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Los Nombres: Los Nombres

by Los Nombres

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Robert Bloemkolk One of those bands that got nowhere (probably) and deserved so much more. What a find. Favorite track: To Be Sure.
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Loving You 03:12
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To Be Sure 03:40
3.
Cold Wine 05:42
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Todos 03:20
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Full of Love 03:13
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Triviliaties 03:29
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Just Call Me 03:21

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One part War, two parts Santana, and a dash of Motown, immersed in a rich Puerto Rican stock, Los Nombres were the undisputed kings of Northern Ohio's Rust Belt barrios. Following successive explosions of brown-eyed and Latin soul in Los Angeles and New York during the mid and late '60s, Lorain's Boricua underdogs went on a trial-by-fire recording tear in nearby Cleveland, going all-in on a series of no-budget recordings at Way Out and with Lou Ragland at Boddie Recording Company. Boasting a voice that rivaled any on the Fania roster, Willie Marquez led the rotating cast of Latino teens through numerous underfunded recording sessions for the Day-Wood, Beth, and Lorain Sounds imprints, the lo-fi fruits of which are compiled here. Reaching back to Los Nombres' most glorious and fearless era, these moments of off-the-cuff clarity feature an uncompromising assemblage of searing brass, molten organ, and crystalline nuggets of chili-powdered songwriting that could only have come from Ohio's "International City".

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released January 17, 2012

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