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7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest release from the Tex-Mex band features guests such as Sam Beam from Iron and Wine, Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses, Neko Case, Gaby Moreno, Carla Morrison, Amparo Sanchez, Takim, and Nick Urata from Devotchka.
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  • Record Label: Anti
  • Genre(s): Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock
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Follow the River
Shadows are calling, and I've been down all day The city's asleep but my mind keeps running astray I dream of you in the falling rain Still have the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Magnet
    Apr 15, 2015
    90
    They've managed to write one the hookiest, most satisfying albums of their career. [No. 119, p.53]
  2. Apr 14, 2015
    80
    Edge of the Sun is a strong album that continues the upward trajectory that became stronger as the lessons of albums like Garden Ruin took root.
  3. 80
    It’s a cohesive and complete statement, one of Calexico’s best yet.
  4. Apr 14, 2015
    75
    Edge Of The Sun picks up where Feast Of Wire left off, and though it fails to blaze a new path, it livens up an old one.
  5. Apr 17, 2015
    74
    Musically, we get a wider array of genres, reminiscing their eclectic classic Feast Of Wire, released in 2003. Nevertheless, Edge Of The Sun flows smoothly from start to finish.
  6. Apr 10, 2015
    70
    Though Edge of the Sun is a very good record by any measure, there is something about it all that feels frustratingly routine.
  7. Apr 8, 2015
    60
    Album highlight Cumbia De Donde, featuring Spanish guitarist Amparo Sanchez, is a goofy Mariachi riot that manages to incorporate odd, cartoonish electronic elements to great effect. The flipside is their increased tendency towards clichéd, characterless attempts at straight-down-the-line MOR.

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