Reina is a self produced album by the Mexican

Music of Mexico

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 electro-pop band Kinky

Kinky (band)

Kinky is a five-member band from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, formed in 1998 as part of the Avanzada Regia musical movement and consisting of Gilberto Cerezo, Ulises Lozano, Carlos Chairez, Omar Góngora, and Cesar Pliego. The band's music is heavily influenced by Latin music, rock, dance, and...

. It was released on September 5, 2006 on Nettwerk

Nettwerk

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. The album's lyrics

Lyrics

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 are sung more in English

English language

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 than Spanish

Spanish language

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, unlike Kinky's two preceding albums, Kinky (2002) and Atlas

Atlas (album)

Atlas is an album by the Mexican Avanzada Regia electro-pop band Kinky. It was released on December 2, 2003 on Nettwerk.Track 2, "The Headphonist" features vocals by John McCrea, lead singer of the American band CAKE.-Track listing:...

(2003). Reina is a mixture of many musical styles with electronica

Electronica

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, Latin percussion

Latin percussion

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, traditional Mexican accordion

Accordion

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, heavy rock

Rock and roll

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 electric guitar

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s and bass guitar

Bass guitar

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s all occupying the same musical space. Guest singer Colin Hay

Colin Hay

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 of Men at Work

Men at Work

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 provides guest vocals on "Monday Killer." "How Do They Do That?" has even drawn comparisons to the 1990s American alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 group Morphine

Morphine (band)

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.
A music video was released for the lead song, "Sister Twisted", in September 2006. In the music video

Music video

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, a Mexican cowboy, played by David Bernal, does a twisted locking

Locking (dance)

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 and popping

Popping (dance)

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 while a war against aliens

Interstellar war

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 occurs in the background.

The album received mixed reviews.

Reina was re-released on Feb. 5th, 2008 with two additional tracks: a new remix of "A Donde Van Los Muertos" by Brazilian Girls and a cover of Wall of Voodoo

Wall of Voodoo

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's hit, "Mexican Radio

Mexican Radio

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."

Track listing

1. "Sister Twisted" – 3:16
2. "I Say Hey" – 3:06
3. "Una Línea de Luz" – 3:36
4. "Again and So On" – 2:39
5. "How Do They Do That?" – 2:37
6. "León" – 3:47
7. "Monday Killer" – 3:44
8. "¿A Dónde Van Los Muertos?" – 4:17
9. "Lay Back" – 3:47
10. "Nothing Really" – 3:38
11. "Uruapan Breaks" – 2:21
12. "Spin That Wine" – 3:09

External links

• Review at Boston.com (neutral)