El Mirador
Recorded in the summer of 2021 at Sergio Mendoza's home studio, a cumbia and mariachi record about community.
Calexico, 2022
- Released
- 8 April 2022
- Label
- Anti- (US), City Slang (Europe)
- Producer
- Joey Burns, John Convertino and Sergio Mendoza
El Mirador was recorded in the summer of 2021 at Sergio Mendoza's home studio, with Burns and Convertino having moved to Boise and El Paso. Tucker Martine mixed all but Cumbia del Polvo, which Camilo Lara mixed, and JJ Golden mastered it. Sam Beam sings backing vocals on Harness the Wind, and Gaby Moreno on El Mirador, Cumbia del Polvo and Constellation. Pieta Brown co-wrote Then You Might See and El Paso, and Jairo Zavala co-wrote Cumbia Peninsula.
PopMatters heard cumbia, conjunto and mariachi influences and a celebration of community, with The El Burro Song a tongue-in-cheek nod to the southwestern party scene, Liberada a sing-along call to an uncle's 80th birthday party, and El Paso a slink and a whisper about border issues.
Track listing
- El Mirador3:41
- Harness the Wind2:57
- Cumbia Peninsula4:01
- Then You Might See3:13
- Cumbia del Polvo3:40
- El Paso2:38
- The El Burro Song3:29
- Liberada3:22
- Turquoise2:55
- Constellation3:09
- Rancho Azul3:00
- Caldera4:29
Personnel
- Joey Burns lead vocals, guitars, upright bass, accordion, vibes; producer
- John Convertino drums, percussion; producer
- Sergio Mendoza piano, synth, congas, bongos, bass, backing vocals; producer
- Jacob Valenzuela trumpet, backing vocals
- Martin Wenk trumpet
- Connor Gallaher pedal steel, electric guitar
- Gaby Moreno backing vocals
- Sam Beam backing vocals on Harness the Wind
- Tucker Martine mixing
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), Edge of the Sun (2015), The Thread That Keeps Us (2018), Years to Burn (2019), Seasonal Shift (2020)
Sources
- Calexico's El Mirador Builds an Inclusive Bridge with Southwestern Framework, PopMatters (2022-04-22)
- Calexico: El Mirador, Discogs
- Calexico: El Mirador (master), Discogs
- Calexico (band), Wikipedia