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"Rust Never Sleeps," as Neil Young once sang. But in Tucson in the Arizona desert, the air is so dry that rust sleeps longer than it does elsewhere. Take Calexico. The band's two founding members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, have been playing together since the early 90s, and they still manage to make records that are as fresh as a frozen margarita. Seasonal Shift, at least their fifteenth album, is devoted to Christmas carols. But it's not Christmas as we know it. Calexico composed most of the songs, and borrowed others from John Lennon and Tom Petty. And down the years, the band has built up an excellent network, with a lot of contacts among Latino musicians. We find them on Seasonal Shift : Camilo Lara of the Mexican Institute of Sound, singers Gaby Moreno and Gisela João and of course some acoustic guitars and mariachi brass, which are all part of the Calexico style. Among the guests there is also a wise man from the east: the Nigerien guitarist Bombino. As in a Spanish, or Mexican cantina, all these guests are inventing songs like gifts to open under the tree: feel-good, joyful but never saccharine, they offer a peaceful, album-length interlude. Calexico borrows a little from Manu Chao at the end of the album, to get the cacti dancing. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
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John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
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Nick Urata, FeaturedArtist - John Convertino, Producer - Tom Petty, Composer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist
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John Convertino, Producer - Hugo Blanco, Composer - Joey Burns, Producer - Gaby Moreno, FeaturedArtist - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist
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John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Composer, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Bombino, FeaturedArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
2020 City Slang 2020 City Slang
John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
2020 City Slang 2020 City Slang
John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
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John Lennon, Composer - John Convertino, Producer - Yoko Ono, Composer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist
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John Convertino, Composer, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist
2020 City Slang 2020 City Slang
John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Composer, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Gisela João, FeaturedArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer - McNab Music/BMI, Composer
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John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
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John Convertino, Producer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Composer, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist - Camilo Lara, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Joseph Burns, Composer
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John Convertino, Producer - Hugo Blanco, Composer - Joey Burns, Producer - Sergio Mendoza, Producer - Calexico, MainArtist
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Album review
"Rust Never Sleeps," as Neil Young once sang. But in Tucson in the Arizona desert, the air is so dry that rust sleeps longer than it does elsewhere. Take Calexico. The band's two founding members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, have been playing together since the early 90s, and they still manage to make records that are as fresh as a frozen margarita. Seasonal Shift, at least their fifteenth album, is devoted to Christmas carols. But it's not Christmas as we know it. Calexico composed most of the songs, and borrowed others from John Lennon and Tom Petty. And down the years, the band has built up an excellent network, with a lot of contacts among Latino musicians. We find them on Seasonal Shift : Camilo Lara of the Mexican Institute of Sound, singers Gaby Moreno and Gisela João and of course some acoustic guitars and mariachi brass, which are all part of the Calexico style. Among the guests there is also a wise man from the east: the Nigerien guitarist Bombino. As in a Spanish, or Mexican cantina, all these guests are inventing songs like gifts to open under the tree: feel-good, joyful but never saccharine, they offer a peaceful, album-length interlude. Calexico borrows a little from Manu Chao at the end of the album, to get the cacti dancing. © Stéphane Deschamps/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:18
- Main artists: Calexico
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: City Slang
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
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