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Spoke
Rock · 1996 · 18 tracks

Spoke

Calexico

A skeletal, lo-fi collection of desert sketches. Upright bass and acoustic guitars recorded with a dry, intimate hiss that feels like a private transmission.

1996 · Control

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A quiet, dusty solitude that feels like a private transmission from the desert.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Low Expectations
2:36
02
Mind the Gap
0:52
03
Mazurra
1:44
04
Sanchez
3:15
05
Haul
1:21
06
Slag
2:26
07
Paper Route
1:59
08
Glimpse
2:38
09
Navy Cut
0:29
10
Spokes
2:37
11
Scout
2:09
12
Point Vicente
3:53
13
Wash
2:35
14
Ice Cream Jeep
0:29
15
Windjammer
2:36
16
Mazurka
1:17
17
Removed
3:52
18
Stinging Nettle
3:41
Moments Worth Listening For
the skeletal upright bass on 'Sanchez' that feels like it's being played right in your ear
the way 'Low Expectations' sets a weary, moonlit pace with its shuffling percussion
the brief, haunting interlude of 'Ice Cream Jeep' that sounds like a distant memory
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Spoke sound next to the rest of Calexico's catalogue?

Lo Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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