Shout 4 Music gives Yo Bonita 9/10

“Right, so it’s snowed, which is great for all of 20 minutes until you realise you can’t get any where and (if you’re me) remember that you’re the idiot who falls over in front of a bus load of people. So thank God for The Cuban Brothers who’ve brought a genuine dose of all consuming sunshine to our shores with the release of their debut album Yo Bonita. Hip hop and reggae tendencies meet over a relaxed drink in an authentic Havana bar and get on famously. Forthcoming single ‘Mike 4 President’ sizzles with the vibrancy of chiming bells and a Latin rhythm, while ‘Ohms’ , featuring Omar, introduces itself with a combination of traditional sounding bongos and a shamelessly whirring bass sound. KT Turnstall and Tenor Fly are not two names you expect to see next to each other on an album, but on Yo Bonita the two tracks slot in next to each other perfectly. Oh, and there’s a cracking cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace Of Spades’ on there as well. Everything on this album works together wonderfully, no mater what musical characteristics an individual track might comprise, there is an over-arching personality to the record that holds everything together with a genuine and sincere warmth and vitality. Without question this is one of the best new releases to come our way in 2013, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if 10 or 11 months from now we’re still talking about this record as one of the best of the year.”