Velazquez, the solo project from the guitarist and one of the vocalists from Liquits, Ro Velazquez, has released his first album, Coyote, on July 8. Produced by Y La Orkesta’s Sergio Mendoza in Tucson, Arizona, there are hints of nostalgia, love, and sadness scattered across the album. Born in Arizona, Combining traditional folk with modern rock, Coyote combines traditional folk with modern rock, this album shows how much Velazquez’s roots mean to him.

Bringing in trumpets, violins, tubas, guitars, accordions and drums into this album, Velazquez brings a mariachi sound while keeping the rock sound he is known for. With fiddle solos and fast tuba rhythms, there is a unique twist on this album that makes it as fun and interesting as it is. There was clearly a lot of heart that was put on this album, which shows especially in tracks such as “El Amor Es De Pendejos” and “Hasta Que Salga El Sol.”

There is the nostalgic tone throughout the thirty-four minute album that will take listeners to another land with the combination of old-school mariachi sound with modern rock sound that Velazquez as been associated with in the Liquits. Bringing love together with happiness makes this album an amazing debut for Velazquez.