Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror
Escovedo is much loved among discerning fans of adult alternative. My prior experience (with his 2002 theater piece/album By the Hand of the Father) was, please get this crap off my disc changer now.
His new album was a pleasant surprise, being a far more eclectic and far less maudlin exercise in alt-rock, almost completely devoid of the studied ethnic sound of the 2002 album. Eclectic, but also unfocused, leaving my overall experience with the album at the tepid level.
Some tracks rocks surprisingly hard, such as the Springsteenish "Break This Time," or the punkish "Sacramento and Polk."
In short, a worthwhile record, but non-essential.
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