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Cell Mates (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Cell Mates'" is a song by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Bronx, released as the first single from their 2009 album 'Mariachi El Bronx'. The album marks a divergence from the band's usual hardcore punk and hard rock sound in favor of a mariachi style. In June 2008 the band posted a video to YouTube of themselves performing "Cell Mates" in mariachi style under the name "Mariachi El Bronx", an alter ego persona that the band has used to promote and perform the album.
While the album was released by Swami Records, the singles for all of their albums have been released exclusively in the United Kingdom, through Wichita Recordings. The single was released as a translucent green 7-inch vinyl and limited to 1,500 copies. The B-side song is a cover version of Prince's "I Would Die 4 U", originally released on the tribute album 'Purplish Rain' in June 2009. The single's cover artwork was designed by guitarist Joby J. Ford.
The music video for "Cell Mates" was directed by Josh Litwhiler and premiered on August 27, 2009. Filmed at La Cita, a bar in downtown Los Angeles, it depicts the band performing while wearing traditional mariachi-style costumes. Though most of the patrons do not acknowledge the band, a young waitress takes notice and stands attentively in front of the stage. As the band continues to play, decorative lights embedded in their costumes begin to illuminate and blink. At the end of the song, red lights in the waitress' shirt illuminate to form a heart over her left breast.
Track listing
Personnel
Band
* Matt Caughthran vocals* Joby J. Ford guitar, vihuela, jarana, ukulele, requinto romantico
* Vincent Hidalgo guitarrn, jarana, guitar, requinto romantico
* Ken Horne guitar
* Brad Magers horns, backing vocals
* Jorma Vik drums, percussion
Additional musicians
* John Avila charango, backing vocals* Francesca Fernes viola
* David Hidalgo accordion, tresillos, guitar
* Bruce Lee violin
* Alfredo Ortiz percussion
* Liza Piccadilly violin
* Lia Teoni violin
Production
* John Avila producer, recording, engineer, mixing engineer* Gavin Lurssssen mastering
* William V. Malpede string arrangement and conducting
Artwork
* Joby J. Ford artworkSee also
*The Bronx discography
References
Category:The Bronx (band) songs
Category:2009 singles
Category:2009 songs
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