Calexico – El Mirador LP

Calexico – El Mirador

Convening at longtime bandmate Sergio Mendoza's home studio in Tucson, Arizona, El Mirador was recorded throughout the summer of 2021, crafting one of their most riveting and whimsical productions to date. Convertino, who now resides in El Paso, and Burns, who relocated to Boise in 2020, channeled cherished memories of Southwestern landscapes and joyful barrio melting pots into an evocative love letter to the desert borderlands that nourished them for over 20 years.

“El Mirador is dedicated to family, friends and community,” says Burns; singer, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of Calexico. “The pandemic highlighted all the ways we need each other, and music happens to be my way of building bridges and encouraging inclusiveness and positivity. That comes along with sadness and melancholy, but music sparks change and movement.”

Tracklist:
A1 El Mirador
A2 Harness The Wind
A3 Cumbia Peninsula
A4 Then You Might See
A5 Cumbia Del Polvo
A6 El Paso
B1 The El Burro Song
B2 Liberada
B3 Turquoise
B4 Constellation
B5 Rancho Azul
B6 Caldera

Label: City Slang 
Released: 2022