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It took four tries, but Mexican Slum Rats <\/a>says that its brand new release is the band\u2019s first real studio album.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth the easiest and hardest record to make, and in a lot of ways, the most important to us and myself, Kevin,\u201d the California rock outfit wrote about the 14-track effort released early this month. The LP is rock, undoubtedly, but Jonny Bell of Jazzcats Studio masterfully put to tape an unwieldy and careening collection of songs that includes horn, warbly-heartbreaking melodies, and even a 20-minute ambient epilogue.<\/p>\n It\u2019ll be a journey to see I Can\u2019t Tell You But I Know That It\u2019s Mine come to life onstage, and there\u2019s no better place to hear that happen than at St. Petersburg\u2019s best rock venue. <\/p>\n Tickets to see Mexican Slum Rats play Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Oct. 21 are still available and start at $15. <\/a><\/p>\n I Can’t Tell You But I Know That It’s Mine by Mexican Slum Rats<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n Follow us:\u00a0Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n This article appears in Oct. 16 \u2013 22, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead his 2016 intro letter\u00a0and disclosures from 2022 and 2021.\u00a0Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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