New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Alejandro Escovedo will release his ninth studio album, 'Real Animal,' online and in stores on June 24 via Manhattan/Back Porch Records. Produced by Tony Visconti (David Bowie, T. Rex, Thin Lizzy), 'Real Animal' is a thrilling ride through Escovedo's genre-defying career as a punk rocker, an alt-country pioneer and an artist beloved by fans and critics alike who was recently called "one of America's best singer-songwriters" by Rolling Stone's
David Fricke.
'Real Animal,' Escovedo's follow up to 2006's acclaimed 'The Boxing Mirror,' features 13 original tracks that provide a kaleidoscopic history of his 30 years as a prolific and influential musician.
The album is charged with fist-pumping guitar anthems like lead-off track "Always A Friend" and ode to Iggy Pop "Real As An Animal," balanced with the orchestral "Swallows Of San Juan" and dreamy pop of "Sensitive Boys." A limited vinyl edition, also available on release day, will include two bonus tracks, "In Love Again" and a cover of the Stooges' "I Got A Right."
Alejandro has poured the experiences of a tumultuous lifetime into this intensely autobiographical album. From his time as a member of early San Francisco punk band The Nuns, to living in the Hotel Chelsea during the Sid and Nancy era, to overcoming a near-death bout with hepatitis C in 2003, 'Real Animal' is an intensely dynamic and personal work dedicated to the music, events and characters that inspired him and ultimately helped him survive.
REAL ANIMAL - Track Listing:
01 Always a Friend
02 Chelsea Hotel '78
03 Sister Lost Soul
04 Smoke
05 Sensitive Boys
06 People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)
07 Golden Bear
08 Nuns Song
09 Real as an Animal
10 Hollywood Hills
11 Swallows of San Juan
12 Chip n' Tony
13 Slow Down
