The Thread That Keeps Us is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Calexico . It was released on January 26, 2018, under Anti- .[ 1]
The Thread That Keeps Us Released January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26 ) Length 44 :35 Label Anti- Producer
The Thread That Keeps Us was described as "impassioned stories about border politics and environmental disasters" by Pitchfork , also describing it as "comfort food" that is "vital in spite of that familiarity."[ 9] Exclaim! described it as an "overly long record" with "truly enjoyable moments."[ 10]
Title Writer(s) 1. "End of the World with You" Joey Burns 3:08 2. "Voices in the Field" 3:26 3. "Bridge to Nowhere" Joey Burns 3:07 4. "Spinball" Joey Burns Scott Colberg John Convertino 1:11 5. "Under the Wheels" 3:23 6. "The Town & Miss Lorraine" Joey Burns 2:39 7. "Flores y Tamales" 2:47 8. "Another Space" Joey Burns 3:55 9. "Unconditional Waltz" Martin Wenk 1:38 10. "Girl in the Forest" Joey Burns 2:45 11. "Eyes Wide Awake" Joey Burns John Burns John Convertino 4:20 12. "Dead in the Water" Joey Burns 2:37 13. "Shortboard" Joey Burns Scott Colberg John Convertino 1:57 14. "Thrown to the Wild" 4:47 15. "Music Box" Joey Burns 2:55
iTunes Deluxe Edition[ 11] Title 1. "Longboard" 3:02 2. "Luna Roja" 3:43 3. "Curse of the Ride" 2:51 4. "Lost Inside" 4:30 5. "Inside the Energy Field" 1:17 6. "End of the Night" 3:29 7. "Dream on Mount Tam" 3:43
Musicians
Joey Burns – vocals, guitar, producer
Scott Colberg – bass
Sergio Mendoza – keyboards
Jacob Valenzuela – backing vocals, trumpet
Jairo Zavala – guitar, backing vocals
Martin Wenk – drums, trumpet
John Convertino – drums
Johnny Contreras – backing vocals
Evan Shelton – cello
Production
Craig Schumacher – engineer, producer
Tom Hagerman – engineer
Thomas Small – engineer
JJ Golden – mastering
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