THE MAVERICKS Announce A May 21st Album Release For Their Special “En Español Edición Deluxe”
New Addition & Perfect Summer Song “Por Ti (Yo Quiero Ser)” – A Boisterous, Up-Tempo And Distinctively Mavericks Horn Driven Extravaganza – Will Be Released May 14th As An Advance Single & Sure Live Set Addition As The Band Returns To Touring
The first Spanish-language album from The Grammy, CMA, and ACM Winning Band, The Mavericks “En Espanol” scored a #1 debut on Billboard’s Latin Pop Albums chart, became the first ever album to notch simultaneous Latin and Americana Top 10 Chart entries, holds a current nomination for Best Independent Latin Album of the Year, and received ‘Best of 2020’ praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, Pop Matters, The Tennessean, and more.
The Mavericks have just announced plans for a May 21st album release for their special “En Español Edición Deluxe” – with a new and infectious single “Por Ti (Yo Quiero Ser)” / “For You (I Want To Be)” arriving in advance on Friday, May 14th.
Born of Cuban-American roots in Miami, and then long based in Nashville where they perfected their distinctive and eclectic Americana / Roots fusion of Country, Rock and Tejano/Tex-Mex influences, The Mavericks decided to expand their musical palette even further last year with the release of their first All-Spanish language album in celebration of the Latin cultural roots of co-founder/singer Raul Malo and guitarist Eddie Perez. Comprised of a collection of their own Spanish language originals, and classic Latin tracks from which they drew inspiration, The Maverick’s “En Español” proved to be a groundbreaking project, uniting fans across cultures, genres and languages, right from its late August 2020 release, as the album notched #1 debuts on Billboard’s “Latin Pop Albums” chart, the iTunes and Amazon Latin Music charts and became the first-ever album landing simultaneously in the Top-10 of the Americana and Latin Music charts.
Reaction to the album has continued to grow even stronger since, with a wealth of media praise in The United State and Latin America, performances on Austin City Limits (PBS), The Latin Alternative Music Conference, and The Hispanic Heritage Awards, a current award nomination alongside Bad Bunny for the Best Independent Latin Album of the Year, and multiple “Best of 2020” album picks that impressively spanned, Mainstream, Country, Americana, and Latin music critic lists.
Now, The Mavericks will commemorate this very special album chapter of their 30-year career, with the May 21st “En Español Edicion Deluxe” expanding the collection to both meet existing fan requests for more Mavericks tracks in Spanish, and to give even wider audiences to discover this cultural celebration with the start of summer and the beloved live band returning again to concert stages with a quickly growing list of scheduled appearances These dates already include an August 21st En Español 1-year anniversary celebratory appearances at Los Angeles’ Greek theatre: co-headlining with Los Lobos, and with feature support from Ozomatli and more, as well as multiple West Coast, Midwest, and Northeast tour dates, and a very special two-Nights at the Famed Ryman Auditorium in December. Check all tour dates here!
A new track that is sure to have audiences up and dancing out on the road will be this Friday’s release of perfect summertime single ‘Por Ti (Yo Quiero Ser)’ – a Mavericks’ original, uptempo and horn heavy dancefloor magnet that describes a forbidden romance between two star-crossed lovers as it builds to an explosive and anthemic finale. Upon the album release, fans can also look forward to a beautiful acoustic Ranchera Version of original album single ‘Poder Vivir’, as performed by the Mavericks on their 2020 livestream series The Mavericks Show here, the unmistakable vibes of Raul Malo original song ‘Mujer’, featuring a ‘poolside’ remix by acclaimed, Latin Grammy-nominated cumbia DJ El Dusty and a special Nick Farrow alternate cover of the embraced ‘La Catrina’ artwork by award-winning artist Dolan Geiman.
“This vibrant, sit-up-and-take-notice album has tunes that should bring the band’s country and rock fans easily over the border. But the Mavericks also do a lot of genre-melding, taking original and classic Latin songs and making them their own using everything from vintage rock to mariachi” – Pop Matters
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