- rock, latin
- 54 min
- 13 tracks
- Mammoth Records
The Town and the City is the twelfth studio album released by rock band Los Lobos in 2006, to generally positive critical reception. The title of the album was taken from the debut novel by Jack Kerouac. The album explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and loneliness in the Mexican-American immigration experience.
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Character
Classical in form, grave, spare and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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Metacritic 87/100
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender3.5/5 ★
- The Boston Phoenix3.5/4 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- PopMatters9/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Uncut9/10
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Tracks
- 1The Valley4:32
- 2Hold On4:30
- 3The Road To Gila Bend4:40
- 4Chuco's Cumbia3:31
- 5If You Were Only Here Tonight2:55
- 6Luna3:27
- 7Two Dogs And A Bone2:24
- 8Little Things4:49
- 9The City4:20
- 10Don't Ask Why5:24
- 11No Puedo Mas4:59
- 12Free Up3:34
- 13The Town4:47
13 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Los Lobos
- Label
- Mammoth Records
- Released
- January 1, 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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