Algiers (Calexico album)

Algiers
Studio album by Calexico
Released 11 September 2012
Studio The Living Room Studio, Algiers, Louisiana; Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona; Studio Calexico, Tucson, Arizona
Genre Alt-rock, indie folk, Americana, Tex-Mex, alt-country, post-rock
Length 46:34
Label Anti Records
Producer Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Carried to Dust
(2008)		 Algiers
(2012)		 Edge of the Sun
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubA-[3]
Blurt[4]
The Independent[5]
Clash Music[6]
Under the Radar[7]
Consequence of Sound[8]
Paste[9]
Pitchfork[10]

Algiers is the seventh studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released on 11 September 2012.

The album's name comes from Algiers, New Orleans, which is where the album was recorded.[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Joey Burns & John Convertino, except "Fortune Teller" by Joey Burns & Pieta Brown, and "No Te Vayas" by Jacob Valenzuela.

No.TitleLength
1."Epic"4:14
2."Splitter"3:30
3."Sinner in the Sea"4:14
4."Fortune Teller"3:57
5."Para"3:53
6."Algiers"3:42
7."Maybe on Monday"3:37
8."Puerto"4:23
9."Better and Better"2:33
10."No Te Vayas"4:15
11."Hush"4:22
12."The Vanishing Mind"3:54
13."Dead Moon (deluxe edition bonus track)"3:37
14."Mi Maquina (deluxe edition bonus track)"3:09
15."Ghost of a River (deluxe edition bonus track)"3:57

In some releases a bonus disc was included, entitled "Spiritoso," which featured the band playing their songs accompanied by the Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsburg, conducted by Cornelius Meister and Matt Dunkley respectively.

No.TitleLength
1."Frontera/Trigger"5:30
2."Epic"4:25
3."The News About William"3:46
4."Black Heart"4:54
5."Minas de Cobre"3:41
6."Inspiración"3:30
7."Two Silver Trees"4:31
8."Para"3:53
9."Quattro (World Drifts In)"4:46
10."Crystal Frontier"7:52
11."The Vanishing Mind"4:26
12."Fortune Teller"4:36
Total length:55:54

Tracks 1,8 and 11 performed with the Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien; tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12 performed with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsburg

Personnel

Calexico

  • John Convertino – drums, percussion, vibraphone
  • Joey Burns – vocals, guitars, upright bass, piano, Vibes, Keys, Accordion

Additional musicians

  • Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Martin Wenk – trumpet, Wurlitzer, sampled strings, accordion, theremin (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12)
  • Paul Niehaus – pedal steel (3, 5, 6, 11, 12)
  • Jairo Zavala – vocals, slide guitar, bazouki, acoustic guitar, percussion (6, 8, 10)
  • Volker Zander – upright bass, electric bass (1, 2, 11, 12)
  • Craig Schumacher – Mellotron, percussion, Wurlitzer (1, 3, 5, 7)
  • Sergio Mendoza – piano (3, 8, 10)
  • Michael Carbajal – trumpet (8, 10)
  • Michael Fan – violin (11, 12)
  • Rose Todaro – violin (11, 12)
  • Joseph Pagan – viola (11, 12)
  • Anne Gratz – cello (11, 12)
  • Craig Klein – trombone (3)
  • Jason Mingledorff – tenor and baritone saxophone (2)
  • Pieta Brown – backing vocals (4)
  • Tom Hagerman – violins, viola (5)
  • Chris Lopez – baritone trombone (8)
  • Chris Schultz – Moog synth for pedal steel (11)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 60
US Billboard 200[13] 72
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 30
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] 19
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[16] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 19
US Tastemakers (Billboard)[18] 8

In 2012, it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[19] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.

References

  1. ↑ "Algiers Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
  2. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Algiers – Calexico Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. ↑ Inman, Davis (11 September 2012). "Calexico Music". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Algiers by Calexico". Blurt. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  5. ↑ Gill, Andy (25 August 2012). "Algiers Review". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  6. ↑ James, Gareth (4 September 2012). "Calexico – Algiers". Clash Music. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  7. ↑ Karim, Alee (11 September 2012). "Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  8. ↑ Coplan, Chris (12 September 2012). "Album Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  9. ↑ Heselgrave, Douglas (11 September 2012). "Calexico: Algiers". Paste. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
  10. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (17 September 2012). "Calexico: Algiers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  11. ↑ Skinner, James (28 August 2012). "Review of Calexico". BBC Music. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  12. ↑ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Calexico - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Calexico - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Calexico - Alternative Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Calexico - Americana/Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Calexico - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Calexico - Tastemakers". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/node/163
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