Spain are a Los Angeles-based alternative rock band founded in 1993 by Josh Haden (son of jazz bass legend Charlie Haden). Spain's debut 1995 CD, The Blue Moods Of Spain, garnered them a devoted cult following and enabled the band to tour the U.S., Europe, and Australia. The album was included on many music magazine “best of” lists for the year. Spain performed on French TV, and opened for Cocteau Twins during the UK atmospheric music legends’ final U.S. tour.

In the mid-late 1990s, several songs from Blue Moods were featured in different films and TV shows. Film director Wim Wenders commissioned the band to write a song for his film End Of Violence. Spain’s song “Spiritual” was recorded by Johnny Cash on his Grammy-winning, Rick Rubin-produced Unchained, and by Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny on their Grammy-winning Beyond The Missouri Sky.

Spain toured extensively for their 1999 sophomore CD She Haunts My Dreams, headlining large venues across Europe. A song from the album, “Our Love Is Gonna Live Forever”, was featured prominently in an episode of the HBO series Six Feet Under.

Spain's third CD before temporarily disbanding, I Believe, was released in 2001. Haden took an extended break from the band, recording a solo CD for Dreamworks Records (later released on his own Diamond Soul Recordings). A Spain best of CD, Spirituals: The Best Of Spain, was released in 2003.

Haden reformed Spain in 2007 with all-new members and began playing gigs again. A CD/digital single entitled “I’m Still Free” was released in January 2010, and the band - bassist/vocalist Haden, lead guitarist Daniel Brummel, guitarist/keyboardist Randy Kirk, and drummer Matt Mayhall - are currently in the studio working on their forthcoming full-length CD.