Calexico

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Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino return in 2022 with their luminous 10th studio album, El Mirador; a hopeful, kaleidoscopic beacon of rock, bluesy ruminations and Latin American sounds, to be released on April 8. Convening at longtime bandmate Sergio Mendoza's home studio in Tucson, Arizona, the ensemble recorded throughout the summer of 2021, crafting one of their most riveting and whimsical productions to date. Convertino, who now resides in El Paso, and Burns, who relocated to Boise in 2020, channeled cherished memories of Southwestern landscapes and joyful barrio melting pots into an evocative love letter to the desert borderlands that nourished them for over 20 years. 
 
“El Mirador is dedicated to family, friends and community,” says Burns; singer, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of Calexico. “The pandemic highlighted all the ways we need each other, and music happens to be my way of building bridges and encouraging inclusiveness and positivity. That comes along with sadness and melancholy, but music sparks change and movement.” 
 
Oscillating between haunting desert noirs and buoyant jolts of cumbia and Cuban son, the album is permeated by longing. The title track conjures images of a lighthouse, beckoning to lost souls in the night with hypnotic bass lines and cascading percussion. That same search for meaning and safety carries over onto “Cumbia Peninsula,” a soaring dance floor epic about confronting our fear of the unknown. The song weaves themes of immigration, a world in turmoil, and the virulent manipulation of information; never offering a diagnosis but wholeheartedly advocating for unity and compassion as a treatment for our social ills. 
 
“El Mirador” features gossamer vocals from Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno, while Spanish rocker Jairo Zavala brings his signature bravado to “Cumbia Peninsula.” By working with friends and recurring collaborators, Calexico also highlights the unique social and linguistic intersections at the US-Mexico border and the magnificent possibilities of a borderless world. “The album is trying to convey openness,” adds Burns. “Look around you. If you're in the North, you need a South to live in balance. We're all breathing together.” 
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03
Father Mountain
Calexico
Years to Burn
02:54
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
01
Alone Again Or
Calexico
Convict Pool
03:24
10
No Te Vayas
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
04:15
Writer: Jacob Valenzuela / Composers: Jacob Valenzuela
13
Güero Canelo
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:57
05
Follow the Water
Calexico
Years to Burn
03:45
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
04
Just Like a Woman
Charlotte Gainsbourg
I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack)
04:20
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
04
Glowing Heart of the World
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
04:50
05
Cumbia de Donde
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:09
Writer: Sergio Mendoza - Joey Burns
06
Not Even Stevie Nicks…
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:43
01
What Heaven's Left
Calexico
Years to Burn
04:52
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
02
Ballad of Cable Hogue
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:28
09
The Book and the Canal
Calexico
Feast of Wire
01:44
09
Slowness
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:35
01
Falling from the Sky
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:23
Writer: Joey Burns - John Burns
03
Goin' to Acapulco
Jim James
I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack)
04:59
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
11
One More Cup of Coffee
Roger McGuinn
I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack)
04:31
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
16
Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)
Willie Nelson
I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack)
05:18
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
09
Quattro
Calexico
Spiritoso
04:46
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino
01
Two Parts In One (Cruce de Caminos)
Depedro
Two Parts In One (Cruce de Caminos)
04:09
Writer: Jairo Zavala - Joey Burns / Composers: Jairo Zavala - Joey Burns
11
El Gatillo - Trigger Revisited
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:07
01
Sunken Waltz
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:27
15
Crumble
Calexico
Feast of Wire
03:54
02
Bullets & Rocks
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:30
Writer: John Burns - Joey Burns - John Convertino
05
Under the Wheels
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:23
11
Vinegaroon
Calexico
The Black Light
01:06
02
Quattro (World Drifts In) (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:38
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
01
End of the World With You
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:08
06
Roka
Calexico
Garden Ruin
03:44
12
Follow the River
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:55
Writer: Sergio Mendoza - John Burns - Joey Burns - John Convertino
11
Across the Wire
Calexico
Feast of Wire
03:26
10
Crystal Frontier
Calexico
Spiritoso
07:52
Writer: Joey Burns
04
Fade
Calexico
Hot Rail
07:43
14
Red Blooms
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:23
03
Ritual Road Map
Calexico
Hot Rail
01:15
01
El Picador
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:15
02
Crystal Frontier (Widescreen Version)
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
03:59
02
Two Silver Trees
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:49
18
Everett’s Goodbye
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
02:32
13
Tres Avisos
Calexico
Hot Rail
05:11
10
Moon Never Rises
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:28
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino
02
Fake Fur
Calexico
The Black Light
02:36
09
Dark Eyes
Iron & Wine
I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture - Original Soundtrack)
04:30
Composers: Bob Dylan
03
The News About William
Calexico
Carried To Dust
02:47
01
Gypsy's Curse
Calexico
The Black Light
04:18
06
Man Made Lake
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:00
07
Flores y Tamales
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
07
Muleta
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:33
13
Sprawl
Calexico
The Black Light
01:27
12
Trigger
Calexico
The Black Light (20th Anniversary Edition)
02:34
07
Chach
Calexico
The Black Light
03:33
11
Drenched
Calexico
Hot Rail
04:50
01
Victor Jara's Hands
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:19
11
All Systems Red
Calexico
Garden Ruin
06:11
06
Sonic Wind
Calexico
Hot Rail
04:13
06
Sideshow
Calexico
The Black Light
02:02
08
Missing
Calexico
The Black Light
06:01
15
Old Man Waltz
Calexico
The Black Light
02:29
04
Where Water Flows
Calexico
The Black Light
01:57
06
Miles from the Sea
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:41
Writer: John Burns - Joey Burns - John Convertino
16
Longboard
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:02
04
Black Heart
Calexico
Feast of Wire
04:48
10
Over Your Shoulder
Calexico
The Black Light
04:10
12
Dub Latina
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:19
03
The Ride - pt II
Calexico
The Black Light
03:08
05
The Black Light
Calexico
The Black Light
03:20
05
Banderilla
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
03:44
09
Service and Repair
Calexico
Hot Rail
04:02
01
Cruel
Calexico
Garden Ruin
04:01
17
Frontera
Calexico
The Black Light
04:21
01
Frontera / Trigger
Calexico
Spiritoso
05:30
Writer: Joey Burns
08
Woven Birds (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:47
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
05
Pepita
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:36

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  • Discography
Albums
Calexico, under exclusive license to Anti
08-04-2022
El Mirador
01
El Mirador
Calexico
El Mirador
03:38
Writer: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza / Composers: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza
02
Harness the Wind
Calexico
El Mirador
02:54
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza / Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza
03
Cumbia Peninsula
Calexico
El Mirador
03:57
Writer: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza - Jairo Zavala / Composers: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza - Jairo Zavala
04
Then You Might See
Calexico
El Mirador
03:05
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza - Pieta Brown / Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza - Pieta Brown
05
Cumbia del Polvo
Calexico
El Mirador
03:35
Writer: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza / Composers: Joey Burns - Sergio Mendoza
06
El Paso
Calexico
El Mirador
02:33
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza - Pieta Brown / Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino - Sergio Mendoza - Pieta Brown
07
The El Burro Song
Calexico
El Mirador
03:24
Writer: Joey Burns / Composers: Joey Burns
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Calexico, under exclusive license to Anti
04-12-2020
Seasonal Shift
01
Hear the Bells
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
03:51
Composers: joseph burns
02
Christmas All Over Again
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
03:37
Composers: Tom Petty
03
Mi Burrito Sabanero
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
04:05
Composers: Hugo Blanco
04
Heart of Downtown
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
03:48
Composers: joseph burns - Sergio Mendoza
05
Seasonal Shift
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
03:21
Composers: joseph burns
06
Nature's Domain
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
02:56
Composers: joseph burns
07
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Calexico
Seasonal Shift
04:01
Composers: John Lennon - Yoko Ono
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Sub Pop Records
14-06-2019
Years to Burn
01
What Heaven's Left
Calexico
Years to Burn
04:52
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
02
Midnight Sun
Calexico
Years to Burn
04:14
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
03
Father Mountain
Calexico
Years to Burn
02:54
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
04
Outside El Paso
Calexico
Years to Burn
01:51
Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
05
Follow the Water
Calexico
Years to Burn
03:45
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
06
The Bitter Suite (Pájaro / Evil Eye / Tennessee Train)
Calexico
Years to Burn
08:15
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
07
Years to Burn
Calexico
Years to Burn
03:07
Writer: Sam Beam / Composers: Calexico - Iron & Wine
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Calexico, under exclusive license to Anti
26-01-2018
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
01
End of the World With You
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:08
02
Voices in the Field
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:26
03
Bridge to Nowhere
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:07
04
Spinball
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
01:11
05
Under the Wheels
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
03:23
06
The Town & Miss Lorraine
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
02:40
07
Flores y Tamales
Calexico
The Thread That Keeps Us (Deluxe Edition)
02:48
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Calexico, under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
10-04-2015
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
01
Falling from the Sky
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:23
Writer: Joey Burns - John Burns
02
Bullets & Rocks
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:30
Writer: John Burns - Joey Burns - John Convertino
03
When the Angels Played
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
02:25
Writer: Joey Burns - Pieta Brown
04
Tapping on the Line
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:28
Writer: John Burns - Joey Burns
05
Cumbia de Donde
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:09
Writer: Sergio Mendoza - Joey Burns
06
Miles from the Sea
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:41
Writer: John Burns - Joey Burns - John Convertino
07
Coyoacán
Calexico
Edge of the Sun (Deluxe Edition)
03:03
Writer: Sergio Mendoza - Joey Burns - John Convertino
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Calexico. Under exclusive license to Anti, Inc.
20-04-2013
Spiritoso
01
Frontera / Trigger
Calexico
Spiritoso
05:30
Writer: Joey Burns
02
Epic
Calexico
Spiritoso
04:24
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino
03
The News About William
Calexico
Spiritoso
03:46
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino
04
Black Heart
Calexico
Spiritoso
04:54
Writer: Joey Burns - John Convertino - John Burns
05
Minas de Cobre
Calexico
Spiritoso
03:41
Writer: Joey Burns
06
Inspiracion
Calexico
Spiritoso
03:30
Writer: Jacob Valenzuela
07
Two Silver Trees
Calexico
Spiritoso
04:31
Writer: Joey Burns - John Burns
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Anti
07-09-2012
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
01
Epic
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
04:16
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
02
Splitter
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
03:30
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
03
Sinner in the Sea
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
04:14
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
04
Fortune Teller
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
03:57
Writer: Joey Burns - Pieta Brown / Composers: Joey Burns - Pieta Brown
05
Para
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
03:53
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
06
Algiers
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
03:42
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
07
Maybe on Monday
Calexico
Algiers (Deluxe Edition)
03:37
Writer: John Convertino - Joey Burns / Composers: John Convertino - Joey Burns
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2011 Quarterstick Records
18-11-2011
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
01
Half A Smidge
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
01:49
02
Waitomo
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
03:29
03
Griptape
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
02:57
04
Glowing Heart of the World
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
04:50
05
Entrenando A Los Tigres
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
01:13
06
All The Pretty Horses
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
04:02
07
Inch By Inch
Calexico
Selections from Road Atlas 1998-2011
01:02
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(P) 2011 Resonant Music (1) Limited Partners
21-08-2011
The Guard Original Soundtrack
01
Boyle Gets Dressed
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
01:21
02
Boyle and McBride Discuss Motives
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
02:11
03
Eugene Wheels Past
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
01:12
04
Bourbon in the Jar
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
01:07
05
Black Car, Black Night
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
00:29
06
Tap At Cornell’s Window
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
00:59
07
Into The West
Calexico
The Guard Original Soundtrack
03:07
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2008 Quarterstick Records
08-09-2008
Carried To Dust
01
Victor Jara's Hands
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:19
02
Two Silver Trees
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:49
03
The News About William
Calexico
Carried To Dust
02:47
04
Sarabande In Pencil Form
Calexico
Carried To Dust
00:39
05
Writer's Minor Holiday
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:09
06
Man Made Lake
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:00
07
Inspiracion
Calexico
Carried To Dust
03:34
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2006 Quarterstick Records
31-03-2006
Garden Ruin
01
Cruel
Calexico
Garden Ruin
04:01
02
Yours And Mine
Calexico
Garden Ruin
02:32
03
Bisbee Blue
Calexico
Garden Ruin
02:50
04
Panic Open String
Calexico
Garden Ruin
04:11
05
Letter To Bowie Knife
Calexico
Garden Ruin
03:08
06
Roka
Calexico
Garden Ruin
03:44
07
Lucky Dime
Calexico
Garden Ruin
02:35
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2003 Quarterstick Records
10-02-2003
Feast of Wire
01
Sunken Waltz
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:27
02
Quattro - World Drifts in
Calexico
Feast of Wire
04:37
03
Stucco
Calexico
Feast of Wire
00:20
04
Black Heart
Calexico
Feast of Wire
04:48
05
Pepita
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:36
06
Not Even Stevie Nicks…
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:43
07
Close Behind
Calexico
Feast of Wire
02:51
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2023 Quarterstick Records
10-02-2003
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
01
Sunken Waltz (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:28
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
02
Quattro (World Drifts In) (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:38
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
03
Stucco (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
00:20
Composers: Joey Burns
04
Black Heart (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:52
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino - John Burns
05
Pepita (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:37
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
06
Not Even Stevie Nicks... (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:44
Composers: Joey Burns - John Convertino
07
Close Behind (Remastered)
Calexico
Feast of Wire (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
02:52
Composers: Joey Burns
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1998 Quarterstick Records
22-05-2001
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
01
Sonic Wind (Instrumental Mix)
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
05:07
02
Crystal Frontier (Widescreen Version)
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
03:59
03
Untitled III (Remix by Two Lone Swordsmen)
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
04:07
04
Chanel No. 5
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
04:50
05
Banderilla
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
03:44
06
Crooked Road and The Briar
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
04:27
07
Crystal Frontier (Acoustic Version)
Calexico
Even My Sure Things Fall Through
03:34
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2000 Quarterstick Records
08-05-2000
Hot Rail
01
El Picador
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:15
02
Ballad of Cable Hogue
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:28
03
Ritual Road Map
Calexico
Hot Rail
01:15
04
Fade
Calexico
Hot Rail
07:43
05
Untitled III
Calexico
Hot Rail
04:07
06
Sonic Wind
Calexico
Hot Rail
04:13
07
Muleta
Calexico
Hot Rail
03:33
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