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Mediocre

Mediocre
Artist: Ximena Sariaana
Label: Wea International
Category: Music

List Price: $12.98
Buy New: $10.99
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 9 reviews
Sales Rank: 12424

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5

MPN: 508604
UPC: 825646954025
EAN: 0825646954025
ASIN: B001781JXQ

Release Date: July 15, 2008
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Tracks:

  • Mediocre
  • Vidas Paralelas
  • Normal
  • La Tina
  • Reforma
  • No Vuelvo Mas
  • Cambio de Piel
  • Sintiendo Rara
  • Un Error
  • Gris
  • Pocas Palabras
  • Monitor

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Editorial Reviews:

People en Español
The 22-year-old daughter of cinephile Fernando Sarinana—who composed songs for film and also cast his little girl in some of his own projects—presents one of the most promising Latin Music albums of the year. Her voice may be reminiscent of Natalia Lafourcade, but her musical style is more intense and dramatic, with more of a jazzy influence ("Reforma"), and reminiscent of Regina Spektor ("La Tina," "Vidas paralelas"). --Ernesto Sanchez (People en Espanol People en Espanol)

Hija del cineasta Fernando Sarinana, para quien compuso temas e incluso fungio como actriz en varias de sus peliculas, esta menuda mexicana de apenas 22 anos, presenta una de las propuestas mas interesantes del ano en la musica latina. Si bien su voz parece una replica de la de Natalia Lafourcade, su estilo musical es mas intenso, dramatico, y se va mas por el jazz en temas como "Reforma," y algo mas en la linea de Regina Spektor en "La Tina" y "Vidas paralelas." Muy recomendable. --Ernesto Sanchez (People en Espanol People en Espanol)

Amazon.com
After a lengthy career in film and television, the Mexican actress and singer, Ximena Sarinana, finally releases her first studio album titled Mediocre. This young lady has art coursing through her veins, with a famous Mexican movie director for a father (Fernando Sarinana). Furthermore, her aunts, Angelica Rivera and Veronica Castro, are both actresses, and her uncle Jose Alberto Castro is a producer.

The album consists of 12 tracks that fuse rhythms such as jazz, pop, rock and funk. Produced by Tweety Gonzalez (Soda Stereo), Juan Campodonico (Bajo Fondo, Jorge Drexler), and Mood-Fu, Mediocre is an honest album that lacks pretention and makes evident Ximena's incredible musical talent. The first single, "Vidas Paralelas," quickly reached top popularity within just a few weeks of hitting radio in Mexico. The video for this single was recorded in Iceland, under the direction of Pablo Davila (Motel, Los Dynamite).

Joven mexicana que a su corta edad cuenta con una larga carrera que inicio en el mundo del cine y de ahi se transporto al mundo de la musica. Conocida principalmente por su participacion en el soundtrack de la pelicula Amar Te Duele, Ximena ha logrado desarrollar un estilo musical muy peculiar que va del jazz al pop pasando por el rock y el funk y que es del agrado de todas las personas que gustan de la buena musica con contenido interesante.

Ximena Sarinana Photo




Customer Reviews:   Read 4 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Sarinana Rockz   November 1, 2008
Ana Maria Torres Navarro
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

i dont like a lot latin music
but this album is the exeption
i love her voice and the songs are good
i really love it
amazon get more stuff from ximena



4 out of 5 stars Nice surprise, recommended by Rolling Stone   October 18, 2008
Manu French
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I discovered this artist in a recent issue of Rolling Stone. And this is a good album altogether.


5 out of 5 stars She sounded great on NPR this Saturday morning.   October 4, 2008
Lake Waters (Ohio)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

I only caught a few minutes of her segment on NPR radio, but in the couple minutes I heard I knew Ximena had a special voice. When someone can knock you over singing just one verse a capella you know its great.

I'm looking forward to the CD.

Update: CD is good. But to really appreciate Xime you need to watch her sing live. Just search, you'll appreciate her that much more after seeing her sing live.






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