Alejandro Escovedo - The Crossing

 

New album explores punk music roots and cultural identity

Gatefold jacket; limited time album download included

"Alejandro Escovedo has one of the most fascinating career paths in music and his upcoming album is another example of his singular vision....'The Crossing' is a power collection of songs that may in fact be the most succinct statement of Alejandro Escovedo's musical and personal story ever." — NPR Music

Alejandro Escovedo's new album is perhaps his most varied and expansive album to date. It is his first album recorded outside of America, in northern Italy, with co-writer Don Antonio Gramentieri and a band of Italian musicians. It is also Alejandro's first ever concept album drawing the story of two young immigrants to the US, who bond over a mutual love of punk rock as they struggle with the racism and discrimination as immigrants.

Special guests on the album include Wayne Kramer (MC5), Joe Ely, and Peter Perrett and John Perry of The Only Ones. The sound ranges from straight ahead rockers like, "Sonica USA," to ballads like the classic Joe Ely penned, "Silver City," and everywhere in between. To describe this album as, "epic," might be an understatement.

1. Andare

2. Footsteps in the Shadows

3. Texas Is My Mother

4. Teenage Luggage

5. Something Blue

6. Outlaw for You

7. Amor Puro

8. Waiting for Me

9. How Many Times

10. Cherry Blossom Rain

11. Sonica USA

12. Rio Navidad

13. Silver City

14. Fury and Fire

15. Flying

16. MC Overload

17. The Crossing

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