Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanchez.
| Carried to Dust | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick | |||
| Producer | Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher | |||
| Calexico chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| ChartAttack |  [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
| Strange Glue | [9] |
| Twisted Ear | [10] |
| Web in Front | (favorable)[11] |
Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the United States, the British Isles and Western Europe.[12]
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[13] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2009 it has sold 26,000 copies in US.[14]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Víctor Jara's Hands" | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Two Silver Trees" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "The News About William" | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Sarabande in Pencil Form" | 0:39 |
| 5. | "Writer's Minor Holiday" | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Man Made Lake" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Inspiración" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "House of Valparaíso" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Slowness" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Bend to the Road" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)" | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Fractured Air (Tornado Watch)" | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Falling from Sleeves" | 1:20 |
| 14. | "Red Blooms" | 3:23 |
| 15. | "Contention City" | 4:16 |
Written by Joey Burns (1-6,8-15), John Convertino (3-6,10,11,13,15), John Burns (2,3,6,14), Jairo Zavala (1), Jacob Valenzuela (7).
Personnel
edit- Joey Burns – vocals, guitars, bass, cello, keyboards, accordion, percussion, vibraphone
- John Convertino – drums, percussion, piano
- Paul Niehaus – steel guitar, guitars
- Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, keyboards, vibraphone, vocals
- Martin Wenk – trumpet, guitar, keyboards, accordion, glockenspiel, vibraphone (occasionally harmonica & French horn)
- Volker Zander – standup bass, electric bass
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 55 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 98 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] | 9 |
| US Tastemakers (Billboard)[18] | 7 |
References
edit- ^ "Carried To Dust by Calexico Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ "Strange Glue review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ Twisted Ear review Archived September 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Web in Front review
- ^ [1] Casa de Calexico. Retrieved on 18 March 2010
- ^ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Billboard". 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Calexico - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Calexico - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Calexico - Tastemakers". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
External links
edit- Carried to Dust at Discogs (list of releases)