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Album Details

• Artist: Calexico
• Album: Hot Rail
• Label: Quarterstick
• Year of Release: 2000
• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2003-03-31

John Convertino and Joey Burns must be two of Arizona's hardest working musicians. Doubling in the already hard working Giant Sand this project has earned them a lot of praise. Calexico is a blend of Giant Sand style Americana and the southern Tejano tex-mex style. The two pull it off very well with all their guest artists being featured on the album. On Hot Rail the band delves into a more detailed trip into this uncharted territory. John and Joey realized that they have a very unique style with not much in the way of peers in their alt-tejano field so they took it upon themselves to increase the depth of the music. Loads of instrumentals as well as well thought out lyrics make up the album. If you are tired of the regular alt-rock scene give Calexico a shot (of tequila) and you will discover one of Quartersticks little gems.

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