Arguably the best wedding band in the history of East L.A., Los Lobos stood out on a punk scene full of primitive rockers like The Blasters and X with their blend of rootsy rockabilly and traditional tex-mex balladeering. Named after a headline on the front cover of National Geographic magazine and produced by T-Bone Burnett, How Will The Wolf Survive? raised Los Lobos’ profile to the point that they soundtracked La Bamba, the motion picture retelling of Ritchie Valens’ life story.
How Will The Wolf Survive? is also #431 on the Rolling Stone magazine list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, which means Liam Withnail and Christopher Macarthur-Boyd have done a deep dive on it. Featuring hot takes on everything from Reggae Elvis to the number eighty-eight being tattooed on a friend of a friend, as well as Secret Posho, Quizzzz, and Tattoo Woohoo/Tattoo Boohoo. All that and more on this week’s Enjoy An Album!