I’d actually been sitting on posting something on this, the 2nd full-length record from LA’s Chicano Batman, for months. Then I up and got sick in February and essentially went MIA for the whole month and record’s release last month. Don’t hold that against this fantastic sophomore effort from the group, which has really hit their stride since adding Carlos Arévalo on guitar. Cycles Of Existential Rhyme finds the band fully realizing and working in all of their varied influences into a trademark sound, with “Magma” as the best example. While “Cycles” 14 tracks have been worth the wait since 2010’s debut, I wouldn’t be surprised if boys in the band are already working on new material. For now, we have this new record and if you’re lucky, many a chance to see the band live performing here in LA and elsewhere.