Kevin Bronson on November 14th, 2012

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El Sportivo & the Blooz arrived two years ago with a plate of bluesy folk music and one of those outlandish, fictional biographies often employed to obfuscate the fact that new acts are not actually new – or that their principals are known for something other than music and don’t want that notoriety to color your first impression. All in good sport. It turned out that the mystery man in the band was the Black Iris music collective honcho Daron Hollowell, who teamed up with guitarist/producer/composer/spiritual guide Lewis Pesacov to helm the project. After releasing an EP in late 2010, they’re back with more: El Sportivo follows it up with a full-length, “Nights and Weekends,” due Feb. 26 on Black Iris’ companion record label, White Iris. The single “Waking World” features Pesacov and some of his cohorts from Foreign Born and Fool’s Gold – along with gorgeous guest vocals from Nikki Lane. Considering Pesacov’s recent work schedule – he has a chamber operetta that will be performed Dec. 21 – we’re assuming the album’s title has some basis in fact.

||| Download: “Waking World”