Buenos Aires’ favorite retro dandy singer is back

During the late Nineties, when alternative rock was king, an odd Argentine band named Baccarat caught the public’s attention with a retropop sound and a crooner who wore tuxedos to rock clubs, anticipating the international revival of lounge music. Baccarat is the missing link between the romantic crooners of the Sixties and the Nineties alt-rock culture represented by Babasónicos: a fusion of bolero, electronica, glamour and pop culture. The band released several albums in the CD era on both major and independent labels, but somehow never managed to get into digital platforms. Until now.…