When Raul Malo rattles off singers like Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti, Elvis, Andrea Bocelli, Hank Williams and Celia Cruz, he's not name dropping and he's not blowing smoke. The former lead singer o... Continue reading "Raul Malo Talks Mavericks Reunion and Staving Off Cynicism with Holiday Music " >
This is from Raul Malo 's album The Nashville Acoustic Sessions.
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A few months ago I complained that few albums released this year had grabbed me; suddenly there came an avalanche of quality albums that compensated for my disappointment in sets by some favourite artists that I had looked forward to. I have not been able to get on with the Ben Folds and Nick Hornby collaboration, much as I am a Folds fan and as I like Hornby's books. Joshua Radin's album is decent enough, but it did not attract the affection I had for his debut album. Jenny Lewis' collaboration with Jonathan Rice bored me. Even the [...]
Raul Malo revisits his country, rock and Latin roots After spending the better part of the last decade edging away from the sounds of the Mavericks, Malo began to find his way back from cover songs and supper club countrypolitan with last year's genre-bending Lucky One . Here he takes an even more personal step, producing himself in a home studio and finishing off the tracks in Ray Benson's Austin-based Bismeaux Studios. Malo reconnects with the upbeat Tex-Mex (or really, Cuban-Country) and gripping balladry that made his earlier work [...]
Raul Malo leaves his country roots behind. Country music - Raul Malo - United States - France - Ille-et-Vilaine
Next week Sahara Smith will release her stunning debut, 'Myth of the Heart' (August 31, 2010, Playing In Traffic Records) and she'll hit the road in early September, touring throughout the fall both on her own and supporting Raul Malo . Buy CDs, MP3s, more: Sahara Smith on Amazon.com Sahara Smith on Amazon.co.uk [...]
Since dissolving his trendsetting alt-country band The Mavericks in 2000, former frontman Raul Malo has propelled his affection for a variety of influences in his music -- country, rock, R&B, jazz and Latin -- into a diverse and acclaimed solo career. Of course it doesn't hurt that Malo possesses a rapturously pure tenor vocal that critics have called "exquisite" and "exceptional" and has drawn comparisons to Roy Orbison, Frank Sinatra and country legend George Jones. Over four solo studio albums, Malo has done his share of interesting covers (06's After Hours , [...]
[Thanks to everyone who helped make Tuesday night's Buzz Bands LA show at the Echo a smash hit. It felt like a whole weekend crammed into a couple of hours. Now, on with our week:] The Rescues , the L.A. quartet whose undeniable songs have been all over some of your favorite TV shows recently, headline the Troubadour, with young songstress Lucy Schwartz opening. ... Paris-based pop phenom Dan Black headlines Spaceland. ... Siddhartha Khosla [pictured], whose sophomore album as Goldspot, "And the Elephant [...]
Get over it, football's over and there's no baseball for a while. Do you really follow basketball? Didn't think so. Prepare yourselves - Valentine's Day is Sunday, and you already know this entire weekend is going to belong to the ladies. And so will this batch of reviews. Think of it as a favor: if you're stuck for a little Valentine's gift, you can always pick up one of these new CDs. Between her highly successful eponymous 2006 debut album and its followup The Sea , Corinne Bailey Rae experienced the [...]
Time to take one final look at the nominees for this year's Americana Music Awards. We've tackled Best New & Emerging Artist, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year (as I type this, it looks like Alejandro Escovedo is your pick for best album)... now it's time to take a look at everything else. We'll start with the nominees for Instrumentalist of the Year... Sam Bush, Buddy Miller, Gurf Morlix, and Jerry Douglas. We've already discussed Buddy a couple of times due to his nominations for Album and Song of the Year, and I'll [...]
Austin, TX station KUT 90.5 are offering a special SXSW treat. They're bringing some of the best artists that SXSW has to offer into the studio and broadcasting the performances. If you're in the Austin area be sure to check out KUT 90.5 on your radio dials or if you are missing out on the Austin action, you can stream off the KUT website . Check out the artists being broadcasted below: STREAM NOW [...]
+ Soon, a review of cuban-american musician Raul Mal o, leader of the great The Mavericks . * Listen to lucky one . * Listen to for you . Listen to The Mavericks: * Listen to hot burrito #1 . * Listen to dance the night away . * Listen to Dolores . * Listen to someone should tell her .
Former Mavericks vocalist summons country, swing, Latin and more Following three albums that visited MOR supper-club pop (2006's You're Only Lonely ), swing (2007's After Hours ), and a broad palette of seasonal sounds (2007's Marshmallow World and Other Holiday Favorites ), Raul Malo returns with his first album of original material since 2001's Today . His latest songs circle back to the genre-stretching experiments of the Mavericks' last two albums for MCA (1995's [...]
I am one of very few that thinks U2 really isn't that great, other than The Joshua Tree and a few other random songs. The fact that Rolling Stone gave the new release five stars pretty much guarantees I won't like it. But Neko Case ... ohhh Neko Case. If only you were ten years younger. Anyway, you already know I like her new album , so there's that. Wild Light 's debut is catchy, but I bet the feeling won't last long. We shall [...]
We ease into springtime mode (and SXSW in Austin) with this fine new album from Raul Malo, Lucky One. This is the first album of original material from the Mavericks front man in about eight years, and fans of the big guy with the big voice won't be disappointed. The songs wheel from country thumpers ("Lonely Hearts") to swing with a little Latin flavor ("Moonlight Kiss"). Produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, the songs on Lucky One get a big boost from inventive arrangements and fine instrumentation (including Raul himself on guitar). Malo is huge among Americana (alt-country, [...]
We're entering a pretty great stretch of Tuesdays - winners coming out every week for the next several weeks. And this week is no slouch to get things started... Ok, so that's not new Neko Case - but new Neko Case comes out today! And more! After the jump... U2 - No Line On The Horizon My ultimate hope here is that "Get On Your Boots" and the other songs I've heard via [...]
Raul Malo - Lucky One (mp3) Soulful country from former frontman of The Mavericks, to be released March 3rd. Pre-order @ Amazon Fever Ray - If I Had a Heart (mp3) * Eerie drama from Fever Ray, a.k.a. Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife. To be released March 24th. *mp3 was free & legal download from Insound Pre-order @ Amazon The Whip - Trash [...]
While this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape might not provide a great soundtrack for any Valentine's Day shenanigans, at least it will help hold your attention while you're waiting for that 1-800-Flowers delivery or in line for dinner at Olive Garden. After all, like always, below you will find the week's best mix of new singles, covers, and remixes, along with mp3s from a few up-and-comers you just might want to check out. NEW Singles: "Bayonets" by Amazing Baby "My Maudlin Career" [...]
Fantasy Records presents the CD release of Raul Malo's Lucky One on March 3. Malo is best remembered as the frontman of Grammy award winning band the Mavericks. Download FREE " Lucky One " Mp3 Raul Malo Audio Streams: " Hello Again " " Lucky One " Purchase Raul Malo Lucky One album Raul Malo's Fantasy Records label debut album, Lucky One, finds him fully shedding his musical shackles. "I have been fighting my whole life against people who want to [...]
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