Los Texmaniacs - Americano Groove (2015)
BAND/ARTIST: Los Texmaniacs
- Title: Americano Groove
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Line In The Sound
- Genre: Country, Rock, Blues
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 00:42:36
- Total Size: 287 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Down in the Barrio (feat. Alejandro Escovedo)
02. Ya No Te Quiero Ver
03. How Can a Beautiful Woman Be so Ugly
04. How Long Is Patient
05. Adios Mamacita (feat. Kevin Fowler)
06. Muchachos Alegres
07. I Wanna Know Your Name (feat. Joe Ely)
08. Herido
09. Como Te Quiero
10. Big Night in a Small Town (feat. Rick Trevino)
11. Mentirosa
12. Polka Palitos
Coming in hot from his recent Smithsonian collaboration with Flaco Jimenez, Legends and Legacies, bajo sexto brujo Max Baca is back, this time with his conjunto band Los Texmaniacs and their latest stack of wax, Americano Groove.
Formed in 1997, Los Texmaniacs have garnered quite the reputation in the Tex-Mex music scene, combining that patented Tejano-rock sound with more traditional Latin elements to craft a fully original sound that expands upon the work of Doug Sahm and his supergroup the Texas Tornados, with each subsequent album being tailor-made for any backyard b-b-q shindig, with plenty of Mexican beer on ice.
Americano Groove is welcome relief from a pretty slim year for good music, kicking off with the Los Lobos-like street-funk of “Down in the Barrio,” a duet with Alejandro Escovedeo (not to mention Dvid Hidalgo on guitar!) that rattles and rolls like the opening credits to a Robert Rodriguez actioner. This is followed up by the more traditional accordion-driven rave up “Ya No Te Quiero Ver,” which is so different from the opener that within the first few minutes of the disc, the listener has experienced just how diverse the music of the Texmaniacs truly is.
The legendary Augie Meyers plays the keys on the sly “How Can a Beautiful Woman Be So Ugly,” while country singer Kevin Fowler (no relation…I think) gives a spirited Gilley’s-ready two-stepper in “Adios Mamacita” about loving and leaving a woman who “like a good tequila, she goes down nice.” Same goes for a Joe Ely guest spot on “I Wanna Know Your Name” and Rick Trevino spotlighted on the most modern country-ish track here, “Big Night in a Small Town.”
With only one or two slower numbers, Americano Groove revels in the fiesta festivities, right down to the final track “Polka Palitos” that actually inspired me to pick up a couple of Frankie Yankovic and Myron Floren albums—who knew at the age of 36 I’d replace rock with polka in my aural diet? This is the car-stereo album of the summer (or what’s left of it), perfect for cruising with the windows rolled down, steering wheel in one hand, Tiger’s Blood raspa in the other. And maybe a cup of elote between your legs just for fun.
01. Down in the Barrio (feat. Alejandro Escovedo)
02. Ya No Te Quiero Ver
03. How Can a Beautiful Woman Be so Ugly
04. How Long Is Patient
05. Adios Mamacita (feat. Kevin Fowler)
06. Muchachos Alegres
07. I Wanna Know Your Name (feat. Joe Ely)
08. Herido
09. Como Te Quiero
10. Big Night in a Small Town (feat. Rick Trevino)
11. Mentirosa
12. Polka Palitos
Coming in hot from his recent Smithsonian collaboration with Flaco Jimenez, Legends and Legacies, bajo sexto brujo Max Baca is back, this time with his conjunto band Los Texmaniacs and their latest stack of wax, Americano Groove.
Formed in 1997, Los Texmaniacs have garnered quite the reputation in the Tex-Mex music scene, combining that patented Tejano-rock sound with more traditional Latin elements to craft a fully original sound that expands upon the work of Doug Sahm and his supergroup the Texas Tornados, with each subsequent album being tailor-made for any backyard b-b-q shindig, with plenty of Mexican beer on ice.
Americano Groove is welcome relief from a pretty slim year for good music, kicking off with the Los Lobos-like street-funk of “Down in the Barrio,” a duet with Alejandro Escovedeo (not to mention Dvid Hidalgo on guitar!) that rattles and rolls like the opening credits to a Robert Rodriguez actioner. This is followed up by the more traditional accordion-driven rave up “Ya No Te Quiero Ver,” which is so different from the opener that within the first few minutes of the disc, the listener has experienced just how diverse the music of the Texmaniacs truly is.
The legendary Augie Meyers plays the keys on the sly “How Can a Beautiful Woman Be So Ugly,” while country singer Kevin Fowler (no relation…I think) gives a spirited Gilley’s-ready two-stepper in “Adios Mamacita” about loving and leaving a woman who “like a good tequila, she goes down nice.” Same goes for a Joe Ely guest spot on “I Wanna Know Your Name” and Rick Trevino spotlighted on the most modern country-ish track here, “Big Night in a Small Town.”
With only one or two slower numbers, Americano Groove revels in the fiesta festivities, right down to the final track “Polka Palitos” that actually inspired me to pick up a couple of Frankie Yankovic and Myron Floren albums—who knew at the age of 36 I’d replace rock with polka in my aural diet? This is the car-stereo album of the summer (or what’s left of it), perfect for cruising with the windows rolled down, steering wheel in one hand, Tiger’s Blood raspa in the other. And maybe a cup of elote between your legs just for fun.
Blues | Country | Rock | FLAC / APE
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