{"id":28346,"date":"2024-10-26T05:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T09:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=28346"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:26:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T18:26:20","slug":"album-review-santiago-y-los-gatos-washing-away-wetiko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/26\/album-review-santiago-y-los-gatos-washing-away-wetiko\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Santiago y Los Gatos &#8212; Washing Away Wetiko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28347\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/santiago_wetiko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/santiago_wetiko.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/santiago_wetiko-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/santiago_wetiko-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Jeff Santiago is a beloved figure in the Asheville and WNC musical community. He\u2019s also a well-known and in-demand musician (I was fortunate to play in a group alongside him for a time). He\u2019s also a singer, songwriter and guitarist, and longtime leader of Los Gatos. The latest full-length release from Santiago y Los Gatos is <i>Washing Away Wetiko<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>This 11-song set opens with the hypnotic and slightly malevolent \u201cGaslight,\u201d sporting a heavy arena-rock\u00a0 sound reminiscent of mid-period Led Zeppelin. Santiago\u2019s commanding vocal takes center stage, but the thumping rhythm and vocal harmonies deserve praise as well. \u201cBrother\u201d takes a more gentle approach; its acoustic textures recall Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cGrantchester Meadows.\u201d The riffy \u201cDo-Do-Do combines a pop melody with a stuttering rhythm guitar figure subtly reminiscent of Fountains of Wayne\u2019s \u201cStacy\u2019s Mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plaintive and soaring \u201cSunrise Drive\u201d has a bit of a country feel. \u201cAfter Me\u201d is equal parts T. Rex and electronica-informed alternarock, with hints of hip hop and hard rock folded in for good measure. \u201cAura\u2019 is a sweeping ballad with great production and a passionate vocal. A mid \u201870s hard rock character returns for \u201cOn My Own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandolin, fiddle and other Americana-leaning textures are at the core of \u201cNo Way.\u201d \u201cHeavy Crown\u201d is a contemplative piano tune with an understated, elegiac feel. <i>Washing Away Wetiko<\/i> takes the listener to many places. The brief title track isn\u2019t a song at all. \u201cEres T\u00fa\u201d closes the album <i>en Espa\u00f1ol<\/i>, a fitting conclusion for a band naming itself after <i>un gato<\/i>. Ultimately, the album\u2019s varying musical styles indicate not a lack of focus but a welcome and eclectic sensibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Santiago is a beloved figure in the Asheville and WNC musical community. He\u2019s also a well-known and in-demand musician (I was fortunate to play in a group alongside him [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,62,65],"tags":[3313,5536],"class_list":["post-28346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-release","category-rawk","category-review","tag-jeff-santiago","tag-santiago-y-los-gatos","cat-49-id","cat-62-id","cat-65-id","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28346"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28349,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28346\/revisions\/28349"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}