Outlaw Garage Hits Vol. 2.
Release date: November 6, 2026
What is one to make of a greatest hits collection that opens with a jingle-jangle single currently in rotation and ranked No. 15 among the Top 100 Most Played Songs on SiriusXM Outlaw Country? And who follows that with a whisper-quiet, bloody murder ballad and then an ear-splitting tale of domestic bliss gone terribly wrong?
Expect such twists of fate on The Krayolas latest extraordinary release, “Outlaw Garage Hits Vol. 2.”
The lyrical 16-song album arrived with cosmic aplomb on what would have been Doug Sahm’s 85th birthday (November 6). It’s in that spirit of remembrance of the homegrown music genius that the new collection opens with “It’s Gonna Be Easy,” the Atwood Allen gem that Sir Doug made famous back in 1973. Augie Meyers, who played on the original version, displays some of the most elegant piano playing of his career on the Krayolas hit remake making waves on SiriusXM Outlaw Country’s most popular shows.
Track-for-track, the assembled songs which epitomize the outlaw garage movement forged by the Krayolas weave the band’s San Antonio hometown roots into the mix. All of them have received significant spotlight radio airplay on NPR Alt-Latino, SiriusXM Outlaw Country and Little Steven’s Underground Garage, KEDA, KUTX, WRUR, and on “Kick Out the Jams! with Dave Marsh,” “Live from the Land of Hopes and Dreams with Dave Marsh,” “Little Steven’s Coolest Song in the World” and NPR “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me.”
“Outlaw Garage Hits Vol. 2” also includes two brand new songs recorded in October 2026 – “La Traviesa” and “Blood and Fireworks (The Continuing Ballad of Felipe Blanco).” The latter is the singer-songwriter sequel to “El Corrido de Felipe Blanco” recorded by Santiago Jimenez in 1955. The album closes with the never-released original unplugged demo of “Catherine.”
Prescient in today’s climate are such tracks as “The Working People,” “Quiero Ser Tu Novio,” “Sometimes the Bridesmaid” and “Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.”
“The Working People” is especially noteworthy with the discovery of a never-released performance by multi-Grammy winner Flaco Jimenez on button accordion on the track. Why Flaco was left off the original mix is unclear. But the “mute button” is thankfully disabled here. Jimenez brings his trademark alegre (happy) Tex-Mex vibe to the song and even makes a cameo vocal appearance.
“Outlaw Garage Hits Vol. 2” is the third compilation album from The Krayolas’ vaults in 2026 and follows acclaimed releases “Barbed Wire Road” and “Outlaw Garage Hits!”
And that doesn’t count last year’s “Christmas Candy” album, which also delivered new originals. Just taking the last 12 months, one could compile an additional album of new originals. Each collection has included new recordings and featured such guest musicians as Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers, Josh Baca, Michael Martin, Luvine Elias of the Royal Jesters and the legendary West Side Horns.
All of the songs were written by Hector Antonio Saldana, who also produced the album. The Krayolas are Hector Saldana (lead vocals, guitar), David Saldana (vocals, drums), Jason Saldana (harmony vocals, electric bass) and Nicky Saldana (harmony vocals, lead guitar).
“Outlaw Garage Hits Vol. 2” is dedicated to the late Dave Marsh, who championed the songs on this collection.
Sources: xmplaylist.com, siriusxm.com, npr.org, houstonpress.com, expressnews.com
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