Monsieur Periné
Encanto Tropical
Album · Pop in Spanish · 2018
Monsieur Periné may sometimes recall indie pop at its most elegant, but the Colombian ensemble's lively rhythms elevate them beyond your standard guitar-driven cuties. Drawing equally from classic Latin music and up-to-the-minute sounds, the gorgeous and giddy Encanto Tropical is built around the band's boundary-crossing grooves, which provide the perfect backdrop for the stunning voice of Catalina García. She's the winsome diva sashaying through the jazz-inflected Colombian shuffle of "Veneno", and while tropical house synths turn up the heat on "Llévame", García's performance taps into a sensual beauty that would have lit up a Latin dance club long before electronics entered the mix.