Algiers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 11 September 2012 | |||
Studio | The Living Room Studio, Algiers, Louisiana; Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona; Studio Calexico, Tucson, Arizona | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, indie folk, Americana, Tex-Mex, alt-country, post-rock | |||
Length | 46:34 | |||
Label | Anti- | |||
Producer | Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher | |||
Calexico chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The A.V. Club | A− [3] |
Blurt | [4] |
Clash Music | [5] |
Consequence of Sound | [6] |
The Independent | [7] |
Paste | [8] |
Pitchfork | [9] |
Under the Radar | [10] |
Algiers is the seventh studio album by indie rock americana band Calexico, released on 11 September 2012.
The album's name comes from Algiers, New Orleans, which is where the album was recorded. [11]
All songs written by Joey Burns & John Convertino, except "Fortune Teller" by Joey Burns & Pieta Brown, and "No Te Vayas" by Jacob Valenzuela.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Epic" | 4:14 |
2. | "Splitter" | 3:30 |
3. | "Sinner in the Sea" | 4:14 |
4. | "Fortune Teller" | 3:57 |
5. | "Para" | 3:53 |
6. | "Algiers" | 3:42 |
7. | "Maybe on Monday" | 3:37 |
8. | "Puerto" | 4:23 |
9. | "Better and Better" | 2:33 |
10. | "No Te Vayas" | 4:15 |
11. | "Hush" | 4:22 |
12. | "The Vanishing Mind" | 3:54 |
13. | "Dead Moon (deluxe edition bonus track)" | 3:37 |
14. | "Mi Maquina (deluxe edition bonus track)" | 3:09 |
15. | "Ghost of a River (deluxe edition bonus track)" | 3:57 |
In some releases a bonus disc was included, entitled "Spiritoso," which featured the band playing their songs accompanied by the Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg, conducted by Cornelius Meister and Matt Dunkley respectively.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Frontera/Trigger" | 5:30 |
2. | "Epic" | 4:25 |
3. | "The News About William" | 3:46 |
4. | "Black Heart" | 4:54 |
5. | "Minas de Cobre" | 3:41 |
6. | "Inspiración" | 3:30 |
7. | "Two Silver Trees" | 4:31 |
8. | "Para" | 3:53 |
9. | "Quattro (World Drifts In)" | 4:46 |
10. | "Crystal Frontier" | 7:52 |
11. | "The Vanishing Mind" | 4:26 |
12. | "Fortune Teller" | 4:36 |
Total length: | 55:54 |
Tracks 1,8 and 11 performed with the Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien; tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12 performed with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 60 |
US Billboard 200 [13] | 72 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [14] | 30 |
US Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [15] | 19 |
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [16] | 6 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [17] | 19 |
US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [18] | 8 |
In 2012, it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, [19] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.
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