ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO DELIVERS STREET SONGS OF LOVE JUNE 29
TEXAS TROUBADOUR'S NEW ALBUM FEATURES GUESTS BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND IAN HUNTER
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"It ended up being an album about love, the pursuit of a feeling that is forever elusive, mysterious, and addictive," said Alejandro Escovedo of his new album Street Songs of Love. Long one of America's most
admired poet-rockers, Escovedo's sometimes tortured path to Street Songs, a record that decisively fulfills
all expectations, has been full of twists, turns, hard landings and well earned hard truths. For Streets Songs of Love, Escovedo once again collaborated with producer Tony Visconti (T. Rex,
David Bowie, U2, Morrissey) and chief songwriting partner
Chuck Prophet. The album's 13 tracks seemingly distill every broken heart and pierced dream into a
determined, soulful, glorious celebration of survival, liberation and ultimate salvation.
A father aches for his son's struggle to find life's meaning in "Down In The Bowery," perhaps the album's beating
heart on which Ian Hunter contributes full-throated vocals. Bruce Springsteen and Alejandro trade lines around a nasty guitar riff on "Faith," a tightly
woven rocker that bores in and never lets go. The lead track "Anchor" explodes out of the speakers, a statement of
purpose about that treacherous thing called 'love,' that recalls the best of The Band, Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones. "A band record," as
Escovedo puts it, Street Songs of Love is performed by Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys:
David Pulkingham on guitars, keyboards, vocals; Bobby Daniel on bass and vocals; and
Hector Munoz, drums and vocals. Karla Manzu and Nakia Reynoso contribute
essential background vocals throughout the album.
Alejandro Escovedo, currently on an acoustic tour, will tour extensively with The Sensitive Boys this summer and fall, dates below.
Street Songs of Love - Track Listing:
1. Anchor (3:30) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
2. Silver Cloud (3:03) (Alejandro Escovedo)
3. This Bed Is Getting Crowded (3:16) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
4. Street Songs (2:46) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
5. Down In The Bowery (4:17) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
6. Tender Heart (2:26) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
7. After The Meteor Showers (4:38) (Alejandro Escovedo)
8. Tula (3:48) (Alejandro Escovedo- Nick Tremulis) 9. Undesired (4:26) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
10. Fall Apart With You (4:19) (Alejandro Escovedo)
11. Shelling Rain (3:20) (Alejandro Escovedo-Kim Christoff)
12. Faith (3:23) (Alejandro Escovedo-Chuck Prophet)
13. Fort Worth Blue (2:51) (Alejandro Escovedo, David Pulkingham)
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