Calexico: Somehow More Country Than Jessica Simpson [The Last Word]

From time to time, we like to round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. After the jump, we look at other publications' reactions to the new album from the pride and joy of Tucson: Calexico. • "However, their music can sound both wonderfully evocative or occasionally faux—as authentic as a Mexican restaurant located in Milton Keynes—and lacks a dominant vocal like former bandmate Howe Gelb, of Giant Sand." [The Guardian] • "Bu...

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