{"product_id":"los-lobos-native-sons-lp-vinyl","title":"Los Lobos – Native Sons (2-LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cover art of this collection of (mostly) cover songs says it all: the five veteran members of Los Lobos standing in silhouette on an East L.A. overlook; the downtown skyline in the distance to their left; the setting sun just above the ocean's horizon to their right. The band tying the connective soundtrack between the City of Angels and the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis letter of affection to Southern California-spawned songs, near and dear to the hometown boys from Whittier Blvd., comes alive on the opening \"Love Special Delivery,\" tipping the hat to local '60s stalwarts, Thee Midnighters, immediately bringing back the heat of fast cars and flying fringe skirts. The 13-track journey around town culminates with \"Where Lovers Go,\" a Chicano soul classic from '65, and a reliable closer from the early days when Lobos was an ambitious group working the wedding circuit. Yet, in between, this conscientious homage to the quintet's roots is no nostalgia trip. Instead, it's a proper and present Los Lobos album in all but authorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, the enduring band from East L.A. is taking a deliberate strut down its lane of memories, stopping to check in with influences ranging from starships Stephen Stills, Jackson Browne, and The Beach Boys to personal heroes such as Lalo Guerrero (on \"Los Chucos Suaves\") or Don Harris and Dewey Terry (on \"Farmer John\"). It's also attacking each tribute the same way it delivers the new original track, \"Native Son;\" with a guitar-helmed, united front that appreciates subtle melodic, harmonic, and poetic nuances as much as it lights the backyard barbeque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLos Lobos has never been a band to time-stamp its work. If anything, the ensemble has written and performed its vast repertoire always as in-the-moment expressions. Decades old or newly drafted, cover or original, once in the hands and voices of these five the music becomes property of the wolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Larson Sutton, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jambands.com\/reviews\/2021\/09\/17\/los-lobos-native-sons\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejambands.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years into their run, Los Lobos remain one of the great American bands precisely because East Los Angeles was never just a backdrop for them, it was the whole story. Native Sons makes that argument explicit, tracing the sonic DNA of a city through songs that shaped them long before they were recording artists themselves. Hearing them move from surf and folk rock to brown-eyed soul and beyond, you realize the playlist was always inside the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLos Angeles based band, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLos Lobos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, have always been inspired by their surroundings and the place they call home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R\u0026amp;B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe band set out to showcase all of these influences with their own take on the songs of Los Angeles from some of the cities greatest songwriters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatures 13-songs from well known LA artists such as Buffalo Springfield, WAR, Jackson Browne and the Beach Boys as well as deep cuts from the Jaguars, The Basters and The Premiers. The album title track is the sole original composition written by the band. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Love Special Delivery\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Misery\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Bluebird\/For What It’s Worth\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Los Chucos Suaves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Jamaica Say You Will\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Never No More\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Native Son\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Farmer John\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. Dichoso\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide C\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Sail On, Sailor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. The World Is A Ghetto\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Flat Top Joint\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. Where Lovers Go\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 607396551415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e New West Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.30.21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48600405737627,"sku":"135486","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/7172\/files\/packshot-los-lobos-native-sons-vinyl-lp-relix.jpg?v=1779321702","url":"https:\/\/relix.shop\/products\/los-lobos-native-sons-lp-vinyl","provider":"relix.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}