On their second album, released in 1994, Café Tacuba threw 20 songs at the listener, fully half of which were shorter than three minutes and all of which hopped willy-nilly from one style to another without ever seeming gimmicky. “Ingrata” combined ska with traditional Mexican music with old-timey jazz, turning it all into a jumpy, ranty indictment of a faithless lover, complete with crowd singalong portions perfect for the barroom. “El Borrego” was drum machine-fueled thrash-punk; “Tropicó de Cancer” was a gentle drift mixing acoustic guitars and deep, throbbing bass; “El Metro” was very nearly Kid Creole-esque disco; “El Tlatoani del Barrio” laid indigenous chanting over thunderous programmed beats, then added whistling synths and a funk guitar break… Café Tacuba were Mexico’s most explosively creative band in the ’90s, and this album is the first in a string of brilliant records.