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The Black Light

Calexico

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Album Review

Deeper and richer than their debut, Spoke, Calexico's second album expands upon the sun-baked, cinematic sound of before with the addition of Latin jazz rhythms, mariachi trumpets, and pedal steel; in and of themselves, the group's songs are not exactly compelling, but they're produced with such a fine sense of texture and atmosphere that The Black Light still makes for intriguing listening.

Customer Reviews

Super Album

I bought this album and not being quite what I expected I listened to part of it and then set it aside. Well a year later I pulled it out and started listening to it and it began to grow on me. Bloodflow and Stray are great numbers. I love this album now.

the BlackLight of Goodness

My first exposure to Calexico was Hot Rail. I instantly loved the combination of rock, southwest/mariachi music. It was a year later before i went back to listen to Spoke and then Black Light. When i see Calexico in concert now (Feast of Wire and Iron & Wine tours) I long for the days of their first albums' sounds. I love their newer stuff too, as these guys are brilliant musicians. but their first few albums are unlike any other music I've heard. Most bands make a hard stop and transition into the next track. This album uses 30-70 second instrumentals as interludes to the following songs. The Black Light is just all about goodness. As I'm writing this, i feel it may not be the best review of the actual sound of their music, but if you're looking for something different, you won't find a better band.

Perfect!

I have a broad taste in music so i really like anything but rap and hip hop. this combined a lot of my favorites like jazz, rock, and spanish into this almost theatric album. perfectly odd and unique, i cant tire of it. buy buy buy!!

Biography

Formed: Tucson, AZ

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '90s, '00s

Calexico, a Tucson collective of musicians focused around Joey Burns and John Convertino, forged an eclectic identity through their exploration of Southwestern culture. Composer Ennio Morricone's spaghetti Westerns as well as Portuguese fado, Afro-Peruvian music, and '50s and '60s jazz, country, and surf music all factored into Calexico's music. Burns studied classical music at the University of California, Irvine, before starting his rock career, and Calexico formed after Burns met John Convertino...
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