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María y José - Boy de La Costa EP

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1.	Trópico de Acuario 04:01	lyrics	buy track
No sé si soy quien tenga que pedir perdón Solo un beso y perdiste toda razón Dí algo ya, no puedo pensar nada más Un pacto, con el diablo tendré que firmar No Sé - No Sé - No Sé Un hueco sin llenar en la sala está Es para mi, ahí me podrán enterrar Olvídalo, fui un fantasma para ti Vuelve, normal, no sabrás de mi ya jamás No Sé - No Sé - No Sé
2.	Boy de La Costa 02:41	lyrics	buy track
El príncipe del mar no sabía nadar Un chico extraño lo vino a salvar ¿Quién eres muchacho? ¿qué haces aquí No quiero ésta vida déjame morir Tengo visión, la ola era muy alta Tu salvación, desde lo alto te ví Boy de La Costa Surfeando por Amor Now fucking tell me who the fuck are you? Sé que eres la muerte y vienes por mi Todo era negro claro que morí No juegues conmigo sacame de aquí Temo decir que yo no soy la muerte Tenga visión i never never lose. Boy de La Costa Boy De La Costa Surfeando en el Amor
3.	Tormenta Tropical 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Tan seco el corazón, desierto Nadie camina aquí, por cierto Busca otro camino ya, aquí a ningún lado vas a llegar Todo al principio es miel, lo sabes Comportamiento humaNO, falles Escápate de aquí ya, cuidado con la tormenta tropical Mira llegaste aquí, muy tarde, saco el veneno impactante No me pidas regresar, cuidado con la tormenta que es mortal Va subiendo va LA TORMENTA TROPICAL, va bajando va bajando LA TORMENTA TROPICAL
4.	Plata o Plomo 03:48	lyrics	buy track
Somos una generación que siempre dice vivir en depresión Atrofiados de amor, lo que tu tienes es aburrición Seres humanos como. plaga, No hay nada que nos satisfaga El que me roba me la paga, mi mente trabaja como daga Plata ó Plomo (x2) Plomo Plomo Plomo Plomo No tengo dientes de oro, tengo colmillos afilados like vampiro Principe de las tinieblas, te mueres de miedo mira como tiemblas La bestia triple seis, cargo mi m16 te disparo en la face, tan solo tengo dieciseis Plata ó Plomo (x2) Plomo Plomo Plomo Plomo No tengo sentimientos, los ahogo con actos violentos Solo pienso en dinero, y por conseguirlo he hecho un matadero No moriré de hambre, dios es mi primer nombre manos llenas de sangre, siempre estaré en la cumbre Plata ó Plomo (x2) Plomo Plomo Plomo Plomo

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María y José‘s Boy de la Costa EP, Tony Gallardo’s first real message to the world since the release of 2013’s grim dance party Club Negro and relocation to Monterrey, is stacked with Caribbean rhythms, unexpectedly bright sounds, interesting ideas and haunting lyrics. Most of the songs find him messing with various tropical styles until they start to sound like Internet-borne electronic subgenres. Combining the regional with the underground is, of course, what Gallardo is known for, but here each track feels like a distinct experiment in that vein and each one is more fully fleshed out than the one before it. “Tormenta Tropical” makes champeta feel like chiptune, while “Calor,” produced by Dany F, gives the genre a ghettotech makeover and decorates it with vaporwave synths. It’s a direction that would be cool to see fully explored on a longer release.

In another shift, Gallardo’s vocals are more foregrounded and deliberate on this release, calling attention to the empty gulf that lies between the comparatively daylit music and his uneasy lyrics about tropical storms and emotional wreckage. At the heart of the EP sits “Boy de la Costa,” a glitchy sad-boy bachata about being saved from drowning whether you like it or not. Gallardo drawls noxiously through the verses before flipping into the borderline manic chorus. Somehow, it’s the poppiest and most hopeful song on the EP.

But waiting at the end – heavy yet polished enough to glow in the dark – “Plata o Plomo” is a Frankenstein’s monster come to life on the operating table, an experiment so successful it’s frightening. Sandwiched between almost inaudibly low trap beats and wobbly, phosphorescent synth lines, Gallardo’s depressive faux-mafioso rap becomes a total earworm. Chanting in an eerie singsong, he throws himself into rhymes about sharp teeth and big guns, bitterly relishing in his neatly rendered sketch of youthful nihilism, greed, and violence. It’s a terrific but jarring closer. The gothic gangster mode belongs more to the bassy underworld of Club Negro than it does to the rest of Boy de la Costa – but here’s hoping the sleek minimalism and compelling flow are a sign of things to come.

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released March 5, 2015

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