Leeds’ Buen Chico are back with their first major release since the 2016 LP, Working For A Free Future. This latest EP has been released by the Wakefield based independent label Philophobia Music and having been a long-time fan of both label and band I can’t help but feel the two compliment each other perfectly.
The swooning opening track, Guys All Say, is a great start to the thing whilst also carrying an important message of how some blokes shrug off criticism of their offensive behaviour from women. The utterly engaging and charming, Every Fucking Time is a particular stand out moment on a record full of highlights, which has a smooth groove that expertly contrasts the lyrical content describing the charms of treacherous preacher. Buen Chico’s 2016 album was their most lavishly produced, however on Crooks they took the opposite approach and recorded it in one day which takes absolutely nothing away from the songs as can be heard on the sleek, I Am Only Sleeping. The illicit tones of I Gave build up superbly into some rousing, dramatic vocals that give the EP a wonderful finality making sure that Buen Chico close proceedings in a fitting manner.
You can get the EP here.
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