Garden Ruin

This article is about the rock album. For the architectural feature, see Folly.

Garden Ruin
Studio album by Calexico
Released	April 11, 2006
Genre	Indie rock, indie folk, [1] alt-country, Tex-Mex
Length	40:31
Label	Quarterstick
Producer	JD Foster, Joey Burns, John Convertino
Calexico chronology
Feast of Wire (2003) Garden Ruin (2006) Carried to Dust (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+ [4]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [5]
The Guardian	[6]
Pitchfork	8.1/10 [7]
PopMatters	6/10 [8]
The Skinny	[9]
Slant Magazine	[10]
Spin	[11]
Uncut	4/5 [12]

Garden Ruin is the fifth studio album by the rock band Calexico. It was released in 2006 on Quarterstick Records. The LP is the first Calexico album to feature no instrumental tracks, instead relying on a more direct, pop-style approach. Forgoing what has been described as "indie-mariachi", the band took their music in a different direction, and the result is a more straightforward indie rock album.

As of 2009 it has sold 46,000 copies in US. ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cruel"	Joey Burns, John Burns	3:59
2.	"Yours and Mine"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	2:30
3.	"Bisbee Blue"	Joey Burns, John Burns, JD Foster, John Convertino, Dan Coleman	2:48
4.	"Panic Open String"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	4:09
5.	"Letter to Bowie Knife"	Joey Burns, John Burns	3:06
6.	"Roka (Danza de la Muerte)"	Joey Burns	3:42
7.	"Lucky Dime"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	2:33
8.	"Smash"	Joey Burns, John Burns	3:45
9.	"Deep Down"	Joey Burns	4:31
10.	"Nom de Plume"	Paul Niehaus, Joey Burns	3:19
11.	"All Systems Red"	Joey Burns, John Convertino, JD Foster	6:09
12.	"Landing Field" (bonus track)	Joey Burns, JD Foster	3:46
13.	"Cast Your Coat" (bonus track)	Joey Burns	3:46
Total length:			40:31

Musicians

• John Convertino – Drums (1-11), Percussion (6), Shakers (10)
• Joey Burns – Acoustic Guitar (1-11), Electric Guitar (1,3-9,11), Vocals (1-11), Piano (1,8,11), Tambourine (1,3,4), Cello (2), Banjo (3), Wurlitzer (3,7,8), Casio Flute (4), Glockenspiel (4), Shaker (4), Bass (5,9), Backup Vocals (5), Vibes (6), Bass Melodica (7), Organ (9), Accordion (10)
• Volker Zander – Electric Bass (1,3,6-8,10), Vibes (9)
• Martin Wenk – Glockenspiel (1), Trumpet (1,3,6), Wurlitzer (3), Nashville Tuning Guitar (3), Electric Guitar (9,11), Banjo (10), Noise (11)
• Jacob Valenzuela – Trumpet (1,3,6)
• JD Foster – Nashville Tuning Guitar (1,3), Horn Arrangement (1,6), Electric Guitar (1), Banjo Ukulele (3), Mando Bird (3), Electric Bass (4,11), Sleigh Bells (4), Backup Vocals (5), Fender Rhodes Bass (11)
• Rob Burger – Hammond B3 Organ (1)
• Paul Niehaus – Pedal Steel (1,8), Electric Guitar (1,7,9-11), Baritone Guitar (6)
• Nelzimar Neves – Cello (3)
• Dan Coleman – Cello Arrangement (3)
• Naim Amor – Electric Guitar (5)
• Jelle Kuiper – Shakers (6), Thunder Drum (10)
• Nick Luca – Hammond B3 Organ (6), Electric Jazz Guitar (7), Reverse Wurlitzer (11)
• Eldys Isak Vega – Piano (6)
• Roberto Mendoza – Sound Effects (6)
• Amparo Sanchez – Vocals (6)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [14]	76
US Billboard 200 [15]	156
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [16]	3
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [17]	14
US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [18]	6

References

1. "Review: Calexico, Garden Ruin". Slant . April 12, 2006.
2. "Garden Ruin by Calexico". Metacritic . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
3. Phares, Heather. "Calexico - Garden Ruin". AllMusic . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
4. Murray, Noel (April 26, 2006). "Calexico / Norfolk & Western". The A.V. Club . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
5. Collis, Clark (May 19, 2006). "Garden Ruin". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
6. Peschek, David (March 31, 2006). "Pop CD: Calexico, Garden Ruin". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
7. Tangari, Joe (April 12, 2006). "Calexico: Garden Ruin". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
8. Gilstrap, Andrew (April 11, 2006). "Calexico: Garden Ruin". PopMatters . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
9. Reid, Dave (May 16, 2006). "Calexico - Garden Ruin". The Skinny . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
10. Keefe, Jonathan (April 12, 2006). "Calexico: Garden Ruin". Slant Magazine . Retrieved December 24, 2018.
11. Simon, Julia (May 5, 2006). "Calexico, 'Garden Ruin' (Quarter Stick)". Spin . Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
12. Scoppa, Bud (May 3, 2006). "Calexico - Garden Ruin". Uncut . Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
13. "Billboard". February 28, 2009.
14. "Calexico". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
15. "Calexico - Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
16. "Calexico - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
17. "Calexico - Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017.
18. "Calexico - Tastemakers". Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017.

External links

• Garden Ruin at Discogs (list of releases)