"Big Red & Barbacoa" is the second album by South Texas' HACIENDA, and like its predecessor "Loud Is The Night" (Alive 2008), it was produced by Dan Auerbach of THE BLACK ALPS. Recorded on the tail-end of a year playing clubs and festivals across North America, Australia and Europe (opening for DAN AUERBACH and DR. DOG, and more recently for ALBERTA CROSS), this new album brings heavier grooves and flavor to the '60s harmonies sound the band is known for. The result is a blend of Tex-Mex roots rock, retro-pop and R&B that can only be described as South Texas Soul. "Big Red & Barbacoa" captures the attitude of a band ready to throw pretension to the roadside and play rock'n'roll the way it was intended.
"I Keep Waiting" by HACIENDA
Press for HACIENDA:
[BEST OF WHAT'S NEXT - FEB. 2010] "...a mix of Beach Boys-esque harmonies, classic Stax Records grooves and a guitar sound that recalls the rootsier side of ’60s pop-rock with its swirling melodies and irresistible swagger. Their forthcoming second album Big Red & Barbacoa finds them working up to a much heavier sound than that of their debut." PASTE MAGAZINE
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"Exhilarating." THE WASHINGTON POST
"... an entirely soothing and invigorating dose of ‘60s pop made for a long afternoon siesta. Hacienda has a particular ego-less way of reviving these timeless sounds, as it they invited you into their living room for a vinyl session of The Beach Boys, The Band, Gram Parsons and some mild hallucinogenics, free and easy and light as a feather." AMERICAN SONGWRITER
"...satisfies from start to finish." MY OLD KENTUCKY BLOG
"...a slice of retro-pop heaven. These guys unapologetically wear their influences on their floral print sleeves, and thank goodness they do. You can hear Big Star, and the Beach Boys, and the Beatles, and a million garage bands that never achieved the notoriety of the "big time."" HOME THEATER AND HIGH FIDELITY
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