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Hot Rail
Rock · 2000 · 14 tracks

Hot Rail

Calexico

A cinematic blend of desert noir, mariachi brass, and dusty indie rock. Evocative, widescreen music for long drives through purple twilights.

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It's the soundtrack to a desert noir film that doesn't exist yet.

A mysterious and widescreen journey through the dusty landscapes of the American Southwest.

Hot Rail · vs · Calexico
Travel Journey+1.5σ

The writing leans notably further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
El picador
3:17
02
Ballad of Cable Hogue
3:31
03
Ritual Road Map
1:17
04
Fade
7:46
05
Untitled III
4:09
06
Sonic Wind
4:15
07
Muleta
3:35
08
Mid‐Town
3:35
09
Service and Repair
4:04
10
Untitled II
2:39
11
Drenched
4:52
12
16 Track Scratch
1:31
13
Tres avisos
5:13
14
Hot Rail
4:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden swell of triumphant mariachi trumpets over the skeletal indie rhythm of El Picador.
The haunting duet between Joey Burns and Marianne Dissard on Ballad of Cable Hogue, shifting between English and French.
The sprawling, seven-minute slow-burn of Fade that dissolves into a haze of feedback and vibraphone.
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