They like it, but not as much as his previous two albums, Clandestino or Esperanza: Proxima Estacion, but still positive. Now that I'm coming out of my summer of listening to nothing but live Grateful Dead, I should pick this up. It will go well with the two M.I.A. discs I just picked up, in preparation for seeing her live in Austin at ACL.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45257-la-radiolina
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/45257-la-radiolina
Chao's albums tend to be fragmented affairs, and this record's 21 songs in 51 minutes certainly bear that out, but his fragmentation usually doesn't hinder the flow of his ideas. On a first pass, the most immediately noticeable thing about La Radiolina is how relatively rocked-up it is relative to its two predecessors. It's as though his old affiliation with the Latin Alternative movement and punk decided to reassert themselves. Mind you, it's not the kind of rock that's going to smack you around with its riffs and stomping drums-- this is more measured than that, and cut with so many global influences that it can't help sounding unique.
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