Matt Turner handles bass throughout the record, Kevin Dunphy and Ryan Schiedermayer take turns behind the drumkit. The opening number, Follow Your Heart is a lighthearted shuffle with Tex-Mex hints and bursts of pedal steel from Sean Williamson (who also produced the album). The unexpected acquisition jumpstarted what would become Llanas’ most country-flavored record so far.
Recently, a fan found out about it and bought him a new one. The title refers not to a painting or a can of frijoles but the acoustic guitar that Llanas wrote many of his former band the BoDeans’ biggest hits on. It wouldn’t be fair to let the year go by without giving a spin to perennially estimable tunesmith Sam Llanas’ 2018 album Return of the Goya Pt.
