From the album 'Court The Storm' (2012) • Pay what you want http://tndr.lv/la_Bamba
It’s the birth of the child hidden from us all
Hiding from the only northern star
To protect us all
From serving all the wrong gods
Here comes the child made of gold
Travelled from the seven seas
Holy savior
Arriving from her mothers womb
Giving us a tongue to speak
Under murky waters we wander
With a dialect of faith
We face the many faces that our prism holds
Crystals from our youth
Carved out from our bones
Minerals from our ribs pouring from our bleeding side
Torn to be complete
Crawl down from your mountain
Let us hear your words and be triumphant
Choose your nation
That will serve your ghost
Choose your nation
That will serve your ghost
Luz Elena Mendoza’s songs draw from her strict Catholic upbringing as an only daughter of a Mexican immigrant and the vocal harmonies of the Latin music she grew up around. Neko Case, who hand-picked Y La Bamba to open for her on multiple tours, lends her vocals to the title track of the band’s sophomore album, Court the Storm, produced by Grammy-winning producer Steve Berlin (also of legendary rock outfit Los Lobos). Court the Storm is packed with delicately crafted art-folk that finds Mendoza’s ethereal vocals combining with bittersweet melodies and thrumming, Latin-inspired rhythms, resulting in one of the finest indie-pop releases in memory
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