The Highway Ghost

ex-Mex / New Mexico-style song titled “Santo de la Carretera, ” Bilingual lyrics (English + Spanish), male vocals with warm storytelling tone, Instrumentation: accordion, nylon-string and electric guitars, bajo sexto, light drums with cumbia groove, Mood: mythic, spiritual, dusty desert night energy — a ghostly cowboy-saint singing on the highway, Genre: Tex-Mex / New Mexico folk-rock / Cumbia fusion Mood: mythic, warm, dusty, spiritual-but-rough Tempo: ~145 BPM — rolling highway groove

Slow ranchera waltz in 3/4 time titled “Café con Cenizas, ” Male vocals in Spanglish, emotional croon with soulful desert tone, Instrumentation: nylon guitar, accordion, upright bass, brush drums, pedal steel for haunting melody, Mood: intimate, melancholic, “morning after” confession with smoke and regret, Genre: Slow Ranchera Waltz / Desert Soul Tempo: ~82 BPM (3/4 time) Mood: weary, intimate, confessional Vibe: A single spotlight, a cigarette trembling between fingers, jukebox humming behind him

Tex-Mex folk-rock song titled “Pistolas y Poemas, ” Mid-tempo, rhythmic acoustic strum with accordion and electric guitar accents, Male vocals in Spanglish — proud, poetic, slightly raspy, Tone: defiant, soulful, saintly rebellion, Genre: Tex-Mex Folk Rock / Desert Groove Tempo: ~110 BPM Mood: rebellious, swaggering, spiritual defiance Vibe: A saint walking into a cantina, armed with a notebook and no fear

Romantic bolero titled “La Luna en Albuquerque, ” 6/8 time with nylon guitar, upright bass, gentle percussion, and accordion, Male vocals in Spanglish — nostalgic, intimate, desert heartbreak tone, Mood: cinematic, bittersweet love letter to a woman and city left behind, Genre: Bolero / Tex-Mex Waltz Tempo: ~90 BPM (6/8 sway) Mood: nostalgic, romantic, bittersweet Vibe: Midnight confession under desert lights, the city humming like an old love song

Desert-rock song titled “Ghost Radio at 3 A M, ” Twangy electric and baritone guitars, echoing drums, ghostly organ pad, Male vocal, English-leaning with faint Spanish phrases, Tone: mysterious, lonely, cinematic — driving through the desert hearing lost souls on the radio, Genre: Desert Rock / Western Gothic Tempo: ~98 BPM Mood: eerie, reflective, restless Vibe: Endless two-lane highway; headlights cut through dust; the past hums through the static

Minimal desert-folk track titled “Adiós, Fantasma, ” Sparse acoustic guitar, ambient desert wind, faint organ pad, and whisper-soft male vocals in English with bits of Spanish, Mood: cinematic, spiritual, haunting — the Saint fades into legend, Genre: Desert Folk / Ambient Gospel Tempo: Free-time, slow (~65 BPM feel) Mood: hollow, sacred, accepting Vibe: The desert exhales; the Saint becomes legend; the wind keeps singing