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Calexico

Musical Group
Forindie rock / alt-country listeners who like cinematic, borderland-tinged music and want album-by-album perspectives.
11 Reviews 2 Definitions 134 Charts
Alternative Rock Indie Rock

The Profile

Calexico is an American band led by Joey Burns and John Convertino, associated with Tucson, Arizona, and known for blending alternative rock/alt-country with Tex-Mex and cinematic, Morricone-inspired atmospheres.

Multiple reviews describe Calexico as the Joey Burns/John Convertino duo expanded into a broader band; both previously played with Giant Sand. Their sound is repeatedly characterized as desert/border-inspired, mixing indie rock and alt-country with mariachi/Latin elements and soundtrack-like arrangements.

Across these reviews, Calexico are framed as a Tucson-based Joey Burns/John Convertino-led project obsessed with borderland imagery and cinematic Tex-Mex moods. Classic-era releases like "Feast Of Wire" and "The Black Light" are praised for atmosphere and craft, while "Garden Ruin" is seen as a pop/country-leaning shift. Opinions on "The Thread That Keeps Us" sharply diverge, ranging from “ugly” and “harmless” to “yet another little gem.”

Notable Quotes

❝ “Tucson, Arizona.”
❝ “At the remarkable milestone of their tenth studio album, Burns and Convertino do not relent and gift us yet another little gem in their discography.”
❝ “The new album by Calexico is immediately set to be one of the greatest disappointments of the year 2018.”
❝ “It’s a journey that of Calexico.”
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