A band touched by the sounds and culture of Mexican folk music, David Wax Museum is a result of the musical inquiry and adaption by band mates and married couple David Wax and Suz Slezak. Both historians and musicians they've created a unique indie American folk sound by incorporating instruments and rhythms of Mexican roots music.
The album's title track Guesthouse is a nice example of their unique style as the music draws on Mexican son jarocho folk songs and the lyrics relate their vagabond lifestyle of traveling on the road and living as guests.
In an interview with Stephen Thompson at NPR Music, David describes the title track "Guesthouse" as the following:
"This song draws loosely on two Mexican folk songs from the son jarocho tradition - 'El Buscapies' and 'La Iguana" - and is about coming to terms with our peripatetic lifestyle and constantly being a guest," Wax writes via email. "Sometimes I've felt like a guest within the Mexican music community, and so I found myself also thinking through that process and navigating it through this song."
Attached are the videos for "La Iguana and "El Buscapies" to give you an idea of the rich musical inspiration south of the border.
Attached are the videos for "La Iguana and "El Buscapies" to give you an idea of the rich musical inspiration south of the border.
