Music: Calexico is back

Calexico is back with a new record and it is named 'Algiers'... From Arizona to North Africa. How relevent. This US band is originally from Tucson, Texas, but bears the name of a Californian city bordering Mexico, facing Mexicali.

Anyway, here is a link to their new song, 'Para':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM_Euc5saPI&feature=youtu.be


And to the beautiful instrumental title song 'Algiers':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in6aFmSDrw8


The band's website is full of more details, while Calexico is starting a world tour currrently bringing them to Europe:

http://www.casadecalexico.com/music/

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BBC Review

"Calexico have lost none of their power to evoke and enthral".

James Skinner 2012-08-28

To show I am not the only one crazy about Calexico's music, here is the BBC Music review:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xmd3

Abstract:

"One advantage music has over other art is the power to evoke with breathtaking immediacy. This could be a fleeting memory or a whole period of your life… or something else entirely".
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Now on their seventh studio album, Calexico have been honing their sound since 1996, and today it’s instantly recognisable. The band’s core of Joey Burns and John Convertino have dabbled in styles from spaghetti western to surf rock, jazz to Romani and country to Mariachi, all tied together by instinctive songwriting and impeccable musicianship. Theirs is a world of dusty bars, desert towns and deep romance, and on Algiers it is as enjoyable and inviting as ever".

The article also explains the album's name:

"Named for the neighbourhood of New Orleans where it was recorded, Algiers takes inspiration from its surroundings both in terms of the restored church in which the pair took up residence and the storied nature of the city itself".

Enjoy.