The absolutely beautiful thing about Mariachi El Bronx is that they were never a one-trick pony. For a band that could easily have fallen into parody, they’ve consistently been able to rise above their detractors with smart, sharp melodies that are practically scented with their love of mariachi culture, and ‘Mariachi El Bronx IV’ is no exception. After twelve years purely focusing on The Bronx, the punk Clark Kent to their Mexican Superman, we’re suddenly smacked with a fourth instalment of their studio adventures. It’s tight, darker and packed to the maximum with songs that function as micro-universes: in short, it’s an absolute joy for fans of the parallel world that Marichi El Bronx make their own.
Every song is cinematic, an invitation to lose yourself in daydream for a few minutes. As a lead in, we got ‘Forgive and Forgive’, a song that’s like a dose of regret set to a brass fair that serves as an instant throwback to the first time we heard Mariachi El Bronx and realised…
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