Hasta La Raiz - Natalia Lafourcade (2015)
Thanks to my regular engagement with/ NPR’s All Songs Considered at the time, I’d had a track from Natalia Lafourcade’s first album in my rotation way back in the early aughts. Little did I know that she’d end up being one of Mexico’s most celebrated and decorated modern artists over the next 20 years. Proof, I suppose, that my hipster tendencies are unbound by language or geographic borders.
Todo lo que te gusta, a mí me gustaba hace 20 años.
This album is much more rooted in traditional Mexican and Latin musical styles than her previous pop rock records. To the extent that I catch the lyrics, still with the help of Google Translate, it’s an in-depth examination of a bad breakup.
It’s a lovely record, an expansive and elegant listen whether you pay attention to the lyrics or not.
Pistas que me gustaron
Para Que Sufrir - a lovely little bossa tune
Nunca Es Suficiente - snappy and savvy pop
Palmoas Blancas - a gorgeous ballad
