New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets are set to bring Indoor Safari across North America through the end of the year, with the celebration for Lowe's first album in a decade beginning tonight and tomorrow at New York's Bowery Ballroom. The "master songwriter who never takes himself too seriously" (Rolling Stone) will be joined by Los Straitjackets - America's beloved masked men of surf-and-spy guitar instrumentals - for a run of performances wrapping December 15 at the legendary Antone's in Austin, Texas. In between, they'll play multi-night stands in each of Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Toronto, Chicago and Minneapolis. 2025 will see Lowe and Los Straitjackets continue touring together through Europe, including their return to London for an intimate club show at The Garage (February 13) - following a successful hometown stop last month at The London Palladium in the city's West End. A full list of tour dates in both Europe and North America is below.
These upcoming North American shows will cap an exciting 2024 for Lowe, whose just-released new album Indoor Safari has been called "a masterclass in simple elegance and timeless tunes" (Salon). Nick marked the album's release, and his 75th birthday, with an extensive profile on PBS Newshour recently - who note: "it's hard to find rock 'n' roll credentials more solid than Nick Lowe's." He also recently joined the podcast Questlove Supreme, to discuss the road to Indoor Safari, his impact on UK punk and new wave, an unexpected second-act partnership with Los Straitjackets and much more.
Listen to Indoor Safari here: https://ffm.to/indoorsafari
Watch Lowe on PBS Newshour here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/musician-nick-lowe-on-his-legendary-career-and-first-new-album-in-a-decade
Check out the full Questlove Supreme interview here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nick-lowe/id1485250501?i=1000670611781
Consisting of twelve tracks, Indoor Safari includes brand-new Nick Lowe originals, deep-cut rarities and refitted versions of songs previously released in nascent form as singles; a songwriting process he first utilized in the Seventies on breakout cuts like "Cruel to Be Kind" and "Heart of the City." Produced by Lowe, Indoor Safari was recorded in various locations and mixed by Alex Hall (JD McPherson, Cactus Blossoms) alongside Lowe at Reliable Recorders in Chicago. The album represents a culmination of Lowe's decade-long working relationship with Los Straitjackets: Eddie Angel/guitar, Pete Curry/bass, Chris Sprague/drums and Greg Townson/guitar.
Nick Lowe Indoor Safari tracklist:
1. Went To A Party (Lowe, Angel, Curry, Sprague, Townson) 2:57
2. Love Starvation (Lowe) 2:51
3. Crying Inside (Lowe) 2:55
4. A Quiet Place (Bell, Meade) 3:13
5. Blue On Blue (Lowe) 3:38
6. Jet Pac Boomerang (Lowe) 3:14
7. Tokyo Bay (Lowe) 2:24
8. Trombone (Lowe) 4:06
9. Different Kind of Blue (Lowe) 3:34
10. Raincoat In The River (Schroeder, Kaye) 3:00
11. Lay It On Me Baby (Lowe) 2:51
12. Don't Be Nice To Me (Lowe) 2:55
Nick Lowe Tour Dates:
October 10 - Bowery Ballroom - New York City, NY (with Los Straitjackets)
October 11 - Bowery Ballroom - New York City, NY (with Los Straitjackets)
October 12 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA (with Los Straitjackets)
October 13 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA (with Los Straitjackets)
October 16 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA (with Los Straitjackets)
October 17 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MA (with Los Straitjackets)
October 20 - Atlantis - Washington, DC (with Los Straitjackets)
October 21 - Atlantis - Washington, DC (with Los Straitjackets)
October 22 - Thunderbird - Pittsburgh, PA (with Los Straitjackets)
October 24 - TD Music Hall - Toronto, ON (with Los Straitjackets)
October 25 - TD Music Hall - Toronto, ON (with Los Straitjackets)
October 26 - Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI (with Los Straitjackets)
October 29 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL (with Los Straitjackets)
October 30 - Lincoln Hall - Chicago, IL (with Los Straitjackets)
November 1 - Vivarium - Milwaukee, WI (with Los Straitjackets)
November 2 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN (with Los Straitjackets)
November 3 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN (with Los Straitjackets)
December 11 - Heights Theater - Houston, TX (with Los Straitjackets)
December 14 - Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX (with Los Straitjackets)
December 15 - Antone's - Austin, TX (with Los Straitjackets)
February 8 - Rockin' Race - Malaga, Spain (with Los Straitjackets)
February 10 - De La Warr Pavilion - Bexhill on Sea, UK (with Los Straitjackets)
February 11 - Komedia - Bath UK (with Los Straitjackets)
February 12 - The Stables - Milton Keynes UK (with Los Straitjackets)
February 13 - The Garage, London UK (with Los Straitjackets)
February 16 - Glasgow Pavillion - Glasgow UK (with Los Straitjackets).
