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MagnetApr 15, 2015They've managed to write one the hookiest, most satisfying albums of their career. [No. 119, p.53]
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Apr 20, 2015Much of Edge Of The Sun is as comfortable as an old pair of slippers.
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Apr 17, 2015It’s a cohesive and complete statement, one of Calexico’s best yet.
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Apr 14, 2015Edge of the Sun, the band’s new album on Anti-, is no less adventurous, but it feels curated in a way that sets it apart from previous releases.
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Apr 14, 2015Edge 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.
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Q MagazineApr 10, 2015Calexico rarely disappoint. But this is a definite leap forward. [May 2015, p.102]
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Apr 10, 2015The band sound relaxed about who they are, what they do, and how they work best alongside other people.
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UncutApr 8, 2015Another illustration of the breadth and generosity of this remarkable group's vision. [May 2015, p.72]
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Apr 22, 2015Edge of the Sun sounds newly invigorated and inspired as Calexico reconsider their own past and find new music to explore.
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Apr 14, 2015Edge 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.
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Apr 8, 2015Building a cohesive album from such eclectic source material is no easy task, but Calexico, drawing on the 25-year partnership between Burns and multi-instrumentalist John Convertino, put on a clinic.
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Apr 17, 2015Musically, 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.
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Apr 13, 2015As pleasant as the album is, this time it feels like Calexico are just passing through.
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Apr 10, 2015Though Edge of the Sun is a very good record by any measure, there is something about it all that feels frustratingly routine.