Ivan Ferreiro</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6C48amsYRU2cPKaylSsYTl">Pastora</a>, among others. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, Rovi
