{"id":5692,"date":"2017-04-17T14:01:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T18:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2017-04-28T13:19:05","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T17:19:05","slug":"the-mavericks-brand-new-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-mavericks-brand-new-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mavericks <br>Brand New Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mavericks-brand_new_day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5695\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mavericks-brand_new_day.jpg\" alt=\"The Mavericks, Brand New Day\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mavericks-brand_new_day.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mavericks-brand_new_day-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Although The Mavericks have been slotted in the country category for the majority of their existence, the Floridian band\u2019s sound has always been more varied than that label would suggest. They do have bona fide country charting hits, but in describing them you\u2019re more than likely to hear a bunch of modifiers like \u201cAmericana,\u201d \u201cneotraditional,\u201d and \u201cWestern swing.\u201d The band had a high profile for a number of years in the go-go \u201890s before disbanding in 2004 only to reunite permanently after a series of festival dates in 2012. They\u2019re now on their third album since the reformation, <i>Brand New Day<\/i>, recently released on the band\u2019s own Mono Mundo label.<\/p>\n<p>The Mavericks have always mined the sounds and style of the past, and their approach on <i>Brand New Day<\/i> is no different. There\u2019s a tinge of irony that an album called <i>Brand New Day<\/i> owes so much to the past, but one suspects that the band was going for the optimistic message of the title track rather than a statement of intent. Fittingly, if you loved The Mavericks of the past, you\u2019ll be a fan of their latest missive. What keeps the album on track is that even though the album jumps across genres and influences, the band doesn\u2019t get too cutesy or clever. Every song is its own individual statement. So when they erect a Spector-esque wall of sound for the title track, it\u2019s an earnest homage. Even when they throw in some divergent instrumentation, like a banjo in a Tejano-styled number, it still seems natural rather than a John Zorn moment. It helps that the band consists of musicians who can do many things and still essentially sound like the same band.<\/p>\n<p>As always, the unifying factor on <i>Brand New Day<\/i> is vocalist and guitarist Raul Malo. Over the years, there\u2019s been a lot of ink spilled about the Roy Orbison elements to his voice\u2014and with good reason. Much like Orbison, Malo often employs a swooping operatic approach. But there are also hints of Elvis via \u201cHow Great Thou Art.\u201d Malo is the type of performer who can sell even the most corny lyrics. For example, even though the title track and \u201cDamned (If You Do)\u201d seem to be mainly constructed from a grab bag of cliches, they sound great. That\u2019s part of the band\u2019s charm: the fact that they aren\u2019t afraid to go a little goofy or a little hokey, while at the same time delivering touchingly sincere declarations of love. The Mavericks\u2019 new album may not truly signal a new day, but it should provide a delightful moment of deja vu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although The Mavericks have been slotted in the country category for the majority of their existence, the Floridian band\u2019s sound has always been more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,1947,1946],"class_list":["post-5692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-mono-mundo","tag-the-mavericks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Mavericks Brand New Day - The Agit Reader<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-mavericks-brand-new-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Mavericks Brand New Day - The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although The Mavericks have been slotted in the country category for the majority of their existence, the Floridian band\u2019s sound has always been more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/the-mavericks-brand-new-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Agit Reader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAgitReader\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-17T18:01:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-04-28T17:19:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mavericks-brand_new_day.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dorian S. 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