'Lies' (not The Knickerbockers' garage rock hit) cruises along despite its heartbreak and betrayal. Right from the Tex-Mex keyboard-inspired 'Back in Your Arms Again,' the band is so well-oiled that the song slides across the dance floor.
Singer Raul Malo leads things with his Elvis Presley/Roy Orbison–like command of the vocal mic, while his Nashville folks back him with a musical vocabulary that can play anything with spirit and inspiration.
Ten years after their last studio album, The Mavericks returned with 2013's In Time, a brilliant showcase that proves classic sounds and timeless songwriting never go out of fashion.
