In attempting to describe the music of The Mavericks one must first accept the fact that Roy Orbison is an entire genre of music onto himself and that Marty Robbins is so much more than a mere country & western cross-over artist, for it is somewhere in-between these two orbits of timelessness that The Mavericks exist and never so fully as on their latest album Brand New Day. Buoyed by the sophisticated song writing chops of seasoned band leader and main vocalist Raul Malo, Brand New Day, with it’s syncopation and swing, is far more mariachi crooner pop than country. Recorded alternately in both Nashville and in the house that Frank built in Los Angeles’ legendary Capitol Studios, Brand New Day is The Mavericks’ crowning achievement in a 30 plus year music career.
Rating: 9/10
