I AM SO BAD AT THIS

Band: Los Furios

Country: Canada!

Notable Album: Run Devil Run

Favourite Song: "Landslide" (No link for this song, SAD)

This is ridiculous - I can't find a way to remember to do these! So sorry for forgetting 3 days in a row - but here is yet ANOTHER Canadian band, Los Furios! These guys play a wicked latin-infused blend of ska and reggae, and really stand out from many other ska bands. They hail from our West Coast, over in BC, and have been playing music since about 2000. Their lineup has changed over the years, and I'm pretty sure they re-recorded a bunch of stuff - I knew about this band about 5 years ago from a song called "Bodybag" and then forgot about them, but last year when I found them again, "Bodybag" had been re-recorded! I would assume that they didn't just re-do that one song, but I could be wrong.

Run Devil Run is Los Furios' most recent album. Each track is very original, not only in content, but in the music as well. Los Furios has once again done a great job of trying to stay away from "traditional" ska and punk-rock chord progressions - and when they do fall into that trap, their unique style of playing at least makes it SOUND original! The one complaint that I have about the album is in the lyrical content. Sometimes, and ONLY SOMETIMES, I think the lyrics are a bit lame... almost as if they just needed something to use as a rhyme and didn't really think about if it went with the rest of the idea or phrase. Other than than, the music has kept me entertained for a few months, and I just picked up another one of their albums, Warning Shot, the other day!

ALL OF THE TRACKS THAT I TALK ABOUT TODAY CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR MYSPACE PAGE, EXCEPT FOR "LANDSLIDE" :(

My favourite song on this album is "Landslide," although my all-time favourite Furios track is "Bodybag." "Landslide" is a more mainstream, poppy-ish track, but still really fun to listen to. The chromatic-ish horn line and the harmonic singing make this a great song, no matter if you even like ska or not! "Bodybag," on the other hand, is a wicked ska/reggae mix. The original version was a lot slower but now it's fast and powerful, with the horns blaring a lot harder than before! The other standout track for me from Run Devil Run was "Playing With Fire." Although the beginning sounds like a ripoff of Sublime's "Caress Me Down," SIT THROUGH THAT PART because the rest of the song is awesome!

You can buy the album here, and remember, the Canadian music scene ALWAYS needs your help!