"It's Friday, which means all kinds of new albums were released overnight and are now available to stream or buy, if you're old school. We're going to focus today, though, on a project that was released a couple of days ago on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month. It is the debut album by Meme del Real from the band Cafe Tacvba, and it's called "La Montana Encendida.""
"And it's honestly really hard to define Cafe Tacvba just because of the magnitude of the impact that they had and continue to have in Mexico and in a lot of Latin America. You could call them a Mexican alternative rock pop band, but really what they were is pioneers in creating this really accessible and resonant kind of rock sound that had this incredible lyricism that really spoke to the hearts of a lot of Mexicans."
Meme del Real released his debut solo album, La Montana Encendida, on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month. He has been a member of Cafe Tacvba for more than 30 years and is 56 years old. The solo record marks an unusually late solo debut after decades of collaborative band work. Cafe Tacvba achieved massive influence across Mexico and Latin America through an accessible, resonant rock sound and lyricism that helped redefine rock en español. Del Real was seen walking his dog in Mexico shortly after the release. Songs referenced include "Princesa" and the classic "Eres."
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