Sweeping The Nation — Interesting and odd year in this regard as well as all the others, 2018. A lot of established names sat it out, others released surprise albums that got instant four-star reviews and then utterly disappeared from the wider conversation, and a good fe... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Today's NYC-area shows include the WFMU Record Fair, George Clinton at BB King's, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Calexico, 'Live From Here' with Chris Thile, Rosetta, Steven Wilson, and more.
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LargeHeartedBoy — Calexico's The Thread That Keeps Us, Dream Wife's self-titled album, Nils Frahm's All Melody, No Age's Snares Like A Haircut, Tiny Moving Parts' Swell, and Ty Segall's Freedom's Goblin are all releases I can recommend this week. Reissues include... more info
Sweeping The Nation — If you're a regular reader you'll know that by "other" tracks we mean those from albums that didn't make our top 50 of the year plus anything else that tickled the proverbial fancy. And yes, 200. Because we've been keeping a tally all... more info
Stereogum — Arizona’s resident Americana band Calexico recently announced their ninth studio album, The Thread That Keeps Us. After posting lead single "End Of The World With You," we’re now premiering another, "Voices In The Field." Although bits of Calexic... more info
Stereogum — Arizona-based Americana rockers Calexico announce their comeback album, The Thread That Keeps Us, with a rousing single: "End Of The World With You" is true modern indie-Americana down to the line about James Turrell’s eyes. An energetic drumbeat a... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The tribute act that was bound to happen, featuring members of Calexico and popular Mexican bands, is no joke.
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