Mariachi El Bronx (2011 album)

Mariachi El Bronx
Studio album by The Bronx
Released	August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Recorded	December 2010–January 2011 at Brandos Paradise in San Gabriel, California
Genre	Mariachi
Length	44:41
Label	ATO
Producer	John Avila, The Bronx
The Bronx chronology
Mariachi El Bronx (2009) Mariachi El Bronx (2011)

Mariachi El Bronx is the fifth studio album by the Los Angeles rock band The Bronx, released August 2, 2011 through ATO Records. It is the band's second album under their alter egos "Mariachi El Bronx", in which they play mariachi music in place of their usual hardcore punk and hard rock styles.

Reception

K. Ross Hoffman of Allmusic gave Mariachi El Bronx four and a half stars out of five, saying that "If there was any doubt that the gringo Angeleno hardcore punks in The Bronx were dead serious about their Mexican folk alter-ego ... the outfit's second album offers ironclad reassurance that this is no novelty act."^[1] He remarked that the album was a "significant improvement" over the band's 2009 mariachi album "in almost every respect: both the production and the performances are notably crisper and punchier; the arrangements are richer and more complex, full of swirling, soaring strings; the stylistic range is successfully broadened (to emcompass cumbia, norteño and bolero), and the passion and fire on display are simply undeniable. And the songs, in particular, are uniformly strong and memorable".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mariachi El Bronx^[2]. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"48 Roses"	3:37
2.	"Great Provider"	2:55
3.	"Revolution Girls"	4:04
4.	"Fallen"	4:02
5.	"Norteño Lights"	3:36
6.	"Mariachi El Bronx" (featuring Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles)	4:52
7.	"Map of the World"	3:09
8.	"Bodies of Christ"	3:19
9.	"Poverty's King"	3:52
10.	"Matador"	4:26
11.	"Everything Dies"	3:37
12.	"Spread Thin"	3:12
Total length:		44:41

Personnel

^[2]

Band Matt Caughthran – vocals Joby J. Ford – vihuela, guitar, bajo sexto, accordion, jarana, recording engineer, album art Jorma Vik – drums, percussion Brad Magers – trumpet, backing vocals Ken Horne – jarana Vincent Hidalgo – guitarrón, requinto jarocho, guitar Ray Suen – violin, guitar, harp, requinto jarocho, vihuela, jarana, backing vocals Additional musicians John Avila – charango, backing vocals Alfredo Ortiz – percussion Laura Peña – gritos, backing vocals Sasha Hernandez – gritos, backing vocals Linda Uhila – gritos, backing vocals

Production John Avila – producer, recording engineer Danny Avila – assistant recording engineer Beau Burchell – mixing engineer Gavin Lurssssen – mastering Lisa Johnson – photographs Artwork Joby J. Ford – artwork Lisa Johnson – photography

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Hoffman, K. Ross. "Review: Mariachi El Bronx". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/mariachi-el-bronx-r2228626/review. Retrieved 2011-08-16. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (2011) Album notes for Mariachi El Bronx by The Bronx [CD liner notes]. New York City: ATO Records.