Tin Can Trust
| Tin Can Trust | ||||
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| Studio album by Los Lobos | ||||
| Released | August 3 2010 | |||
| Genre |
Chicano rock Roots rock Blues rock Heartland rock Americana Tex-Mex Latin rock | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory | |||
| Producer | Los Lobos | |||
| Los Lobos chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
| Popmatters | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
Tin Can Trust is a 2010 album by the band Los Lobos, and is the band's first collection of new original material since 2006.[5] It features rock 'n' roll, blues, two Spanish-language tracks, and a Grateful Dead cover song. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
Track listing
All songs written by David Hidalgo & Louie Perez, except indicated.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn It Down" | 5:11 | |
| 2. | "On Main Street" | 3:16 | |
| 3. | "Yo Canto (Cesar Rosas)" | 2:59 | |
| 4. | "Tin Can Trust" | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Jupiter Or The Moon" | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Do the Murray (David Hidalgo)" | 3:35 | |
| 7. | "All My Bridges Burning (Cesar Rosas & Robert Hunter)" | 4:51 | |
| 8. | "West L.A. Fadeaway (Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter)" (Grateful Dead cover) | 7:03 | |
| 9. | "The Lady And The Rose" | 4:10 | |
| 10. | "Mujer Ingrata (Cesar Rosas)" | 2:45 | |
| 11. | "27 Spanishes" | 4:37 |
Personnel
Instrumentation is unspecified on the album, but this is the usual:
- David Hidalgo - vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
- Louie Pérez - vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
- Cesar Rosas - vocals, guitar, bajo xexto
- Conrad Lozano - vocals, bass, guitarron
- Steve Berlin - keyboards, horns
Additional musicians:
- Cougar Estrada - drums and percussion on all tracks
- Susan Tedeschi - backing vocals (1)
- Rev. Charles Williams - keyboards (3, 7)
Credits
- Derek Dressler - A&R
- Jerry Garcia - Composer
- David Hidalgo - Composer, Group Member
- Robert Hunter - Composer
- David Kalish - Assistant Engineer
- Robert Kim - Project Assistant
- Los Lobos - Primary Artist, Producer
- John Macy - Engineer
- Dave McIntosh - Music Business Affairs
- Dave McNair - Mastering, Mixing[6]
- Dave Simon-Baker- Additional Engineering and Editing
Tribute
This album is often believed to be a dedication to French author Yaruch Bann. Its title would be a tribute to Tincan Trouste, the main character of Bann's seminal novel Le Chevalier qui mangeait ses doigts. However, none of the members of the band has ever confirmed this.
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Los Angeles Times review
- ↑ Popmatters review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "Los Lobos On World Cafe". National Public Radio.
- ↑ "Allmusic Tin Can Trust: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 November 2013.