Indoor Safari Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets

Released on 9/13/24 by Yep Roc Records
Main artists: Nick Lowe Los Straitjackets
Genre: Rock

Available in

24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo

Unlimited Streaming

Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps

Start my trial period and start listening to this album

Enjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription

Digital Download

Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.

The unlikely partnership of Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets, the Nashville-bred surf rock band whose members wear Mexican wrestling masks, has given his long career a new act. First heard on the 2015 Christmas album, The Quality Holiday Revue, the bond between the instrumental quartet and the canny veteran—writer of such pub rock classics a "Cruel To Be Kind' and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"—has not only spawned his first album in over a decade, but also changed the trajectory of Lowe's career. "I realized my fate maybe wasn't to just keep playing the same old songs to the same old tubby ex-pub rockers. Suddenly, the whole thing started to get some bounce to it. Like, 'Wait a minute, this is really something,'" he recounts in the album's liner notes.

At the center of Indoor Safari is Lowe's devotion to songcraft in the genres he knows best, especially the catchy singles of the early years of rock 'n' roll. The opener, "Went to a Party," is Lowe revisiting Elvis, Lesley Gore, and Gene Vincent—all in the same moment. Continuing in the bouncy, poppy, early rock vein, "Love Starvation" finds him lamenting, "I'll tell you something about love starvation/ It's like a prison in your mind you're locked up in/ Disappointment, desperation/ Your two old friends." Age creeps into "A Quiet Place," where he pleads for peace from his "noisy street" where "There's a drunk that wakes me in the middle of the night/ Singing 'Sweet Caroline.'" One of the highlights on a record full of them is "Blue on Blue," where a sturdy melody, Lowe's flawless enunciation and the close miked vocals make lines like "Your kiss is my one true desire/ I long each waking hour for you" land with convincing force. "Tokyo Bay" with the reverb laid on his voice is a tough roots rock guitar workout. And doomed love song "Trombone" demonstrates just how limber and expressive Lowe's voice can still be. Los Straitjackets are tight throughout, and their energy has clearly added fresh inspiration to Lowe's already illustrious career. © Robert Baird/Qobuz

More info

Indoor Safari

Nick Lowe

You are currently listening to samples.

Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.

From $10.83/month

Went to a Party

00:02:57

Nick Lowe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Greg Townson, Composer - Eddie Angel, Composer - Los Straitjackets, MainArtist - Pete Curry, Composer - Chris Sprague, Composer - Eddie Angel Music (BMI), Halibutoons (BMI), Hipgnosis Notes (ASCAP), Chris Sprague Music (BMI), Munky Fud Music (BMI), MusicPublisher