Alejandro Escovedo: Street Songs of Love | CD review

(Fantasy/Universal)Over three decades, Texan poet-rocker Alejandro Escovedo has gone from first-wave punk (with the Nuns) to roots-rock trailblazer (with Rank and File), and was named artist of the 1990s by alt-country authority, No Depression. His 10th solo album retains a good deal of verve and flair, but not much of that pioneering spirit. A barroom-rockin' set of tales about that crazy old thing called love, Street Songs sits somewhere between Bruce Springsteen (a guest vocalist on Faith) an...

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