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- Date Released: August 12, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Alternative Experimental
- Label: Quarterstick Records / Touch And Go
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The back cover photo of Spoke is a furrowing farm machine, and in the context of this recording, one might imagine clouds of birds following the machinery to eat up the disturbed insects. Calexico snatch up the bits of Americana turned out by a rototilling of the national music psyche. The 19 resultant tracks can be small as insects (the shortest being half a minute in length) and erratic in flight; there are lo-fi songs and themes that proceed without concern for what came before. One bit is held up by guitar, another by accordion, then one by vibes. A bit of desert dust sprinkled throughout may be the only constant theme -- a Santa Fe rummage sale of sounds. Spoke is very intriguing and well worth exploring.
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| 01. |  |
Low Expectations |
2:36 |
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| 02. | |
Mind the Gap |
0:52 |
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| 03. | |
Mazurra |
1:46 |
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| 04. | |
Sanchez |
3:18 |
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| 05. | |
Haul |
1:21 |
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| 06. | |
Slag |
2:28 |
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| 07. | |
Paper Route |
2:00 |
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| 08. | |
Glimpse |
2:39 |
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| 09. |
Navy Cut |
0:29 |
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| 10. | |
Spokes |
3:37 |
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| 11. | |
Scout |
2:09 |
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| 12. | |
Point Vicente |
3:56 |
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| 13. | |
Wash |
2:35 |
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| 14. |
Ice Cream Jeep |
0:30 |
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| 15. | |
Windjammer |
2:38 |
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| 16. | |
Mazurka |
1:19 |
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| 17. | |
Removed |
3:51 |
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| 18. | |
Hitch |
2:53 |
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| 19. | |
Stinging Nettle |
3:40 |
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19 Total Tracks, 44:37 Total Length
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Credits
- Joey Burns - Bass // Joey Burns - Guitar // Joey Burns - Mandolin // Joey Burns - Accordion // Joey Burns - Cello // Joey Burns - Vocals // Joey Burns - Mixing // John Convertino - Guitar // John Convertino - Accordion // John Convertino - Drums // John Convertino - Marimba // John Convertino - Vibraphone // John Convertino - Mixing // Bridget Keating - Violin // Craig Schumacher - Mixing Assistant // Calexico - Main Performer // Nick Luca - Mixing Assistant
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