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| n/a by www.pastemagazine.com |
Its tempting to think of Carried to Dust as a companion piece to Feast of Wire....And, like that distinguished predecessor, this one is a beauty from start to finish. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
Carried to Dust represents a refreshing return to eccentricity. |
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| n/a by www.guardian.co.uk |
Calexico's dusty vistas make a welcome comeback. |
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| n/a by www.uncut.co.uk |
Calexico are back, but this time theyre travelling all over the map. Carried to Dust is a quietly persuasive record. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
Special guest vocalists, plus a turn at bat from longtime member Jacob Valenzuela on 'Inspiracion,' add intriguing textures to the 15-song set. |
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| n/a by www.musicomh.com |
It seems a return to first principles has done Calexico good, and returned their music to a raw emotional state. |
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| n/a by blogs.courant.com |
It's a gorgeous, low-key album, full of musical nuance that unfolds with slow grace and exerts an irresistible pull back to the start after the last note has sounded. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
Carried To Dust finds strength in eccentricity and simple melodies. |
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| n/a by thephoenix.com |
The band bring the tang of that elsewhere pop back to Carried to Dust, however, planting big-hook sensibility and the willingness to evolve within its Southwestern mood pieces. |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
Carried to Dust is a fine entry Calexicos discography that both evokes a much-loved sound from the past and yet looks at the sun fading into the west, turns its horse towards the dying light, and carries on into the future. |
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| n/a by www.blender.com |
From the way gently twanging guitar builds to toxic fuzz on 'Man Made Lake' to the whistling in 'El Gatillo' that nails the stranger-in-town vibe, the bands best stories are in their music. |
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| n/a by www.adequacy.net |
Its occasional awkwardness and complex narrative arc may deter true devotion. However, there are still many miraculous highpoints within, which should give Joey Burns and John Convertino a sturdier and braver platform for Calexico to step-up from next time around. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
With some diversions, things stay pretty riveting across the whole album. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
Ultimately, this is the type of record this band is suited to making, and it richly rewards repeat listening--details and melodies that seem buried or understated eventually come to fore, slowly revealed in a mixture of organic warmth, welcome variety, and subtle complexity. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
Nothing terribly new or unexpected to report, just a more direct way of expressing not so adventurous ideas. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
The group never abandoned its orquestra live, and that may be why this return to form sounds so welcoming. |
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