''Pop Negro'' is the third studio album by

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. It was released on 13 September 2010 by

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. ''Pop Negro'' was named best Spanish album of 2010 by ''

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'', while the single "Bombay" and its music video, directed by Nicolás Méndez, were named best song and best music video. The music video for "Bombay" also serves as part of the trailer for a larger film by Méndez, with music by el Guincho. Bombay is also on the soundtrack for the 2011 video game

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Critical reception

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an

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score of 74 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Laura Snapes of ''

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'' described the style of the album as "all the tropicalia and beach-lusting melodies of Animal Collective, Panda Bear and Fool's Gold put together."

Track listing

References

External links

"Bombay," The Music Video

''Bombay'', The Film

YOUNG TURKS, El Guincho: Pop Negro
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