Jorge Drexler is one of Uruguay’a most talented artists. He won the Oscar for his “Al otro lado del río” (Motorcycle diaries), a first for a Latin American artist. This is IMHO his best record. The atmosphere of this album takes you to right to Cabo Polonio, a secluded beach and gem of a village in Uruguay’s east coast. A collection of songs that will make feel the music and words as only Drexler’s song can, moving through intimate topics as love, breakup, solitude and recovery, in a very personal work and in a way as only Drexler can convey. He’s a fantastic storyteller. He also enlists other great Latin American artists to help bring a multifaceted piece of art that will surely soothe your soul and spirit.
Perhaps, almost ,maybe, the best of all the cantauteurs still working. This album is gorgeous, great songs, wonderful soundscapes, Drexler, at his best, really is something special. I go back to this album again and again, it's become an essential for me.