Kiko

Los Lobos  Main Performer

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1 Dream in Blue Pérez/Hidalgo 3:34
2 Wake Up Dolores Hidalgo/Pérez 2:55
3 Angels with Dirty Faces Hidalgo/Perez 4:02
4 That Train Don't Stop Here Rosas/Preston 3:53
5 Kiko and the Lavender Moon Pérez/Hidalgo 3:36
6 Saint Behind the Glass Pérez/Hidalgo 3:17
7 Reva's House Pérez/Hidalgo 3:05
8 When the Circus Comes Pérez/Hidalgo 3:16
9 Arizona Skies Hidalgo/Pérez 2:45
10 Short Side of Nothing Pérez/Hidalgo 2:57
11 Two Janes Pérez/Hidalgo 3:53
12 Wicked Rain Rosas 3:05
13 Whiskey Trail Hidalgo/Pérez 2:41
14 Just a Man Hidalgo/Perez 3:40
15 Peace Hidalgo/Perez 3:56
16 Rio de Tenampa Pérez/Hidalgo 1:59
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Kiko

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Slash Records

Style: Rock & Roll

Kiko

UPC: 075992678629

Release Date: 05/26/1992

Original Release Date: 05/26/1992

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Dream in Blue, Wake Up Dolores, Angels with Dirty Faces, That Train Don't Stop Here, Kiko and the Lavender Moon, Saint Behind the Glass, Reva's House, When the Circus Comes, Arizona Skies, Short Side of Nothing, Two Janes, Wicked Rain, Whiskey Trail, Just a Man, Peace, Rio de Tenampa]
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Mark Deming

Los Lobos had earned a reputation as one of the most intelligent and creative roots rock acts in America with the albums By the Light of the Moon and The Neighborhood, but it was with 1992's Kiko that they really demonstrated the breadth of their sonic ambitions. Produced in collaboration with Mitchell Froom, Kiko exchanged the more straightforward approach of Los Lobos' previous sessions for a uniquely textured sound, with the group's guitars thrown into sharp relief against Froom's collection of vintage tape-loop keyboards, and the arrangements are often unusually spare, most powerfully in the ghostly spaciousness of "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" and "Wake Up Delores." Even the more full-bodied cuts, such as the rollicking "That Train Don't Stop Here" and the hard-rocking "Whiskey Trail," boast a different personality than in Los Lobos' previous work, with the guitars clean but cutting like a switchblade and the drums snapping hard, and the more contemplative selections drip with a mysterious, otherworldly ambience that's matched by the impressionistic imagery of David Hidalgo and Louie P?rez's superb songs. At its best, Kiko sounds like the musical equivalent of a Luis Bu?uel dream sequence, balancing beauty and menace with intelligence and a skill that's little short of dazzling; it's a brilliant, singular achievement, and the most rewarding album in the group's catalog. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi