Feast Of Wire
(Quarterstick) Used 2xLP $15.00
The overall feel of this 2003 LP is one of restraint and refinement. The predominance of shorter tracks inject impact into Calexico’s gorgeous, film noir / spaghetti western fusion.
Hot Rail
(Quarterstick) Used LP $15.00
The Tijuana Brass already met Giant Sand and Ennio Morricone in a dark new-wave spaghetti Western and long ago decided to stick around. One of the highlights of this vivid and cinematic LP from 2000 by multi-instrumentalists John Convertino and Joey Burns is the spooky “Fade,” with its late-’70s Miles Davis feel, jazzy drums, spacy vibes, and ominous cello. Sealed
The Black Light
(Quarterstick) Used LP $15.00
Deeper and richer than Spoke, Calexico’s second album expands upon the sun-baked, cinematic sound with the addition of Latin jazz rhythms, mariachi trumpets, and pedal steel. So fine is their sense of texture and atmosphere that Calexico travels into another dimension, a world where scorpions surround you as you struggle to find water among the vast desert landscape. The group moves from ballad to western standoff to instrumental without any kind of break in flow or consistency.