The Boxing Mirror

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The Boxing Mirror
Alejandro Escovedo The Boxing Mirror.jpg
Studio album by
Released2006
Recorded2005
Genre Alternative rock, avant-rock, chicano rock, heartland rock
Label Back Porch Records
Producer John Cale
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
By the Hand of the Father
(2002)
The Boxing Mirror
(2006)
Real Animal
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 81/100 [1]
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The Boxing Mirror is a 2006 album by Alejandro Escovedo. released through Back Porch Records. Produced by John Cale of The Velvet Underground, 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. [3] Legendary bassist, Mark Andes (Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart, Eliza Gilkyson, Jon Dee Graham, Ian McLagan), plays and sings back-up vocals.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo except as noted.

  1. "Arizona" – 4:51
  2. "Dear Head on the Wall" (Kim Christoph, Alejandro Escovedo) – 3:40
  3. "Notes On Air" (Bukka Allen, Kim Christoff, Robbie Gjersoe, Brian Standefer) – 4:14
  4. "Looking For Love" – 4:08
  5. "The Ladder" – 2:55
  6. "Break This Time" – 4:04
  7. "Evita's Lullaby" – 4:23
  8. "Sacramento and Polk" – 4:54
  9. "Died a Little Today" – 3:46
  10. "Take Your Place" (Mark Andes, Alejandro Escovedo, Matt Fish, Jon Dee Graham, Hector Muñoz, David Pulkingham, Barry Salmon, Brian Standefer) – 3:19
  11. "The Boxing Mirror" – 5:43
  12. "Take Your Place" (Alternative Mix) (Andes, Escovedo, Fish, Graham, Muñoz, Pulkingham, Salmon, Standefer) - 3:11

Personnel

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References

  1. "The Boxing Mirror by Alejandro Escovedo". Metacritic .
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Review: The Boxing Mirror". Allmusic . Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  3. Tracy M. Rogers Review of "The Boxing Mirror", Hybridmagazine.com