Song To Get You Through The Goddamn Day #109:

Y La Bamba: “Ponce Pilato”

In the time that I’ve lived in Portland, I’ve amassed a bountiful list of reasons why I absolutely love this ridiculous city that I call home. One such reason is the fine group of folks up there in the photo smiling back at you. Since I first saw Y La Bamba open for Ramona Falls in Seattle back in 2009, the group has expanded their size, opened up their sound and worked, worked, worked their fingers to the bone to become not just the best live act in the city but one of the most original and eclectic forces that currently exists in the landscape of modern music. I’d heard “Ponce Pilato” performed at enough shows in the past few years that finally hearing it put to tape made it feel as if I was reuniting with the dearest of old friends. Go listen to a stream of the new record. Go pre-order the new record. Go, go, go. Just support these lovely people in any way that you can.

[Court The Storm drops February 28, 2012 on Tender Loving Empire]