Abre Paez

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AlbumJul 27 / 199912 songs, 1h 11m 57s

\"Open a little mercy/Open all immensity,\" sings the brilliant Argentinean singer/songwriter (in Spanish) over spacy synths on this ambitious and sophisticated 1999 album\'s opener. Eleven-minute centerpiece \"La Casa Desaparecida\" (The Disappeared House) unwinds Páez\'s poetically sour history of modern Argentina over a reggae beat. Another extended track, \"Desierto\" (Desert), is an encyclopedic study of decadence and desire over heavy, head-nodding riffs—and Páez sounds right at home.