Izal - Izal Book - Book

The official and authorized biography of IZAL, the benchmark band of Spanish indie pop-rock.

Twelve years were enough for IZAL to become not only one of the biggest bands in the alternative scene, but in Spanish pop-rock of this century. The official biography of a band that became the biggest revelation of Spanish indie. A band that managed itself, but ended up blowing up the radio.

This is the story of Mikel Izal, Alejandro Jordá, Emanuel Pérez (Gato), Alberto Pérez and Iván Mella, five guys who came together in the capital to try to make their dream come true. And in good faith they did; up to limits they had never imagined.

Miguel Ángel Bargueño, music journalist, tells the story of IZAL. Through long hours of interviews with the quintet and people in their circle, this book reviews their career in detail, from their beginnings separately and their first tours as a band, their progressive rise to fame. until their apothetic farewell on October 29, 2022 in Madrid. Without forgetting the human factor; more than a standard music biography, this volume is an exciting story about life, commitment, motivation and the search for happiness.

Five individual dreams that became a collective dream.