Kirk Schon

Pollo Del Mar - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Ferenc and company follow up The Ocean is not for Cowards with this, their newest cd, and like their previous effort, they manage to create a mood that evokes the surging tides and swelling breakers of their native San Francisco. Expanding upon the trad surf milieu without ever slipping into excess, with haunting melodies and silibant rythms, they ease from one track to the next without ever losing the essence of space, light, and the eternal sea. Their unique tone, excellent production, and seamless sonic interplay could serve as the prototype for any band aspiring to play instrumental or surf music. This superb album should be in every insto and surf fan's collection.