HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ - Los Ojos Del Cóndor

Third outing from brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez under the guidance of Dan Auerbach (Black Keys), and the seventh chapter of a story now a decade long, marked by a string of albums increasingly aligned with Americana: a fusion of Latin music, western sounds and psychedelia, intoxicating and intensely evocative.
The Swiss-Ecuadorian duo found their definitive consecration with the ambitious “Sonido Cosmico“, a project dominated by a more psychedelic bent and a bolder, more adventurous spirit, an excellent follow-up to that little country-western gem “El Bueno Y El Malo”.

“Los Ojos Del Cóndor” broadens the scope of influences, paying tribute to the duo's South American roots (an Ecuadorian mother and a Peruvian great-grandmother). It's precisely two women, alongside two splendid llamas, who take center stage on the cover art, tasked with underlining the new album's anthropological spirit.
Classical guitar, lap steel, charango, harmonium, organ, bongos and percussion all contribute to a powerful emotional evocation. The alluring blend of flowing melodies and images drawn from old family albums (a photo of their father at Machu Picchu, the symbolic value of the condor as an emblem of pride and freedom) is so evocative that you can almost hear the sound of the pan flute - thankfully absent.

With their usual aesthetic elegance, Hermanos Gutiérrez make room for nostalgia (in the beguiling “Canto Andino”) and tales of their ancestors (in the poignant “Tren Macho”), digging into their own roots with a candor that never tips into preciousness (“Ciudad Inca”, “Los Andes”). The vibrant interplay of keyboards and guitars on the title track, the guitar echoes and cinematic airs reminiscent of Ennio Morricone on “Alma Mia”, the acoustic fragility of “Yanatin”, the remarkable rhythmic mastery of “La Danza Del Viento” and the romantic epilogue of “Dios De La Paz” serve both to connect and to refine the project. “Los Ojos Del Cóndor” is yet another confirmation of a duo that has treasured lightness of touch and instrumental know-how, never once giving in to the temptations of easy listening.

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21/10/2026