Los Straitjackets

Los Straitjackets “Somos Los Straitjackets”

September 9, 2025 Paul Kerr 1

Instrumental surf and rock’n’roll tunes which could be much dirtier Having spent several years working with Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets, the Mexican wrestler masked instrumental combo have stepped out on their own for the first time […]

Los Straitjackets to release first album of original material in thirteen years

July 14, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

Los Straitjackets will be releasing their forthcoming album “Somos Los Straitjackets” on 19th September 2025 through Yep Roc Records, It is the masked quartet’s first new album of all-original material in over 13 years. Los Straitjackets […]

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets announce UK and Ireland tour dates

July 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 4

Last month, Nick Lowe and YepRoc announced the release of Lowe’s latest album “Indoor Safari’ in collaboration with Los Straitjackets. You can read about that here. Since releasing his last album – 2013’s “ Quality Street: […]

Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets + Sinead Burgess, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 9th June 2019

June 18, 2019 Clint West 0

One dictionary definition of ‘perfection’ states that it is, “a state, variously, of completeness, flawlessness, or supreme excellence.” It is doubtful whether anyone at Nick Lowe’s sold out show tonight would have any hesitation in applying […]

Los Straitjackets “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets” (Yep Roc, 2017)

July 31, 2017 David Cowling 0

In which Los Straitjackets provide thirteen instrumental versions of Nick Lowe songs. They add their usual twang, and it ends up like a Shadows record without Cliff Richard. Mildly diverting at first and in the end […]

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