Calexico
NewMusicforOldFolks says …
I will admit that this is a recent discovery for me, but I like what I've heard. The newest album, Edge of the Sun, is an interesting mix of music. It's simultaneously electronic and acoustic, new and retro. Calexico is a band from Tucson, Ariz., and the Latin influence on its music is at times obvious and at other times subtle. Like I said, I don't know a lot about this band, but I want to know more. What I do know is that it's really well performed and sounds awesome through headphones. Put on "Coyoacan" and "Beneath the City of Dreams" on Edge of the Sun, and you'll see what I mean.
Artist's Info
Website: casadecalexico.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: Anti/Epitaph
Genre: Roots, Latin
Bio (from the artist's website)
Calexico is no stranger to negotiating borders. For the better part of two decades, eight albums, and countless trips around the globe, Joey Burns and John Convertino have crossed musical barriers with their band, embracing a multitude of diverse styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. Under fences it digs and over mountains it climbs, sometimes into untrodden terrain, sometimes towards a more familiar landscape, and sometimes simply walking that fine line to soak up sustenance from all sides. These are men from the desert, yes, but there has always been so much more to Calexico than just heritage and heat. Now, with Edge of the Sun, Burns and Convertino find themselves straddling that celestial division of light and dark, taking inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
EDGE OF THE SUN (2015): Calexico s follow-up to 2012's acclaimed Algiers, Edge of the Sun began with a songwriting retreat to the historic Mexico City borough of Coyoacán. Working for the first time with Mexican collaborators, Calexico expanded their horizons as the guest list grew to include musicians from a myriad of backgrounds, origins, and genres, including Sam Beam from Iron and Wine, Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses, Nick Urata from Devotchka, Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, as well as Neko Case.
Others
Spoke (1997)
The Black Light (1998)
Aerocalexico (1999)
Hot Rail (2000)
Feast of Wire (2003)
Garden Ruin (2006)
Carried to Dust (2008)
Algiers (2012)
