Adrian Quesada, widely known as a co-founder of Black Pumas, has announced that Boleros Psicodélicos II will arrive on June 27 via ATO Records (the first edition of the series dropped back in 2022). Artists featured on the new project include Cuco, Angélica Garcia, Gepe, Daymé Arocena, Monsieur Periné, Ed Maverick, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and more. “Ojos Secos,” which features Cuco, is out now.
“I was surprised at how many people knew about Boleros Psicodélicos,” Quesada shared. “In record stores and radio stations, people all over the world were asking me if I was doing a volume two. But I definitely needed another perspective, because I didn’t want to make the same album twice. I gave Alex Goose one of the tracks to see what he could do with it, and the following day sat behind him in the studio and watched him work. It was like handing the project to a hip-hop producer. He kept the essence of it, but made some really bold decisions.
“I still wanted the album to feel timeless, but I didn't want to pretend like it was recorded in the ’70s anymore,” he continued. “I wanted it to play just as loud next to a Bad Bunny record. The first Boleros Psicodélicos was done remotely during the pandemic, and no one was in the studio with me. I had written more songs in that same style, and wanted to give myself the opportunity to expand. I could write a hundred songs in this same vein. It’s just where I've been, both sonically and mentally. It’s my favorite place to be.”
Check out “Ojos Secos” below, and pre-order Boleros Psicodélicos II here.
