In honor of the World Cup, here are some good Dutch and Spanish bands:
Netherlands:
Silence is Sexy (my favorites)
The Very Sexuals (indie pop)
Little things that Kill (Christian indie pop)
Polydrone (Math-y Metal)
Obsidian (METAL)
Beans (Ska-Punk)
The Gasoline Brothers (Americana)
Spain:
The Capaces ( and again. My favorite thrash as of late)
After Many Days (Multiculti Hip Hop Jazz Metal)
Icarus Crash (Alt-Rock)
Los Cuatrocientos Golpes (strange pop metal)
EchoVolt (Industrial pop)
Los Tiki Phantoms (Surf Rock)
Wormparade (Glammy electro pop)
As for the match- I couldn't be happier with the finalists....