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Bay of Pigs'debut self-titled CDis out now on Lowco Records. After releasing two songs, "Loose & Tight (Levantense)" and "Where’ve You Gone" on the ¡Grita! Records sampler "Checkeetout"
and the "stand-out exhalations of fury"--(Frontera Magazine) "Everybody’s An Asshole/Todo El Mundo Maldito" on the L.A.-based Aztlan Records comp "Los Punkeros"
and their first 7-inch,
"One Second" b/w "High" on the stoner-rock Teepee Records label, BOP fans finally have something long to get excited about. Their length release was recorded with retro-style ambient micing techniques, and includes their brand of odd Latino-rock found samples. Yes, you can hear Santana in BOP, but you also hear Fela Kuti & Kyuss and sometimes Nirvana, Beck and The Minutemen too. For newbies think
They’ve gotten a auspicious amount of radio airplay in New York BEFORE their full-length release. DJs on WBAI, WRSU, and WBMB have been known to obsess over BOP. The guy at BAI, Gonzalo Aburto rocks. He always plays us even though we sing mostly in English. Some reviewers (in English and Spanish-language periodicals) have gotten equally excited, "If Santana had played with more volume, he would have been ready for Bay of Pigs"--Under the Volcano
"In these times of homogenized internet rock culture, Bay of Pigs is a refreshing and unexpected change. "—AntiElitist Audio Zine; and of course
"No wonder the Pope is visiting Havana"—The Village Voice.BOP’s live shows mix hooky songs that stick in your head and loose improvisational jams that promote salsa dancing and head-banging. They do a mambo-rock version of Black Sabbath’s "War Pigs," and stoner-rock versions of the Latin classics "Vamanos Pal Monte" and "Aguanile." They often perform in Ricky Riccardo--style frilly shirts or all white Santeria outfits, making the juxtaposition of Latin and Rock more bizarre and appropriate at the same time (Generation ñ). They have understandably compiled a large and growing following covering the Northeast, and they’ve also developed a growing fan base in far away places including stints opening up for international Rock in Español bands, South By Southwest and a surreal tour of El Salvador.
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