The Black Light (Calexico album)

The Black Light is the second studio album by American indie rock band Calexico. It was released May 19, 1998 on Quarterstick.

The Black Light
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 19, 1998
RecordedWavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona in July, August & December 1997, except 2,4 & 11 at the homes of Burns and Convertino
GenreAmericana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
Length54:09
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerJoey Burns & John Convertino
Calexico chronology
Spoke
(1996)
The Black Light
(1998)
Hot Rail
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Boston Phoenix[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Mojo[4]
NME7/10[5]
Pitchfork8.5/10[6]
Uncut9/10[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy's Curse"Joey Burns4:18
2."Fake Fur"Joey Burns2:36
3."The Ride (Part 2)"Joey Burns3:08
4."Where Water Flows"Joey Burns, John Convertino1:57
5."The Black Light"Joey Burns, John Convertino3:20
6."Sideshow"Joey Burns, John Convertino2:02
7."Chach"Joey Burns, John Convertino3:33
8."Missing"Joey Burns6:01
9."Minas de Cobre (For Better Metal)"Joey Burns3:09
10."Over Your Shoulder"Joey Burns4:10
11."Vinegaroon"Joey Burns, John Convertino1:06
12."Trigger"Joey Burns2:34
13."Sprawl"John Convertino1:27
14."Stray"Joey Burns2:54
15."Old Man Waltz"John Convertino2:29
16."Bloodflow"Joey Burns5:10
17."Frontera"Joey Burns4:21
The Black Light 20th Anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
18."El Morro"4:44
19."Man Goes Where Water Flows"4:18
20."Glowing Heart of the World"4:49
21."Too Much Sprawl"6:55
22."Rollbar"5:01
23."Minas De Cobre (Extend-O-Mix)"6:18
24."Minas De Cobre (Spatial Mix)"4:16
25."Minas De Cobre (Acoustic Mix)"2:16
26."Lacquer"4:00
27."Drape"4:15
28."Bag of Death"1:45

Personnel

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Calexico
Additional personnel

Mixed at Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona.

References

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  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Black Light – Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Woodlief, Mark (May 18, 1998). "Calexico: The Black Light (Quarterstick)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Calexico". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Simmons, Sylvie (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light". Mojo (302): 101.
  5. ^ Empire, Kitty (May 9, 1998). "Calexico – The Black Light". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Khan, Samir. "Calexico: The Black Light". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  7. ^ Scoppa, Bud (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light: 20th Anniversary Edition". Uncut (260): 35.