ALBUMFeast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Calexico
Albums by Calexico
ALBUMFeast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Calexico
ALBUMEl MiradorCalexico
ALBUMSeasonal ShiftCalexico
ALBUMYears to BurnCalexico & Iron & Wine
ALBUMThe Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)Calexico
ALBUMEdge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)Calexico
ALBUMAlgiers (Deluxe Edition)Calexico
ALBUMThe Guard Original SoundtrackCalexico
ALBUMCarried to Dust (Bonus Track Version)Calexico
ALBUMGarden RuinCalexico
Calexico's Popular Music Videos
Father Mountain [LIVE]
Calexico & Iron & Wine
El Mirador (Lyric Video)
Calexico
Artist Playlists
Calexico Essentials
Lush instrumentation, soaring choruses, and Americana with a Latin flair.
Calexico: Deep Cuts
Journey through mariachi waltzes and electric desert blues.
Artist Biography
From the mid-’90s on, the Arizona-based band Calexico made new inroads in the indie-rock realm by introducing elements of Tex-Mex music into their sound. The creative core of the group—singer/multi-instrumentalist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino—worked together as the rhythm section in Giant Sand, soaking up some of that band’s desert-rock style. They also played in lounge-noir band Friends of Dean Martinez before founding Calexico (originally named Spoke) and releasing their first album in 1996. Over the years, the balance between their indie-rock leanings and Mexican influences has wavered; whereas the 2003 release Feast of Wire leans more toward the latter, 2018’s The Thread That Keeps Us spends more time on the rock side. But they’ve consistently created atmospheric, evocative records with plenty of hushed dynamics and wide-open spaces. At various points they’ve collaborated with indie heroes like Neko Case and members of Iron & Wine and Band of Horses, ultimately establishing themselves as an alternative institution in their own right.