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Alejandro Escovedo: Music To Heal The Spirit

Fresh Air | By Ken Tucker

Published August 13, 2008 at 5:35 AM HST

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Real Animal, the new album by Austin, Texas-based underground legend Alejandro Escovedo.

Copyright 2008 Fresh Air

Ken Tucker

Ken Tucker is the pop music critic for Fresh Air with Terry Gross.

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