The New Yorker

08/02/2013

“(‘Tormenta’) continues the band’s bicultural musical direction with a cover of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,” sung in both English and Spanish, as well as “Piedras Negras,” a remake of the 1954 corrido “La Inundación de Piedras Negras,” by Santiago Jiménez, Sr. The album’s best songs, however, are the restrained yet fun-loving rock-and-roll originals, which occasionally venture into social commentary on racism and the drug wars.”  Read the review here.