History
In “Pinkerland,” a tiny rooftop studio in the center of Barcelona, the Pinker Tones put together their first album, 'The Pink Connection', which was released in 2003 in Japan it was released under the name 'Mission Pink' on the Japanese label Rambling Records.
The Pinker Tones inked a deal with UK label Outstanding Records to release their debut album worldwide under a new name: 'The BCN Connection'. Thanks to the fantastic videos for the singles "Mais Pourquoi?" and "Viva la Juventud", The Pinker Tones started to appear regularly on MTV Europe and other channels around the world. The video for "Mais Pourquoi?" spent 19 weeks in the top 20 on MTV Spain's Dance Floor Chart. During this time, they produced various albums and singles for Spanish and international bands, they composed a couple of film soundtracks (Sincopat & Survival Train) and they dedicated some of their time to experimenting with remixes.
For their second album, ‘The Million Colour Revolution’, The Pinker Tones signed with US-based Latin alternative label Nacional Records. The disc scored the No. 1 overall album spot on Emusic, outselling such notable names as Coldplay, Johnny Cash, and Cat Power. The unprecedented feat for a developing Latin dance/alternative act came on the heels of their incredible animated video for “Sonido Total” being featured on the main MySpace Videos page and growing online support around the world. ‘The Million Colour Revolution’ also entered the Top 10 on iTunes Top Latin Albums chart.
In the summer of 2007, The Pinker Tones released an infectious remix and collaborations album, ‘More Colours’, continuing the momentum of 2006's Million Colour Revolution and featuring a stellar lineup of artists including The Submarines, Kinky, Nortec Collective, PJ Rose, Zeta Bosio of Soda Stereo and Mexican Institute of Sound.
The Pinker Tones played the entire 2008 edition of warped tour in support of their third studio album, 'Wild Animals'.
The group announced the release of their 4th studio album, 'Modular', releasing in Europe on June 8 and in the United States and Mexico on June 28.
The Pinker Tones's "Karma Hunters" was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for Music Video of the year.
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