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| Allmusic |
 From its beautiful, spray-painted stencil artwork (courtesy of longtime Calexico cover artist Victor Gastelum) to the sounds within it, Carried to Dust recalls previous Calexico high points like The Black Light and, especially, Feast of Wire. Considering that Joey Burns and John Convertino reunited with many of the Feast of Wire players for these songs, the similarities shouldn't come as a surprise -- nor should Calexico's skill at revisiting older territory and finding new outcroppings in it. "Victor Jara's Hands," a tribute to the Chilean poet/musician/political activist who was murdered in 1973, begins Carried to Dust in quintessential Calexico fashion with intricate rhythms from Convertino and swells of mariachi horns, but the guest vocals by Jairo Zavala of the Spanish band Depedro add an extra, eloquent depth. "El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)" returns to the rhythms and melody of The Black Light's "Trigger," but transforms them into a tense spaghetti western theme....full text |
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| Pastemagazine |
Drummer John Convertino inspires a bit of déjà vu with the rim clicks that open Carried to Dust’s lead track “Victor Jara’s Hands.” They recall the beginning of “Quattro (World Drifts In),” the second track on Calexico’s 2003 masterwork Feast of Wire.
Garden Ruin, the album between Feast of Wire and Carried to Dust, seemed to shrink the space Calexico occupied. It was intimate; an indoors album. It also downplayed the distinctive Southwestern spice that swirls through the band’s best work....full text |
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| Billboard |
| Fans of Calexico's last album, "Garden Ruin," will not find that the Arizona-based band has traversed far from that lonesome desert landscape. Special guest vocalists, plus a turn at bat from longtime member Jacob Valenzuela on "Inspiracion," add intriguing textures to the 15-song set. Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, who filled out half of the 2006 split EP "In the Reins," provides elements of drama for "House of Valparaiso," while Pieta Brown counters Joey Burns' whisper-singing on "Slowness." Quarterstick teased the album last month with the sinful-sounding single "Two Silver Trees," which boasts keys and synth arrangements....full text |
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