Calexico – Spoke (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP the record hasn’t been reissued

the record hasn’t been reissued since its release in 2013

It's music that no doubt changes with each listen and listener – you're left to fill in the gaps

artful and surprising… Jeremy Coubrough’s keyboard parts channel the sparky energy of The Modern Lovers’ Jerry Harrison… and an air of unhinged desperation informs Williams’ vocals and guitar on many songs

Released on July 17

and unafraid

Calexico – Spoke (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP the record hasn’t been reissuedWhen Calexico originally recorded this in 1996 they were calling themselves "Spoke." Recorded when Burns and Convertinos collaboration was a Giant Sand side project in the truest sense of the word, this 19 song disc finds the groups core members offering raw, understated songs as they work to find a sound distinct from Howe Gelb. They do not wander long. All the later templates are here: the acoustic border ballad (Point Vicente, Sanchez), the open