Erick Oscar recently released ‘Live, Learn, and Love Without Regrets’, his debut album, a nine-song bilingual collection moving through pop, ballads, and bachata. Born in Panama and based in the United States for more than three decades, Erick has spent over 30 years playing acoustic guitar and writing songs. He grew up listening to ballads and love songs, and that early connection with music still shapes the honesty in his work. His musical world stretches across country pop, salsa, merengue, flamenco, vallenato, mariachi, reggaeton, and more. He writes his own lyrics and builds the instrumentation, arrangements, and vocal performances around them using music-production software.
“Discover honest songs, warm melodies, and a life’s worth of stories.”
There is something wonderfully personal about ‘Live, Learn, and Love Without Regrets’. Erick wrote the title song as a prayer years ago, and that gives the album a genuine sense of purpose. It feels less like a record built around one genre and more like someone opening a notebook and letting the songs speak. The title track sets the tone with its pop-ballad-bachata foundation, carrying a message about living fully, learning from life, and loving without carrying unnecessary regrets. Knowing Erick listens to it every morning makes the song feel more intimate. ‘Say What I Feel’ and ‘Even If I Forget’ keep the emotional side of the album close, while ‘Because I Said So’ adds another shade of his songwriting. There is a conversational quality here that makes these songs easy to settle into.
Then the Spanish tracks bring a different energy. ‘Te Voy a Tirar La Chancleta’ and the two versions of ‘Más De Lo Que Tú Crees’ bring in Latin and bachata flavours, giving the album more movement while keeping its acoustic heart. ‘Show Me The Way’ and ‘More Than You Know’ continue that reflective thread, and the bilingual approach makes the record feel naturally broad rather than deliberately varied. What I enjoy the most is how Erick lets the song decide where it needs to go. Acoustic guitar remains an important thread, but the arrangements move between different rhythms and styles. By the end, ‘Live, Learn, and Love Without Regrets’ feels like a reminder to stay open to life, keep learning, and keep loving. It is simple in the best way, and that honesty gives the album its charm.
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