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Tara Linda - Tortilla Western Serenade (2010)
mp3 VBR~200 kbps | 70 MB
Americana, Tex-Mex, Rock
““Tortilla Western Serenade” blends spaghetti western, rock, and Tex-Mex to celebrate American Southwestern roots. This special project enlists the talents of the legendary Flaco Jimenez (multiple Grammy winner), Max Baca (2010 Grammy winners Los Texmaniacs), and producer Craig Schumacher (Devotchka, Neko Case, Calexico).
Oakland’s Tara Linda creates a kind of Tex-Mex-rock gumbo, her songs built around guitar rhythms both swaggering and delicate, while crystalline trumpet and accordion flourishes add flair. On Tortilla Western Serenade, her second album, Linda is smart enough to use all these elements as seasoning. Taking center stage is her voice, a warm, husky instrument that effortlessly spills tales of departed soldiers and unreliable lovers, wives on the run and missionaries long dead. All of it is peppered with references to tumbleweeds and cactus, arroyos and Gila monsters. Guest turns by Flaco Jimenez on accordion are a bonus.
Linda’s voice is worthy of the spotlight. By turns defiant, coy, vulnerable and sassy, she manages to express an impressive range of emotion. Somehow she manages to make the line “You make me want to put my boots on” simultaneously tender and dirty as hell. Time to head south, kids. <Popmatters>”
1. (05:08) Muse's Duel
2. (02:40) Virtual Love Disaster (Donde Estabas?)
3. (04:06) Soldier's Homecoming
4. (03:19) Wild West Huapango
5. (05:03) Dream Out Loud
6. (03:24) Never Say Never
7. (03:22) Demon's Cumbia
8. (04:37) Crossroads
9. (03:48) Teresita
10. (04:21) Leavin' Texas (Drivin' Slow)
11. (06:05) Padre Kino's Ghost
12. (03:49) Demon's Cumbia Remix
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