The new Motel album – second for this Mexican pop/rock quartet- contains 12 well crafted tracks that go from very slow-tempo mellow songs, such as “Te puedo ver”, to more rocking tunes like “Y te vas“, first promotional cut that, along with “Hasta el fin”, are probably the best two songs of this new album produced by Aureo Baqueiro.

Rodrigo Davila’s lead voice and Billy Mendez’s chorus are pristine throughout the whole production. On the down side, some of the arrangements are a bit too 90’s for me, and the fact that almost every lyric talks about break-ups and broken hearts becomes somewhat annoying at times. Other than that, I think 17 will be a commercial success for this young band.