Ed Maverick

The stripped-down, lovelorn folk sound of Ed Maverick -- rarely little more than an acoustic guitar and his sonorous baritone -- makes for a listening experience heard countless times on indie American labels throughout the early 21st century. As it happens, in Maverick's native Mexico, where he sings his songs in Spanish like a combination of Chalino Sánchez and Sufjan Stevens, this sound is a major-label concern, with considerable virality and commercial acclaim thanks to tracks like "Fuentes de Ortiz," "Acurrucar," and "Ropa de Bazar," and well-regarded albums like 2021's e...