10 de 10

10 de 10

For more than two decades now, Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga has enjoyed an extraordinary career lauded by música mexicana devotees. For a group of such substantial size and stature, the enduring Mazatlán, Sinaloa, ensemble still somehow manages to maintain an admirable release schedule. As implied by its confident title, 10 de 10 presents 10 songs (plus one brassy bonus track, “El Día Que Yo Quiera”) performed with that signature bravado and sentimentality fans have come to expect. On tender love songs “Niña” and “Soñe,” as well as more intentionally ribald expressions of masculine toxicity like “Cero Romántico” and “Lado Tóxico,” listeners get ample doses of emotional directness wrapped in rich, even wondrous instrumental arrangements. Between the emboldened goodbyes of “Con Una Nalgada,” the defensive indictments of “Me Engañaste En Febrero,” and the profound blessings of “El Milagro De Tenerte,” Banda MS exhibits a thematic range of genuine feelings.