Calexico

Artist:  Calexico
Origin:  Tucson, Arizona, USA
Genre:  Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Alternative Country, Post Rock, Latin Rock, Americana

Original line-up:

Joey Burns:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Accordion, Percussion, Vibraphone, Cello, Upright Bass
John Convertino:  Drums

Calexico is an American Indie Rock, Tex-Mex Band from Tucson, Arizona, formed in 1990 by Joey Burns (Vocals, Guitar, Bass and Multi-Instruments) and John Convertino (Drums) began working together.  They subsequently became a kind of Indie Rhythm Section for hire working with the likes of Victoria Williams, Barbara Manning and Richard Buckner before forming Calexico.

Title:  The Thread That Keeps Us  (2018)
Genre:  Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Alternative Country, Post Rock, Latin Rock, Americana
Label:  Anti
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  End Of The World With You  (3:08)
 2.  Voices In The Field  (3:26)
 3.  Bridge To Nowhere  (3:07)
 4.  Spinball  (1:11)
 5.  Under The Wheels  (3:23)
 6.  The Town & Miss Lorraine  (2:40)
 7.  Flores Tamales  (2:48)
 8.  Another Space  (3:55)
 9.  Unconditional Waltz  (1:39)
10. Girl In The Forest  (2:46)
11. Eyes Wide Awake  (4:21)
12. Dead In The Water  (2:38)
13. Shortboard  (1:57)
14. Thrown To The Wild  (4:47)
15. Music Box  (2:55)

Personnel:

Joey Burns:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
John Convertino:  Drums, Percussion
Jacob Valenzuela:  Trumpet, Backing Vocals, Vibraphone, Percussion
Martin Wenk:  Trumpet, Guitar, Synth, Vibraphone, Backing Vocals, Thunder Drum
Sergio Mendoza:  Keyboards, Guitar, Bass, Synth
Jairo Zavala:  Guitar, Vocals, Vibraphone, Synth
Scott Collberg:  Upright & Electric Bass

Additional Musicians:

Connor Gallaher:  Pedal Steel
Johnny Contreras:  Backing Vocals
Chris Schultz:  Percussion, Synth, Drum Machine, Distortion
Tom Hagerman:  Violin
Evan Shelton:  Cello

The Thread That Keeps Us is the tenth studio album by Calexico, released on January 26, 2018 by Anti.