Monday Night Album Club 186

Monday Night Album Club 186
Listening party
Date	15th of February 2026
Theme	New Album
Album	Mariachi El Bronx (IV)
Artist	Mariachi El Bronx
Other
Scott's rating	Scott's rating
Previous episode	Monday Night Album Club 185
Next episode	Monday Night Album Club 187

The Monday Night Album Club on the 15th of February 2026 was a listening party held on the Community Garden Radio Discord and on Community Garden Radio. It was the hundred and eighty sixth edition of the Album Club, and the album listened to was "Mariachi El Bronx (IV)" by Mariachi El Bronx. The pre-mix was curated by Tuftii..

It was the hundred and fifty second album club to be broadcast directly on Community Garden Radio.

Background

Mariachi El Bronx won with 9 votes to Mandy, Indiana's 7 votes and Demob Happy's 3.

Pre-pre Mix

A selection of tracks from bands Tuftii saw over the last couple of weeks:

• Nuha Ruby Ra - Sparky Open in Spotify

• goo - Call In Sick - Remastered Open in Spotify

• Marmozets - Hit the Wave Open in Spotify

• Plantfood, Yung Yusuf - REVOLUTION Open in Spotify

• Hot Face - I Love You Open in Spotify

Pre-mix

• Alvaro Hernandez Ortiz - La Bamba (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HK3Pk6UbQ)
• Vicente Fernández - Volver, Volver Open in Spotify

• José Alfredo Jimenez, Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán - Te Solté la Rienda - Remasterizado Open in Spotify

• Mariachi Mexico - Cielito Lindo Open in Spotify

• Los Lobos - La Pistola Y El Corazón Open in Spotify

• Linda Ronstadt - La Cigarra (The Cicada) Open in Spotify

• Chingon - Malagueña Salerosa Open in Spotify

• Flor de Toloache - Let Down Open in Spotify

• Calexico - Minas de Cobre (for Better Metal) Open in Spotify

The vote

Three albums were put to the vote:

• Eels - Beautiful Freak
• Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Fever To Tell
• The Distillers - Sing Sing Death House

And the tracks chosen were:

• Eels - Novocaine For The Soul Open in Spotify

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With The Night Open in Spotify

• The Distillers - City Of Angels Open in Spotify

People's Penultimate Picks

• Jim Silvers picked: The Bronx - Inveigh Open in Spotify

Tuftii's Tail End Track

• The Cinematic Orchestra, Patrick Watson - To Build A Home Open in Spotify