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Steven Alvarado : The Howl Sessions
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Accoustic Low-Fi
Genre: Folk: Alternative Folk
Release Date: 2005
The Howl Sessions Record Label: Mott Street
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Falling Down 4:15 $0.99
Howl (pushing up daisies) 4:10 $0.99
I'm Trying To Tell You 4:05 $0.99
Morphillia (a girl I knew) 4:00 $0.99
Mad At The World 3:26 $0.99
Wildflowers 3:31 $0.99
Tea & Sympathy 3:12 $0.99
Wish You Were Here (postcards from hell) 3:29 $0.99
I Know You Loved Me 3:46 $0.99
I Feel The Rain 3:44 $0.99
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Album Notes

The Howl Sessions (Mott Street)

Solo album 3, in a recording career going back to 1991 isn’t a frenetic release schedule, but it’s worth waiting for something this good.

His vocal style alone would make this worthwhile, even if he was singing the equivalent of the telephone directory, for his warm, lived in voice, is a treat. However, he knows how to write a memorable tune as well. Amongst the many highlights here are the tragic “Morphillia (A Girl I Knew)” and “Wish You Were Here (Postcards From Hell)”, which show a depth of lyricism rarely heard these days. How can you go wrong with an opening stanza of;

You told me I’m going to Hell
I’m finally here and doing swell
I’ll send you a card ‘wish you were here’
‘umm humm, down here

He is well respected enough to be able to call on some well connected players to help bring his vision to life, with Rob Burger (Rufus Wainwright, Norah Jones) on organ, Joe Quigley, (Shawn Colvin, Lisa Loeb) on bass, Mike Presta, (Counting Crows, Melissa Etheridge) on drums and Richard Barone, (Lou Reed, Patti Smith) on bongo's, amongst others.

But it’s to his credit that his songs and voice rise above the backing to make a righteous claim for respect in his own right. A truly excellent release.

-Zeitgeist-Scot (LONDON)

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REVIEWS

addictive and mysteriously wonderful
author: marc farre
"the howl sessions": i find this record addictive. how does he do it? there is so much indie music out there, yet steven alvarado's release somehow gets under your skin. both raw and direct and mysteriously wonderful, with a slight undercurrent of melancholy in places. a very successful combination. highly recommend!
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