from National Public Radio on npr.org
Beginning his career as leader of The Mavericks and later working as a solo artist, singer-songwriter Raul Malo has long been a fixture in alternative country. But his new album, Sinners and Saints, nods to Malo's wide range of influences — a few of which include Roy Orbison, Flaco Jimenez and Glen Campbell. The record features everything from guitar runs that mimic those on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack to his Cuban roots in Miami.