After her initial sizeable splash in her country of origin, Spanish indie pop chanteuse Lourdes Hernandez, better known as Russian Red (named for her favorite shade of lipstick), has become quite an international star over the course of the past half-decade. Her second album, 2011’s Fuerteventura, was produced by Tony Doogan and recorded with Belle & Sebastian’s Stevie Jackson, Bob Kildea, and Richard Colburn.
She’s had a number of tours across Asia. And she even sang a song in Pixar’s Brave. She recently relocated to California to record her third LP, Agent Cooper, produced by Joe Chiccarelli (best known for his work with the likes of The Strokes, local-heroine Christina Perri, and Alanis Morissette), which was released late last month. The album embodies the elegance of the best kind of folk songwriting, with the delectable quirk and pep of the best kind of post-pop.
