- Summary: The 17th full-length studio release for the Los Angeles rock band includes covers of songs about Los Angeles or were written by fellow natives of the City of Angels.
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- Record Label: New West
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Jul 30, 2021Native Sons is a tribute that manages to be more than a set of covers -- it shows what the band learned from these songs, as well as showing us where their long musical journey has taken them. It's essential listening from one of America's greatest bands.
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UncutJul 27, 2021The band showcase their wide range on this imaginative and timely covers album. [Aug 2021, p.29]
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Jul 27, 2021Los Lobos puts out a dazzling love letter to their hometown of Los Angele with Native Sons, 13 songs initially sung by LA-based bands. The reinterpretations are as inspired as they are varied.
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MojoJul 27, 2021Native Sons adds a local twist as Los Lobos roll back--with new, inventive detail--through their LA roots and influences, binding the Chicano branch of '60s rock and California from the other side of town. [Sep 2021, p.78]
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Aug 10, 2021Apart from splicing “Bluebird” and “For What It’s Worth” into a Buffalo Springfield medley, Los Lobos stay faithful to these original arrangements, which doesn’t mean they’re replicating records. They’re relying on their collective strengths as a rock’n’roll band.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 27, 2021As ever, they paint from the broadest of palettes to create a portrait of a city rich in cultural and musical diversity. [Aug 2021, p.80]
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Aug 6, 2021Native Sons is a surprisingly great piece of work by a band who know how to please their fans and accidentally make new ones.
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Aug 6, 2021
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