• Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Apr 14, 2015
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
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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 20, 2015
    80
    Much of Edge Of The Sun is as comfortable as an old pair of slippers.
  3. 80
    It’s a cohesive and complete statement, one of Calexico’s best yet.
  4. Apr 14, 2015
    80
    Edge 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Q Magazine
    Apr 10, 2015
    80
    Calexico rarely disappoint. But this is a definite leap forward. [May 2015, p.102]
  7. Apr 10, 2015
    80
    The band sound relaxed about who they are, what they do, and how they work best alongside other people.
  8. Uncut
    Apr 8, 2015
    80
    Another illustration of the breadth and generosity of this remarkable group's vision. [May 2015, p.72]
  9. Apr 22, 2015
    76
    Edge of the Sun sounds newly invigorated and inspired as Calexico reconsider their own past and find new music to explore.
  10. 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.
  11. Apr 8, 2015
    75
    Building 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Apr 13, 2015
    70
    As pleasant as the album is, this time it feels like Calexico are just passing through.
  14. 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.

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