ALLISON - ALLISON
You know times are a-changin’ in Latin music when you hear Allison. The Mexican rock trio, led by singer/guitarist Erik Allison, has climbed to No. 1 on the Mexican sales chart with music that sounds like a Spanish Blink-182 — stuff that has very seldom climbed to the top of anything Latin, much less via a debut album. Allison doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but its songs are catchy to an extreme, especially “Perdido,” which surely will evoke visions of Green Day. This is happy punk about youthful affairs, but it’s also full of attitude and plenty of crunching guitars. Even the handful of power ballads (”Aqui,” “Mi Destino”) never lose the distinctive driving tension or edge. Allison is fun. Enjoy the ride. Billboard
