- Garden Ruin
Infobox Album | Name = Garden Ruin
Type =Album
Artist =Calexico
Released =April 11 2006
Genre = Indie/Alt-Country
Length = 40:31
Label = Quarterstick
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kmdsyl66xp9b~T00 link]
*Being There Magazine Rating|3|5 [http://beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=406&issue=18 May/June 2006]
*Pitchfork (8.1/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15957/Calexico_Garden_Ruin 4/13/2006]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|dud [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Calexico link]
*"Sound Generator" (9/10) [http://www.soundgenerator.com/burner/review_detail.cfm?reviewid=1239 5/5/2006]
Last album = "Feast of Wire " (2003)
This album = "Garden Ruin" (2006)
Next album = "Carried to Dust "
(2008)"Garden Ruin" is the fifth studio album from
Tucson, Arizona indie rock bandCalexico . It is notable for being the first Calexico album to feature no instrumental tracks, instead relying on a more direct, pop-style approach. Foregoing what has been described as "indie-mariachi", the band took their music in a different direction, and the result is a more straightforward indie rock album.Track listing
# "Cruel" – 3:59 (Joey Burns, John Burns)
# "Yours and Mine" – 2:30 (Joey Burns, John Convertino)
# "Bisbee Blue" – 2:48 (Joey Burns, john Burns, JD Foster, John Convertino,Dan Coleman)
# "Panic Open String" – 4:09 (Joey Burns, John Convertino)
# "Letter to Bowie Knife" – 3:06 (Joey Burns, John Burns)
# "Roka (Danza de la Muerte)" – 3:42 (Joey Burns)
# "Lucky Dime" – 2:33 (Joey Burns, John Convertino)
# "Smash" – 3:45 (Joey Burns, John Burns)
# "Deep Down" – 4:31 (Joey Burns)
# "Nom de Plume" – 3:19 (Paul Niehaus, Joey Burns)
# "All Systems Red" – 6:09 (Joey Burns, John Convertino, JD Foster)
# "Landing Field" (bonus track) – 3:46
# "Cast Your Coat" (bonus track) – 3:46Musicians
* John Convertino - Drums (1-11), Percussion (6), Shakers (10)
* Joey Burns - Acoustic Guitar (1-11), Electric Guitar (1,3-9,11), Vocals (1-11), Piano (1,8,11), Tambourine (1,3,4), Cello (2), Banjo (3), Wurlitzer (3,7,8), Casio Flute (4), Glockenspiel (4), Shaker (4), Bass (5,9), Backup Vocals (5), Vibes (6), Bass Melodica (7), Organ (9), Accordion (10)
* Volker Zander - Electric Bass (1,3,6-8,10), Vibes (9)
* Martin Wenk - Glockenspiel (1), Trumpet (1,3,6), Wurlitzer (3), Nashville Tuning Guitar (3), Elctric Guitar (9,11), Banjo (10), Noise (11)
* Jacob Valenzuela - Trumpet (1,3,6)
* JD Foster - Nashville Tuning Guitar (1,3), Horn Arrangement (1,6), Electric Guitar (1), Banjo Ukulele (3), Mando Bird (3), Electric Bass (4,11), Sleigh Bells (4), Backup Vocals (5), Fender Rhodes Bass (11)
* Rob Burger - Hammond B3 Organ (1)
* Paul Niehaus - Pedal Steel (1,8), Electric Guitar (1,7,9-11), Baritone Guitar (6)
* Nelzimar Neves - Cello (3)
* Dan Coleman - Cello Arrangement (3)
* Naim Amor - Electric Guitar (5)
* Jelle Kuiper - Shakers (6), Thunder Drum (10)
* Nick Luca - Hammond B3 Organ (6), Electric Jazz Guitar (7), Reverse Wurlitzer (11)
* Eldys Isak Vega - Piano (6)
* Roberto Mendoza - Sound Effects (6)
* Amparo Sanchez - Vocals (6)External links
* [http://www.casadecalexico.com Official website]
* [http://www.quarterstickrecords.com Quarterstick Records]
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