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"LOS MALOS brought a very communal feel to the evening. One of the members come from Mexico and the other three by way of Chile, forming a natural kind of international musical union.Their an outfit which truly defines the term the whole is better than the sum of its parts. Not to say that they're not talented musicians.Their songs are a union of each instrument, communicating in a way where the music and the playing feed off each other. The fills from each musician complimenting the material. Nothing too showy or fancy, just some well-placed contributions from each player. Their front-person, Alejandro, is not so much a singer as he is an interpretor of the stories LOS MALOS weave of international relations and the day to day shit we all endure. I loved the natural transition from the quiet , introspective moments, to the full-on improvisational climaxes. Some welcome variation between tunes from funky, dancy grooves to more gritty guitar driven opuses. One of the impressions I got from taking in their show was an indirect influence of such bands as : The Velvet Underground, ( especially when the violin kicked in ), Jesus And Mary Chain, perhaps Television with the sometimes choppy guitar strokes. I can hear the influences ,but, Los Malos displayed enough of their own ideas that it wasn't a blatant lifting of them. A wise choice for the night."
Mark Bignall, Radio Bandcouver.
