They were rewarded with funding by the Iniciativas Culturales ONCE[1] in 2011, with whom they released their first work El motor de tus dias.

It has influences from bands like Platero y tu, Extremoduro, La Fuga, Heroes del Silencio, Barricada, Nirvana, Los Suaves or Fito & Fitipaldis.

Van Tard was born in the Spring of 2008 after a fortuitous meeting between Raúl (guitar and vocals) and Jorge (electric bass), both with the intention of sharing musical interests.

In the course of 2011, thanks to a grant from the ONCE cultural contest, they recorded their first album, with 10 original songs under the title of El motor de tus dias (Josmir Estudios).

While recording the album, know José Manuel Jiménez (lead guitar), in addition to producing and playing on some songs, did not hesitate to volunteer as a guitarist stable and return to complete the circle of the band.