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Calexico - Carried to Dust.

 

Bridg - I'm liking this a lot more than that last one. 'Course, I LOVED all the previous albums, so a bit less poppy-ness is IMHO, much better.

 

while Garden Ruin was definitely poppier and lacked much of the southewest flair, i felt the songwriting on that album was still pretty f'n great (All Systems Red might be my favorite Calexico song ever...).

 

so far i like that this is more "back to their roots" so to speak, but songwriting wise i don't know if it's up there w/ Garden Ruin (and earlier ones obvs) for me, i've only listened 3-4x tho.

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while Garden Ruin was definitely poppier and lacked much of the southewest flair, i felt the songwriting on that album was still pretty f'n great (All Systems Red might be my favorite Calexico song ever...).

 

so far i like that this is more "back to their roots" so to speak, but songwriting wise i don't know if it's up there w/ Garden Ruin (and earlier ones obvs) for me, i've only listened 3-4x tho.

 

yeah - maybe. I'll have to start reading more interviews and stuff on the new album, but for me the high point in writing was 'Across the wire' and the flooded infant burial ground/garbage dump. Can't get too much more poignant.

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Well not actually. Actually, I'm just tearing through playlists on my PC, and came to the Star demos that I just recently found on Tanya Donnelly's website.

 

Star Demos

 

Had a really nice moment just now, listening to White Belly. Holy crap, but that one is raw, and in a good way. Really love how that sounds.

 

Anyway, carry on...

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Love that one.

Me too. Probably my favorite studio disc of Todd's.

 

 

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Dr. Ebbets mono edition

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