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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the Arizona alternative rock band led by Joey Burns and John Convertino was recorded in New Orleans with producer Craig Schumacher.
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- Record Label: Anti
- Genre(s): Americana, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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I hold your wrist, you bite your lip The push becomes an embrace I touch your face, you close your eyes The embrace becomes a shove I walk away, you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 27
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Mixed: 4 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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Sep 11, 2012What New Orleans does seem to have inspired in Calexico, though, is some of its best songwriting.
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Sep 12, 2012Instead of taking the easy route of creating a love letter to New Orleans, the band went in the opposite direction, continuing to lead American music into the future.
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Sep 28, 2012It is full of unusual clarity and purpose and seems to have benefited from a certain amount of restraint.
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Sep 20, 2012It can be taken as a given that any longstanding fans will immediately enjoy Algiers, but for newcomers, this is also a perfect access point to what is one of the most consistent bands of the 2000s.
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Sep 13, 2012While these tales of people trying to escape their pasts aren't quite as masterful as Carried to Dust, Algiers has some great songs and a vitality that Calexico should try to hang onto in the future.
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Sep 10, 2012Algiers isn't so much a portrayal of New Orleans as it is a manifestation of the city's often observed ability to both elevate and weigh heavily on the soul.
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Sep 4, 2012Not a bad album, just a boring one.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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