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.

Singer Sergio Pángaro proudly tells the Herald that Baccarat’s debut album “Por el mundo” finally arrived on Spotify in September. Further releases are scheduled for each subsequent month: “En La Ideal” (2001), “En castellano” (2003) and “Autoayuda” (2005).

For the past two decades, Baccarat’s albums were only available in YouTube, but the band never stopped performing live. Sergio Pángaro’s onstage humor and........

© Buenos Aires Herald