Edge of the Sun

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Edge of the Sun
Edge of the Sun by Calexico.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 13, 2015
Genre Alternative rock, indie folk, Americana, Tex-Mex, alternative country, post-rock
Length40:35
Label Anti-
Producer Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Algiers
(2012)
Edge of the Sun
(2015)
The Thread That Keeps Us
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [3]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork Media 7.6/10 [5]

Edge of the Sun is the eighth studio album by indie rock band Calexico. It was released in April 2015 on Anti-.

Contents

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 20152015
21 [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)FeaturingLength
1."Falling from the Sky"Joey Burns, John Burns Ben Bridwell 3:23
2."Bullets & Rocks"Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino Sam Beam 3:30
3."When the Angels Played" Pieta Brown, Joey BurnsPieta Brown, Greg Leisz 2:25
4."Tapping on the Line"Joey Burns, John Burns Neko Case 3:28
5."Cumbia de Donde"Joey Burns, Sergio Mendoza Amparo Sánchez 3:09
6."Miles from the Sea"Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino Gaby Moreno 3:41
7."Coyoacán"Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza 3:03
8."Beneath the City of Dreams"Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza, Jairo ZavalaGaby Moreno2:35
9."Woodshed Waltz"Joey Burns, John Burns, John ConvertinoGreg Leisz3:29
10."Moon Never Rises"Joey Burns, John Convertino Carla Morrison 3:28
11."World Undone"Joey BurnsTakim4:29
12."Follow the River"Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza Nick Urata 3:54
Edge of the Sun Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)FeaturingLength
13."Calavera"Joey Burns, Sergio Mendoza  
14."Roll Tango"Joey Burns, John Burns, John ConvertinoPanagiotis Dimitrakopoulos, Thomas Konstantinou, Yorgos Marinakis, Eric Burdon 
15."Rosco Y Pancetta"Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio MendozaTom Hagerman, Adrian Perez, José "El Niño" Márquez, Antonio Pro 
16."Volviendo"Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio MendozaInti Illimani 
17."Esperanza"Jacob Valenzuela, Salvador DuranAntonio Pro, Jacob Valenzuela, Salvador Duran 
18."Let It Slip Away"Joey Burns Hollie Fullbrook  

Personnel

Calexico
Additional musicians

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 37
US Billboard 200 [8] 193
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [9] 25
US Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [10] 19
US Americana/Folk Albums ( Billboard ) [11] 6
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 12
US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [13] 17

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