Carried to Dust
Studio album by
Calexico
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
GenreAlt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk
Length45:05
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerJoey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Garden Ruin
(2006)		 Carried to Dust
(2008)		 Algiers
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB[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]

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.

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

No.TitleLength
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

  • 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

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

  1. ↑ "Carried To Dust by Calexico Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ The A.V. Club review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ ChartAttack review Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ PopMatters review
  7. ↑ Spin review
  8. ↑ Tiny Mix Tapes review
  9. ↑ "Strange Glue review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  10. ↑ Twisted Ear review Archived September 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Web in Front review
  12. ↑ Casa de Calexico. Retrieved on 18 March 2010
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "Billboard". 2009-02-28.
  15. ↑ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Calexico - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Calexico - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Calexico - Tastemakers". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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