Walter Clevenger Biography by Steve Huey
Los Angeles power pop singer/songwriter/guitarist Walter Clevenger has a rootsy, laid-back sound highly reminiscent of Nick Lowe and Rockpile. Clevenger grew up listening to country music and discovered the Beatles in fourth grade, later branching into power pop and forming a band in high school. But it was Nick Lowe's fusion of the two sounds that inspired Clevenger to pick up his pen and guitar in earnest. A home-recorded cassette, PoPgOeStHeMuSiC (no longer in print), made its way out of a circle of family and friends and got Clevenger signed to Not Lame Records. Clevenger recorded a proper album, The Man With the X-Ray Eyes, with his backing band the Dairy Kings (guitarist Steve Bancroft, bassist Henry Clift, and drummer Mike Fernandez) in 1997. Love Songs to Myself followed two years later.
Tracklist
| 1 | Angels | 2:50 | |
| 2 | X-ray Eyes | 3:58 | |
| 3 | Down To The River | 3:00 | |
| 4 | Yesterday's News Now | 2:44 | |
| 5 | Love You Like A King | 2:35 | |
| 6 | My Little Girl | 2:58 | |
| 7 | Nothing At All | 3:26 | |
| 8 | Lose My Mind | 2:45 | |
| 9 | Yesterday Come Back | 3:39 | |
| 10 | Love (A Misunderstood Thing) | 1:57 | |
| 11 | Cries Of Desperation | 1:38 | |
| 12 | I Don't Like Your Face (Just Git) | 3:13 |
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