Amor Perdido

Eslabon Armado fans are used to a reliable flow of annual projects from the música mexicana stars. After a relatively muted year and a half, *Amor Perdido* arrives just in time for cuffing season. Following 2023’s guest-heavy *DESVELADO* and its corresponding smash hit “Ella Baila Sola,” this demonstrably more concise and intimate effort largely puts leader Pedro Tovar back into the spotlight to shine on his own. Beyond impressive appearances by Gabito Ballesteros on the empowering single “La Fresa” and ERRE on the far gloomier “Bandolera,” *Amor Perdido* returns focus to the band’s central voice over a series of covers and originals. Opener “Faldita” provocatively propositions a night of unbridled passion, while “Tú Me Encantas” offers romantic sentiments in place of merely lustful ones. Reinventing a Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga signature, they strip down “Me Gusta Todo de Ti” to its heartfelt core. That method similarly serves “Cinco Minutos,” a Gloria Trevi single transformed from a sleek pop-rock bop into something more muted and earnest.