Fernando - PacoimaThis is a powerful, hard edged record by a truly committed artist. Fernando Viciconte, hailing from a Mexican barrio in Southern California (Pacoima), has seen both the bright and dark side of life, and he communicates it with fantastic clarity on his debut album. His influences range from the Sir Douglas Quintet, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Ritchie Valens, and surprisingly, punk music. His songs and delivery are frighteningly real and powerful, and

and relocates it in a extravagant

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Bonnie Raitt

Arteel & Friends/ Various - A Retrospective

Whatever the similarities and differences between the two men

McDermott - Sonatas

they mix contemporary authority and old-school authenticity

The 'song without words' texture can be traced in a direct line from Dussek through to Mendelssohn and beyond

and the domestic with piercing and ever-honest eyes

The uncanny

She never had much in common with the other kids

the versatility of the group is quite apparent on tracks that range from chunky beat and R&B ('Look For Me Baby'