Edge of the Sun
A collaboration-heavy record built in Tucson and Mexico City, with guests from Neko Case to Carla Morrison.
Calexico, 2015
- Released
- April 2015
- Studio
- Tucson, Mexico City and other studios
- Label
- Anti- (US), City Slang (Europe)
- Producer
- Craig Schumacher, Joey Burns, John Convertino and Sergio Mendoza
Edge of the Sun was produced by Schumacher, Burns, Convertino and Sergio Mendoza and recorded by Chris Schultz, with extra sessions at Fresno Estudio in the Coyoacan neighborhood of Mexico City, Black Diamond Studio in Mexico City, Studio La Panchita in Barcelona, Lizard Sound in Athens and elsewhere. Guests include Ben Bridwell on Falling from the Sky, Sam Beam on Bullets & Rocks, Pieta Brown on When the Angels Played, Neko Case on Tapping on the Line, Amparo Sanchez on Cumbia de Donde, Gaby Moreno on Miles from the Sea and Beneath the City of Dreams, Carla Morrison on Moon Never Rises and Nick Urata on Follow the River. The deluxe edition adds a second disc of six tracks, including Roll Tango with Eric Burdon.
Pitchfork's Stephen M. Deusner called Cumbia de Donde a standout and read the album as being about borders musical and national. PopMatters called it Calexico's most consistent record. Rough Trade ranked it the 21st best album of 2015.
Track listing
- Falling from the Sky3:23
- Bullets & Rocks3:30
- When the Angels Played2:25
- Tapping on the Line3:28
- Cumbia de Donde3:09
- Miles from the Sea3:42
- Coyoacan3:03
- Beneath the City of Dreams2:35
- Woodshed Waltz3:29
- Moon Never Rises3:29
- World Undone4:29
- Follow the River3:57
Personnel
- Joey Burns vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, organ, cello, accordion, bass; producer
- John Convertino drums, percussion; producer
- Sergio Mendoza Mellotron, piano, organ, vibes, guitar, accordion, backing vocals; producer
- Craig Schumacher producer
- Paul Niehaus pedal steel
- Jacob Valenzuela trumpet
- Martin Wenk trumpet, synth, vibes
- Jairo Zavala guitar, bass
- Ryan Alfred upright and electric bass, synth, guitar, vocals
- Chris Schultz recording engineer
More from Calexico
Spoke (1996), The Black Light (1998), Hot Rail (2000), Feast of Wire (2003), Convict Pool (2004), In the Reins (2005), Garden Ruin (2006), Carried to Dust (2008), Algiers (2012), The Thread That Keeps Us (2018), Years to Burn (2019), Seasonal Shift (2020), El Mirador (2022)
Sources
- Calexico: Edge of the Sun, Pitchfork (2015-04-22)
- Calexico: Edge of the Sun, PopMatters (2015-04-14)
- Calexico: Edge of the Sun (master), Discogs
- Calexico: Edge of the Sun (deluxe CD), Discogs
- Calexico (band), Wikipedia