LEYENDA

One of the artists at the forefront of the so-called sad sierreño scene, DannyLux cemented his star status with albums like *Limerencia* and *DLUX* as well as the occasional Eslabon Armado team-up. Roughly a year after 2024’s extensive *EVOLUXION* dropped, the California native’s robust follow-up *LEYENDA* finds the now 21-year-old singer-songwriter augmenting and, at times, intensifying his signature sound. Those eager for more of his lush, moody compositions have plenty to revel and/or wallow in, including “SIRENA” and “MELANCOLÍA:(.” He makes heartbreak so deeply relatable on the crushing “YA NO ESTÁS” yet makes a hopeful cast for the promise of true love on the Jasiel Nuñez team-up “Cielo Eterno.” In line with the emotional messiness of crashing out, some of the titles suggest incomplete status or otherwise intentional rawness, with potent yet spare cuts like “no\_pasa\_nada\_demo.wav” and “instinto\_natural\_demo.wav” conveying a certain intimacy. More fleshed-out takes like “TEN PIEDAD” and the trip-hop-inflected “2025” demonstrate just how large he can make these personal pieces.