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The Mavericks no longer play together, but their influence on the music world is far from over. Frontman Raul Malo, in particular, has continued to work on his craft since the bands breakup, recently releasing Sinners and Saints, a solo work to continue a string of successful albums, to the delight of fans who can never get enough of Malo’s inimitable sound.With arguably even more twang than on previous recordings, Sinners & Saints proudly lets it downhome roots shine through. Recorded in Austin, Texas, featuring contributions from many veterans of the South Texas music scene, the album does not try to hide the influence the area has on the music, blended flawlessly with Malo’s traditional Nashville stylings, rather embracing the eclectic combination.An all-around well balanced mix between original songs and personally crafted covers, the 9 track release is sure to entertain not only original Mavericks fans, but new followers in the post-Mavericks era and genuine music lovers far and wide. Not specifically catering to audiences of old, the upbeat backdrop of musical instruments will, however, clearly will remind listeners of the Mavericks glory days. (more…)

In the years since the band’s first 1999 breakup, the various members of The Mavericks have branched out to chase their own individual accomplishments. Though the band would bring it back in for a brief stint in 2003, they would never recapture the success of their earlier years.Raul Malo has moved on to his solo career, releasing his first individual album in 2001, prior to the bands attempted reboot, titled Today. The album did not garner much attention in the United States, reached the UK hit list at 80. Malo would see slightly more success in his second attempt, You’re Only Lonely in 2006, ranking at 38 among US Indies. The year 2007 saw Malo make his prodigal return to the US Country charts, with his album After Hours climbing to the 43 spot. He followed up the success later that year with Marshmallow World & Other Holiday Favorites which checked in at 11 in the US Holiday category. After a 2 year hiatus, Malo released Lucky One in 2009, and just released a new album, Sinners and Saints, hitting shelves this month.Robert Reynolds joined a group known as Swag shortly after the breakup. He was later involved with the Hillbilly All-Stars, a group focused on touring and live shows with some intermittent studio time mixed in. He has recently played alongside Kevin Montgomery and the Roadtrippers and has worked in other aspects of the country music industry with digitalrodeo.com, an online music community for country artists and fans.Like Reynolds, Deakin has bounced around from act to act for a while, actually playing with Reynolds at a few stops. While he has not pursued future music endeavors as heavily as his former bandmates, all 3 original Mavericks will be forever remembered in music history.