Alejandro Escovedo - Street Songs Of Love reviews
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 Previously dubbed ''Austin's answer to Bruce Springsteen'' in these pages, Alejandro Escovedo here gets an assist from the Boss himself as the great man drops in on one track. That's a fitting imprimatur, since Street Songs of Love, produced by Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie), feels every bit as classic and immediate as, say, Springsteen's The River. Hints of glam and punk inform the rootsy proceedings, giving these alternately gritty and lyrical songs a satisfying glow...full text |
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| Spin |
| With a mournful voice and handful of musical styles spanning introspective folk and blast-furnace punk, Alejandro Escovedo never makes dull albums, but his dark aura can be overwhelming. The wonderful Street Songs of Love brightens slightly without losing intensity on hopeful anthem “Anchor,” lusty stomper “Silver Cloud,” and the spooky “Tula,” on which he murmurs, “There’s more to this life than a random kiss,” over a jungle beat. His duet with Bruce Springsteen on the roaring “Faith” is a great attention-getter, though unnecessary—Escovedo is best experienced undiluted....full text |
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| Boston |
| If we stipulate that revered singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo makes good records — and he has been doing just that in various incarnations for 30 years — the question when he releases a new one isn’t “if’’ but “how’’ good it is. “Street Songs of Love’’ is among his very best and a worthy successor to 2008’s “Real Animal.’’ Escovedo worked up the songs over the course of several months in front of an audience, from acoustic barebones sketches to full-bodied band arrangements. That crafting provides an already lived-in feel that seamlessly integrates Escovedo’s rough-hewn vocal charms, Tony Visconti’s scrappy and straightforward production style, and the album’s love theme. Churning guitar rockers like “Anchor’’ and “Silver Cloud’’ bleed into contemplative ballads like the languid “After the Meteor Shower.’’ Sweet and sexy women are met and swooned over; loved, left, and longed after. “Down in the Bowery’’ gives a grizzled Ian Hunter a chance to espouse some late-in-life hope and Bruce Springsteen swings by to add his just-around-the-corner optimism to “Faith.’’ (Out tomorrow) SARAH RODMAN...full text |
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