That Beach Sound Cartel
Released music, complete lyrics, licensing opportunities, and the songs that grew out of Rob Lezcano’s books and story worlds.
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That Beach Sound Cartel
Six surf-guitar journeys created for waxing the board, watching the sets, hanging with friends before paddling out, or finding your own rhythm in the water.
Just playing with lyrics
A witty Texas-swing country song built around a clever Arizona allergy punchline. Warm male vocal, fiddle, steel guitar, and honky-tonk charm make this an upbeat, memorable novelty-country track with strong commercial and singalong appeal.
Just playing with lyrics
Playful Spanglish Afro-Cuban salsa and guaracha fused with vintage surf rock—Cuban lead vocal, lively coro, horns, percussion, and spring-reverb guitar in one colorful, humorous character song.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
A fast, lively collision of Cuban soul, surf-rock attitude, and retro Miami rebellion.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
Written with a country heart, then transformed into a laid-back blend of bossa nova, samba-jazz, and tropical romance—with room to travel into R&B, Afro-Cuban, or surf territory.
Based on a true event
A playful, romantic road song where country, rockabilly, tropical rhythm, and surf guitar meet a woman from Las Vegas—New Mexico, that is.
Just playing with lyrics
A rowdy retro country-surf novelty song built for beach bars and jukeboxes—mixing steel-guitar swagger, Southern humor, bar-band energy, and unapologetically playful observation.
Based on a true event
A hypnotic samba-jazz lullaby wrapped in a warm midnight-coastal atmosphere—soft, intimate, and deeply affectionate, with the heart to work equally well as country or R&B.
Based on a true event
A sunburned postcard from 1980s spring break—mixing country storytelling, surf-rock swagger, beach-bar humor, and the nostalgic glow of an old novelty jukebox single.
History into lyrics
A proud South Florida fusion of country soul and Cuban rhythm—warm Afro-Cuban percussion, vintage surf guitar, humid late-night atmosphere, and just enough cowboy swagger to make Hialeah its own frontier.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
A dreamy, nostalgic surf lullaby with slow-dance energy—soft summer memory, friendship, and romance.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
A fast, sun-soaked rush of surf-punk and vintage new wave—best friends, Haulover Beach, a champagne-gold Cutlass, and the endless feeling of summer 1980.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
A true-story country-comedy anthem with bright guitars, driving drums, handclaps, barroom swagger, and a crowd-ready chorus—two ridiculous fights, one unforgettable night.
Based on a true event
A warm coastal-country story with an easy romantic groove—dreamy surf-rock atmosphere, soft-rock melody, and a subtle tropical rhythm moving underneath.
Just playing with lyrics
Warm retro surf-country storytelling inspired by California beach culture, Americana road songs, and vintage jukebox romance—country humor, beach-town nostalgia, and cinematic coastal charm.
From the book Hula Girl 2 – Tears of Pearls
Surf-guitar harmonics, tape-echoed slide accents, and a breathy choir-like vocal pad open into sunny pop-rock. The SongBay lyric listing preserves the song’s earlier dark country-blues interpretation.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
Warm, reflective bossa nova carried by gentle nylon-string guitar—a thoughtful, human meditation on friendship, memory, and the glances that stay with us.
Just playing with lyrics
A humorous Texas Swing hunting story with classic honky-tonk characters, a radio-ready singalong chorus, and one completely unexpected science-fiction twist.
History into lyrics
High-energy Afro-Cuban surf rock with authentic Cuban Spanish, vintage spring-reverb guitars, and driving Latin percussion—built for waves, travel, adventure, and tropical summer motion.
Based on a true event
A fun-loving, true-story character song mixing surf-country, Americana, vintage guitar, Vegas chaos, road-trip humor, and beach-bar singalong energy.
Song about La’Ka, from Rob’s Hula Girl series
A cinematic moonlit love story set in Oceanside, California—surf rock, beach pop, and coastal country carried by spring-reverb guitar, rich harmonies, and warm analog glow.
Just playing with lyrics
A heartfelt Texas country ballad with expressive pedal steel, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, warm analog production, and conversational vocals telling a timeless story of love.
Based on a true event
A witty true-story blend of Americana and country rock, built around casino characters, luck, chance, and the unforgettable moment when everything rides on one number.
Just playing with lyrics
An up-tempo Texas country story about the awkward, funny, and occasionally emotional moment when three old flames collide beneath a hometown bar’s neon lights.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
A cinematic surf-pop and coastal-Americana memory of a forgotten high-school crush, with spring-reverb guitar, country influence, harmony vocals, and warm analog hooks.
Just playing with lyrics
A warm, humorous tribute to Miami’s Cuban-American fathers and grandfathers—cafecitos, dominoes, cigars, family traditions, and a lifetime of stories carried by Afro-Cuban rhythm, Americana storytelling, surf guitar, and tropical roots.
From Rob’s memoir Sunflower Yellow – Memories of a Latin Lover
One deeply personal story heard from two sides of the same morning: first as a humid midnight surf-noir ballad, then as a warm, compassionate bossa-nova reflection.
Slow-burning cinematic country with deep Afro-Cuban rhythm, wet Fender spring reverb, mournful tremolo guitar, and lonely ocean echoes.
Gentle nylon-string guitar, soft percussion, upright bass, light piano, intimate vocals, and a hopeful sense of compassion—more reflective than sad.
Just playing with lyrics
A hard-earned story about aging, memory, and the things a life leaves behind—heard through two completely different American musical worlds.
Dark country-rock storytelling with vintage country-blues energy and something vulnerable beneath the swagger.
Americana storytelling, hip-hop rhythm, neighborhood voices, Cuban roots, and Southern soul from Hollywood, Florida.