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How Will the Wolf Survive?
Rock · 1984 · 11 tracks

How Will the Wolf Survive?

Los Lobos

A masterstroke of roots-rock that fuses East L.A. soul with traditional Mexican styles. Gritty, heartfelt, and deeply connected to the American landscape.

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It's the ultimate roots-rock record that sounds like a backyard party in East L.A.

A resilient and soulful exploration of survival and identity grounded in working-class reality.

How Will the Wolf Survive? · vs · Los Lobos
Road Trip+1.6σ

Road Trip saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Don’t Worry Baby
2:50
02
A Matter of Time
3:53
03
Corrido #1
2:42
04
Our Last Night
3:09
05
The Breakdown
4:14
06
I Got Loaded
3:24
07
Serenata norteña
2:53
08
Evangeline
2:43
09
I Got to Let You Know
2:37
10
Lil’ King of Everything
1:22
11
Will the Wolf Survive?
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sharp, stinging guitar solo on the title track that cuts through the atmospheric rhythm section
the seamless transition from a greasy r&b shuffle into a traditional accordion-led corrido
the weary but hopeful vocal delivery on 'a matter of time' that captures the immigrant experience
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