You can’t pigeon-hole the Bronx
Here’s a quick hit to brighten up your Monday afternoon.
So SPIN magazine has this thing happening. They’re doing a full-court press for the 10th anniversary of Purple Rain, an album which to be perfectly frank is mostly lost on me as far as its importance in the cultural zeitgeist goes. I mean, I like “When Doves Cry” as much as the next guy, but that’s about as far as it goes.
Anyway, so they’re doing this track-by-track cover album called Purplish Rain with a pretty diverse and kind of awesome stable of artists contributing their own takes on the songs (including SSA favourites Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings). Nothing new there, of course. The newness comes in the form of a bright and shiny teaser for the next project from noisy hardcore geniuses the Bronx.
Maybe hardcore isn’t the right word. The Bronx are a riotously noisy band that cranked it past 11 a long time ago and have never looked back. Check out the first track below for proof. “Shitty Future” is a bruising cut from their first self-titled album, a ball of unfettered fury and buzzsaw guitars that will literally explode your ears in a live setting.
But the Bronx are an enigmatic group of fellows, apparently with some deep Latin roots. That’s why they’re releasing a full-length album of mariachi music later this year.
Yeah. Mariachi tunes.
As a warm-up, the band (under the slightly skewed moniker Mariachi el Bronx) recorded a cover of “I Would Die 4 U” for the Purplish Rain release. And it’s AWESOME. If I knew enough about mariachi music to speak about it critically I would happily do so, but since I don’t I’ll plead willful ignorance and just say that I enjoy the hell out of it.
Mariachi El Bronx is out in late August.
the Bronx - Shitty Future [2:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Mariachi el Bronx - I Would Die 4 U: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadCheck out past Bronx releases on their website, through iTunes, and maybe InterPunk?
