As a surf guitar nut I’ve bought every album by Los Straitjackets. Most are all instrumentals but two are collaborations with various singers; Sing Along with Los Straitjackets and Rock en Español, Vol. 1. I bought both when they came out 15 or 20 years ago, ripped them to my iTunes library and forgot all about them until the pandemic when I shuffled into a version of “I’ll Go Down Swinging” with the Straitjackets backing Exene Cervenka. Both albums (now frequently played) demonstrate them as a brilliant and generous backing band. They are currently the backing band for Nick Lowe.
