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Calexico 's first CD release in 1997 was the album
Spoke. During those last 11 years, 31 albums of the artist were released (see our
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Review of Calexico : Service & Repair Second single off U.S. indie outfit's third album and 2000 release, 'Hot Rail'. Tracks, 'Service & Repair' (Album Version) and two previously unreleased tracks, 'Crooked Road And The Briar' and 'Banderilla'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
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Your latest reviews - Calexico : More Southwestern Soundscapes
There is something about Calexico's sound that is compelling, particularly to those whose lives and musical tastes were forged in the multi-cultural crucible of the American Southwest. Perhaps it is the seemingly effortless ability of John Covertino, Joey Burns and bandmates to meld western, mariachi, and any number of disparate influences into a sound that shouts Calexico when you hear it.
Convict Pool is the third Calexico recording I've bought since first hearing them on a Lee Hazlewood tribute album several years ago and it is another winner.
Though as an EP it is brief, there are a couple of great songs here. My favorites are Si Tu Disais, Praskovia, and the magnificent guitar and horn driven Sirena. The band falls a little short in its cover of Arthur Lee's classic Alone Again Or, but their rendition is still very listenable.
It's truly a shame Calexico is not more widely known. They have adopted and built on "borderland" sounds touched on by others over the years from Arthur Lee and Love to Tindersticks, and have forged them into a distinctive blend of southwestern soundscapes which may yet come to be known as the "Tucson Sound". If that blend appeals to you, then Convict Pool seeks a place in your collection.
