I really only got into them in the last 3-4 years, but I'm increasingly convinced that Calexico is pretty much the platonic ideal of an indie rock band. They're musically adventurous without seeming like they're just doing it to seem adventurous, record with a lot of different folks, have great taste in covers, and, perhaps most impressively, they're still releasing really good music. Indeed, I think their last two albums, 2015's Edge of the Sun and 2018's The Thread That Keeps Us are their two best (and definitely get the deluxe versions if you can).
While I'm sure Calexico still has a lot of great music left in them, I believe it's still high time for a two volume compilation. Truly, there's no better musical accompaniment for a hot and humid summer afternoon than a couple of hours of Calexico.
Download both discs
| Frank's Tavern |
| Ghostwriter |
| Sundown, Sundown |
| Frontera |
| Crystal Frontier |
| Roll Tango |
| Esa Banda En Dub |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart |
| Humano |
| He Lays In The Reins |
| Dance of Death |
| Tulsa Telephone Book |
| Curse of the Ride |
| What's a Little Wait |
| Casey's Last Ride |
| Bisbee Blue |
| Unsatisfied |
| Side B |
| Stinging Nettle |
| Wave |
| Fortune Teller |
| Quattro |
| Writer's Minor Holiday |
| Sonic Wind |
| Guns of Brixton |
| 6 White Horses |
| Cracklin' Water |
| Firestorm Of Impossible Odds |
| Walls Came Down |
| All The Pretty Horses |
| In the Light |
| Ocean of Noise |
| Lunada Lando |
| El Picador |
| Corona |
2 comments:
Thanks for the mix. I too love Calexico. Their efforts with Iron & Wine are really good as well.--RK
@anonymous,
I only found out recently that they were releasing another album with Iron and Wine. I didn't love the first collaboration, but I do look forward to hearing the new one.
Ish
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