Pecados Y Milagros (2012)

"Downs 7th studio album Pecados Y Milagros/Sins and Miracles is a beautiful mix of originally penned songs mixed with Downs’ interpretation of traditional Mexican folk ballads. Such a mix is reflected in the music; from plaintive, haunting lyrical performances “Fallaste Corazon / Failed Heart” to upbeat, Marachi infused tracks like the opener “Mezcalito/Little Drop of Mezcal” with its refrain of “Drop drop drop little drop of mescal”. Born to a Mixtec mother and Scottish-American father, Downs’ music reflects this cross cultural upbringing with the brass bands, drums and accordion of cumbia, mournful bachatas and rock guitars all thrown into the pot and stirred by a smoky, sultry, pleading vocal performance. Downs’ voice lifts you into the warm Mexican thermals and lets you drift, looking down on patchwork fields of bright yellow corn maize, workers toiling under the bright fierce sun, stopping only for a cerveza or two to quench their thirst. I can just feel Mexico pouring out of this album." (popmatters)

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