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””’The Boxing Mirror””’ is a 2006 album by [[Alejandro Escovedo]]. released through [[Back Porch Records]]. Produced by [[John Cale |
””’The Boxing Mirror””’ is a 2006 album by [[Alejandro Escovedo]]. released through [[Back Porch Records]]. Produced by [[John Cale]], the album finds Escovedo delving into the worlds of [[avant-rock]] and [[post-punk]]; and its darker sound has only shades of [[roots rock]]/[[Americana music]] in comparison with most Escovedo’s [[alt-country]] records.<ref>Tracy M. Rogers [http://www.hybridmagazine.com/reviews/0506/escovedo.shtml Review of “The Boxing Mirror”], Hybridmagazine.com</ref> Legendary bassist, [[Mark Andes]] ([[Spirit (band)|Spirit]], [[Jo Jo Gunne]], [[Firefall]], [[Heart (band)|Heart]], [[Eliza Gilkyson]], Jon Dee Graham, [[Ian McLagan]]), plays and sings back-up vocals. |
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Revision as of 11:08, 9 October 2025
2006 studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
The Boxing Mirror is a 2006 album by Alejandro Escovedo. released through Back Porch Records. Produced by John Cale, the album finds Escovedo delving into the worlds of avant-rock and post-punk; and its darker sound has only shades of roots rock/Americana music in comparison with most Escovedo’s alt-country records.[12] Legendary bassist, Mark Andes (Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart, Eliza Gilkyson, Jon Dee Graham, Ian McLagan), plays and sings back-up vocals.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo except as noted.
- “Arizona” – 4:51
- “Dear Head on the Wall” (Kim Christoph, Alejandro Escovedo) – 3:40
- “Notes On Air” (Bukka Allen, Kim Christoff, Robbie Gjersoe, Brian Standefer) – 4:14
- “Looking For Love” – 4:08
- “The Ladder” – 2:55
- “Break This Time” – 4:04
- “Evita’s Lullaby” – 4:23
- “Sacramento and Polk” – 4:54
- “Died a Little Today” – 3:46
- “Take Your Place” (Mark Andes, Alejandro Escovedo, Matt Fish, Jon Dee Graham, Hector Muñoz, David Pulkingham, Barry Salmon, Brian Standefer) – 3:19
- “The Boxing Mirror” – 5:43
- “Take Your Place” (Alternative Mix) (Andes, Escovedo, Fish, Graham, Muñoz, Pulkingham, Salmon, Standefer) – 3:11
Personnel
- Alejandro Escovedo – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
- John Cale – guitar, keyboards, producer
- Mark Andes – bass, backing vocals
- Jon Dee Graham – guitar
- Hector Muñoz – drums
- David Pulkingham – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Fish – cello
- Brian Standefer – cello
- Susan Voelz – violin, backing vocals
- Bruce Salmon – keyboards, backing vocals
- Otoño Lujan – accordion
- Wade Short – stand-up bass
- Wesley Kimler – cover painting, artwork
- Nita Scott – executive producer
- Michael Cano – paintings
- Heinz Geissler – executive producer, management
- Larry Goetz – bass, guitar, engineer, mixing
- Alan Yoshida – mastering
References
- ^ “The Boxing Mirror by Alejandro Escovedo”. Metacritic.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. “Review: The Boxing Mirror“. AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ^ Caligiuri, Jim (May 12, 2006). “Alejandro Escovedo”. The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Murray, Noel (May 24, 2006). “Alejandro Escovedo / Tim Easton”. The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ A triumphant CD that owes an unmistakable debt to Lou Reed’s noirish 1978 rock operetta Street Hassle. [28 Apr 2006, p.137]
- ^ Perlich, Tim (May 10, 2006). “ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – The Boxing Mirror”. Now. Archived from the original on August 20, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Snow, Mat (May 19, 2006). “Alejandro Escovedo, The Boxing Mirror”. The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (June 26, 2006). “Alejandro Escovedo: The Boxing Mirror”. PopMatters. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ A resonant, if occasionally dour, mix of gritty, tuneful rockers and restrained, spectral balladry that evokes Leonard Cohen fronting Crazy Horse. [4 May 2006, p.56]
- ^ One of [the year’s] most heartfelt albums. [Jun 2006, p.80]
- ^ It understandably struggles with a weightiness, an emotional claustrophobia. [Jun 2006, p.100]
- ^ Tracy M. Rogers Review of “The Boxing Mirror”, Hybridmagazine.com
