Spoke (album)

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Spoke
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Studio album by
Spoke (Calexico)
Released1996 (Germany)
August 12, 1997 (USA)
RecordedNovember–December 1995
Genre Indie rock
Length44:45
Label Hausmusik, Quarterstick
Spoke (Calexico) chronology
Spoke
(1996)		 The Black Light
(1998)

Spoke is the debut studio album by the American band Calexico. [1] [2] It was initially released in Germany (Hausmusik label) under the group name Spoke.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Patriot Ledger wrote that "Calexico sticks with basic guitar and drums, with the occasional fiddle or string bass and here and there a Mexican-style accordion... It makes for a subtly entrancing sound, with the open spaces in the music often meaning as much as the stark arrangements themselves." [4] The San Francisco Examiner noted the "intoxicating, sometimes moody sound." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Low Expectations" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:37
  2. "Mind the Gap" (Burns) – 0:52
  3. "Mazurra" (Convertino) – 1:46
  4. "Sanchez" (Burns, Convertino) – 3:18
  5. "Haul" (Burns, Convertino) – 1:21
  6. "Slag" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:29
  7. "Paper Route" (Bundy, Burns, Convertino) – 2:01
  8. "Glimpse" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:40
  9. "Navy Cut" (Burns, Convertino) – 0:29
  10. "Spokes" (Burns) – 3:38
  11. "Scout" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:09
  12. "Point Vicente" (Burns, Coffman, Convertino) – 3:56
  13. "Wash" (Burns) – 2:35
  14. "Ice Cream Jeep" (Burns) – 0:31
  15. "Windjammer" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:38
  16. "Mazurka" (Convertino) – 1:20
  17. "Removed" (Burns, Coffman) – 3:52
  18. "Hitch" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:53
  19. "Stinging Nettle" (Burns, Coffman) – 3:41

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Chris (August 2, 1997). "Flag Waving". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 31. p. 69.
  2. ↑ Armstrong, Gene (August 15, 1997). "Calexico trio makes music to suit lazy Tucson afternoons". Arizona Daily Star. p. 8D.
  3. ↑ Spoke at AllMusic
  4. ↑ Miller, Jay N. (August 30, 1997). "Calexico: a stripped-down, entrancing sound". The Patriot Ledger. p. 32.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Margaret (August 31, 1997). "Spoke's People". Datebook. San Francisco Examiner. p. 16.


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