Chayín Rubio's effortlessly sweet and surprisingly powerful voice has swiftly made the young singer/songwriter a star on the norteño scene. That mix of gentle charm and dramatic force proves a perfect fit for the delicate ballads that make up much of El Ahijado Consentido. Backed by weeping pedal steel, his singing is all unchecked passion on the whisper-to-a-shout sweep of "Atrapado." But even when Rubio is bounding through a jubilant corrido like "Amor Peligroso," he can't help showing off those soulful pipes, stealing your breath even as he leaves you smiling.