checked out the nata album (natakong), and unsurprisingly like the corridos a bit more than the trap songs. the "de a de veras" is still the storngest combo of the two, but i really like some of the ones on the back end, like the below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYJrwPtUUbQ
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Thursday, 21 April 2022 13:42 (one year ago) link
stumbled upon grupo diez 4tro recently, love the guy's voice, and the guitarist can fuckin shred!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AjAj6uVoNE
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 6 July 2022 21:54 (one year ago) link
remezcla list of corridos is fascinating: https://remezcla.com/lists/music/10-best-corridos-regional-songs-of-2022/
they're getting much more heart-throbby and teen-friendly (helps that most of the people making this music are young as hell!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMFtZRI7DBk
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Thursday, 15 December 2022 21:07 (one year ago) link
that could also be what remezcal elects to cover no?
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 22 December 2022 16:37 (one year ago) link
for sure. this list in particular seems like it's skimming from some of the most popular regional mexican songs of the year, and it would make sense that the kinds of corridos to find wider audiences are ones that borrow elements from other genres.
though the (excellent) yahritza song is fully acoustic
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Thursday, 22 December 2022 16:47 (one year ago) link
that junior h album is really nice
― lets hear some blues on those synths (brimstead), Thursday, 22 December 2022 17:08 (one year ago) link
(Mainly acoustic, no trap)
mexican rapper/singer peso pluma has 5 songs in the billboard hot 100 right now, including "prc" with nata and "ella baila solo," which is all the way up to #17, passing "soy el unico" as the top charting regional mexican song of all time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Ku8pTWh5k
kind of wild how fast the style is rising. as of jan 4 (according to this billboard article) there had been 7 regional mexican songs to chart in the hot 100 ever. there are 9 regional songs on the hot 100 just this week
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 15:24 (one year ago) link
Regional Mexican has been around for awhile, interesting it's now getting its crossover to a larger market
There's a Rolling Banda ,regional Mexican thread also
OK, I'LL start it: Rolling Banda/Duranguense/Narcocorrido/Flashy Matching Suits Regional Mexican Thread
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 02:27 (ten months ago) link
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-05-22/peso-pluma-regional-mexican-ella-baila-sola
Peso Pluma has a big US tour coming, has been on Fallon, and doesn't want to talk about narco-corridos
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 May 2023 18:26 (ten months ago) link
some amazing acoustic shredding on the peso pluma album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYH8xb4RS18
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 June 2023 19:56 (nine months ago) link
i like his single with bizarrap but haven’t checked out the album yet pareles also published a piece this weekend on this subjecthttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/arts/music/peso-pluma-regional-mexican-music.html
― J0rdan S., Monday, 26 June 2023 20:00 (nine months ago) link
my fav one by him is technically a junior h song, i think. but anyway:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KMx5LJniPM
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 June 2023 20:54 (nine months ago) link
those three reunite on "lady gaga" from peso's album. don't think it hits quite as hard, but still good:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS1QNWcs63E
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Monday, 26 June 2023 20:55 (nine months ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/how-regional-mexican-music-became-the-years-most-refreshing-pop-breakthrough/
These demographic changes are one ingredient in a much more complex recipe that has led to regional Mexican’s recent command of the pop charts. It helps that many corrido tumbado (also known as corrido bélico or trap corrido) artists have traded cowboy boots for Patek Philippe watches and limited-edition Nikes, updating the genre’s aesthetics for the present moment. And the usual suspects, like the decline of terrestrial radio and the transformative role that streaming platforms have played in the production and consumption of music over the last decade, have also been catalysts for its ascent. But like generations past, there’s still plenty of self-mythologizing—as well as the periodic lionization of a cartel leader
― curmudgeon, Monday, 7 August 2023 15:23 (eight months ago) link
been enjoying the withdrawn, moody sadboi vibes of ivan cornejo's "aquí te espero" recently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq1SEhtigKY
― dyl, Tuesday, 15 August 2023 20:41 (eight months ago) link
enjoyed reading that piece also
Yes to Cornejo's sadboi indie meets regional Mexican.
This Billboard piece about him spells out his sound --Born and raised in Riverside, Calif., Cornejo didn’t grow up listening to regional Mexican music. “To be honest, I didn’t listen to regional Mexican until like three years ago when my friends introduced me to T3R Elemento and Grupo Los De La O. That’s when I fell in love with the genre. But I grew up listening to whatever my family listened to. Kudos to them for molding my style,” he says. “My brother would listen to alt-rock like Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, and my parents listened to Café Tacvba. Very on the alternative side.”
Which is why, if you listen closely to his songs — all penned by him — there’s a hint of rock in his guitar solos. “I for sure want to keep that same style, very indie,
https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ivan-cornejo-interview-latin-artist-on-the-rise-9658720/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 August 2023 03:54 (seven months ago) link
Peso Pluma is at a huge outdoor venue in Virginia but don't think I can make it out there
― curmudgeon, Friday, 25 August 2023 14:12 (seven months ago) link
xp he seems like he approaches his music pretty thoughtfully, will be interested to see how his album turns out
― dyl, Friday, 25 August 2023 21:12 (seven months ago) link
enjoying the junior h album that came out a month ago or so. plenty of corridos tumbados, but also stuff like this, which is basically a 90s adult contempo radio jam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGSVtxsnzhg
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 15 November 2023 21:02 (five months ago) link
yep
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 16 November 2023 17:18 (five months ago) link
Over in rolling Afro Latin and more thread there are links to articles condemning Grammys for snubbing regional Mexican artists
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 November 2023 16:18 (five months ago) link
do not care about the grammys, but peso pluma not getting a best new artist nom is insane
― is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Friday, 17 November 2023 16:30 (five months ago) link
Yep. Peso Pluma & Eslabon performance on Latin Grammys last night was good
https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-peso-pluma-and-eslabon-armado-perform-ella-baila-sola-at-2023-latin-grammys/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 November 2023 16:40 (five months ago) link
Peso Pluma summer US tour arena dates on sale I see. But not sure I want to pay $60 for nosebleed seats
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 17:38 (one month ago) link
Caramanica in NY Times is excited about Eden Munoz and Fuerza Regida effort "Money Edition"
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 March 2024 18:27 (one month ago) link