Previously dubbed ''Austin's answer to Bruce Springsteen'' in these pages, Alejandro Escovedo here gets an assist from the Boss himself as the great man drops in on one track. That's a fitting imprimatur, since Street Songs of Love, produced by Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie), feels every bit as classic and immediate as, say, Springsteen's The River. Hints of glam and punk inform the rootsy proceedings, giving these alternately gritty and lyrical songs a satisfying glow. A–
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