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"This is an artist's rendering of heaven on earth. It's bliss and togetherness and absolutely perfect weather, now and forever".-Fluxblog
"Allá updates Brazilian tropicalia for the bilingual post-rock set."
-Time Out Chicago
"The trio's globally savvy pop embraces not just their Mexican heritage, but immaculate Swedish pop, Brazilian Tropicalia, Krautrock, and Chicago's post-rock scene. Just as creative as it is sophisticated".
-All Music Blog
"The Chicano PortisheadŠ Shiny, summeryŠ recall the retro-futurism of StereolabŠ spookier instrumentals suggest Can or Faust. Throughout, Lupe Martinez's voice provides a constantly hypnotic feature"
-Uncut,UK
"The hypnotic title track underlines the band's declared love of Krautrock, while Golpes del Sol sounds like a subtle tribute to Brian WilsonŠ an interesting instrumental interlude shows a more adventurous, psychedelic post-rock side"
-BBC.co.uk
"Chicago is the city with the third-biggest Latino population in the U.S., but 'Es Tiempo' imagines it as an even more cosmopolitan city of the future"
-Pitchfork
Crash-landing in the early Summer of '08 from its own unique corner of the pop universe, Chicago-based Mexican-American band Allá are releasing their lush, multi-layered debut album "Es Tiempo", which reflects the band's broad gamut of musical interests: think Krautrock+Motown+cosmic jazz+Mexican trio music+Tropicalia+Phil Spector live. Allá perform as a 6-piece, with keyboard, bass & percussion players joining the 3 core members (producer/guitarist Jorge Ledezma, Angel Ledezma on drums, and vocalist/guitarist Lupe Martinez.
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