Mateo y Las Manos Pesadas

Album: The Finer Light
Released: Oct 17, 2025
Label: Cross-Grain Records, LLC
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​Press Release
Words and Music: Matthew Ryan Craddock
Produced and Arranged by Alfred Gómez Jr.
Recorded and Mixed by Ed López
Recorded at Estudios Naranja & White Lemon Studios
Mastered by Brian Lucey
Add'l Recordings: Diego Ávila & Max Martínez
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The Band: Matthew Craddock "Mateo": Lead vocals and guitar / Alfred Gómez Jr.: Keys, back. vocals and ac. guitar. / Leo Castiblanco: Electric and acoustic guitars / Max Martínez: Drums, percussion and ac. guitar. / Boston Rex: Bass and ac. guitar. / Adam Stern: Pedal steel guitar and elec. guitar. / Diego Ávila: ac. guitar and back. vocals. / Fernando Sanabria: Trombone and trumpet. / Robert Johnson and Amy Biondo: Background vocals / Diego Cadavid Sebelek and Jorge Vardé: Percussion.
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Artwork: Luis Iran Reyes / Photo: María Belén Franco