Carried to Dust

Carried to Dust
Studio album by Calexico
Released	September 9, 2008
Genre	Alt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk
Length	45:05
Label	Quarterstick Records
Producer	Joey Burns, John Convertino with Craig Schumacher (co-producer)
Calexico chronology
Garden Ruin (2006) Carried to Dust (2008) Algiers (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	B[2]
ChartAttack	[3]
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10)[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Spin	[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[7]
Strange Glue	[8]
Twisted Ear	[9]
Web in Front	(Favorable)[10]

Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanchez.

Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the United States, the British Isles^[11] and Western Europe.^[12]

Track listing

1. "Víctor Jara's Hands" - 3:19
2. "Two Silver Trees" - 3:49
3. "The News About William" - 2:47
4. "Sarabande in Pencil Form" - 0:39
5. "Writer's Minor Holiday" - 3:09
6. "Man Made Lake" - 3:00
7. "Inspiración" - 3:34
8. "House of Valparaíso" - 2:46
9. "Slowness" - 3:35
10. "Bend to the Road" - 3:17
11. "El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)" - 3:07
12. "Fractured Air (Tornado Watch)" - 3:15
13. "Falling from Sleeves" - 1:20
14. "Red Blooms" - 3:23
15. "Contention City" - 4:16

Written by Joey Burns (1-6,8-15), John Convertino (3-6,10,11,13,15), John Burns (2,3,6,14), Jairo Zavala (1), Jacob Valenzuela (7).

Personnel

• Joey Burns – vocals, guitars, bass, cello, keyboards, accordion, percussion, vibraphone
• John Convertino – drums, percussion, piano
• Paul Niehaus – steel guitar, guitars
• Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet, keyboards, vibraphone, vocals
• Martin Wenk – trumpet, guitar, keyboards, accordion, glockenspiel, vibraphone (occasionally harmonica & French horn)
• Volker Zander – standup bass, electric bass

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The A.V. Club review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
3. ChartAttack review Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Pitchfork Media review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
5. PopMatters review
6. Spin review
7. Tiny Mix Tapes review
8. Strange Glue review
9. Twisted Ear review Archived September 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
10. Web in Front review
11. Daily mail Article Retrieved on 18 March 2010
12. Casa de Calexico. Retrieved on 18 March 2010