Saul Alarcón is not generally known for being playful, and that makes Orígenes delightfully unexpected. El Jaguar specialises in carefully sculpted banda epics, where the massive swells of brass and drums, like thunderclaps, inspire some truly intense performances. Built around the intimacy of a rustic norteño band, these fleet rewrites of his beloved hits ditch the horns and scale back the drama. The band's loose swing helps Alarcón unlock a new soulfulness, especially when he's joyously racing through new takes on "Número Equivocado" and "Mi Niña Adorada".