Erik's Random 10

"Evita's Lullaby" comes off Alejandro Escovedo's most recent album, The Boxing Mirror. As a whole, the album hasn't worn that well on me. John Cale's production sense is not always the best. Escovedo was flattered that Cale, one of his heroes, would want to work with him. That's cool except that Cale overproduced the album, making each song sound like the work of some different 70s icon rather than like Escovedo.

That said, there are three really fantastic songs on the album. "Dear Head on the Wall," "Arizona," and "Evita's Lullaby." Escovedo has recorded several songs about his father but this is the first about his mother. It's a touching song. I was happy it was the song I had to talk about today.

1. Alejandro Escovedo, Evita's Lullaby
2. Greg Brown, So Hard
3. Leonard Cohen, Love Calls You By Your Name
4. Charlie Poole, Goodbye Sweet Liza Jane
5. Bob Willis, Dinah
6. Merle Haggard, Stay a Little Longer
7. Caitlin Cary, What Will You Do
8. The Allman Brothers, Mountain Jam
9. Mi & L'au, Merry Go Round
10. Sun Kil Moon, Somewhere (Version 2)