Burn Something Beautiful
by Alejandro Escovedo
  • Record Label: Fantasy
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2016
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  1. ataxic
    Jan 13, 2017
    9
    Why isn't this on more year's best lists? Escovedo plus Peter Buck and The Minus Five with help from The Decemberists' drummer, John Moen. A comfortable collaboration with serendipitous results. Well-produced, not a wasted moment from these older, wiser musicians with a lot to offer to anyone willing to give a listen.

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#92 Best Album of 2016

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 3, 2017
    70
    Feedback maestro Buck leads the layers of exultant guitar ideas, such as the T.Rex riffs deep in the mix of Shave The Cat, and they help Escovedo drink deep of his sources to climb back into the light.
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  2. Record Collector
    Feb 2, 2017
    80
    “I’ve got nothing left to say but that’s alright,” he sings in Sunday Morning Feeling, but the 13 intense, joyous tracks here suggest otherwise.
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Jan 18, 2017
    80
    Thankfully, Burn Something Beautiful confirms his own fund of creativity is far from drained, the collaboration with Buck and McCaughey resulting in all three’s best work in years.
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