The Thread That Keeps Us

Rock · 2018 · 22 tracks · 1h 7m

The Thread That Keeps Us

Gritty, distorted Americana recorded on the Northern California coast. A restless blend of desert noir and jagged indie rock that feels both urgent and weathered.

It's like their classic desert sound got caught in a coastal storm and came out with more fuzz and better stories.

A restless, gritty collection of songs that finds hope in the fraying edges of a fractured world.

The Thread That Keeps Us · vs · Calexico

Restless+4.0σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 1h 7m

01

Longboard

3:02

01

End of the World With You

3:08

02

Voices in the Field

3:26

02

Luna Roja

3:43

03

Curse of the Ride

2:51

03

Bridge to Nowhere

3:07

04

Spinball

1:11

04

Lost Inside

4:30

05

Under the Wheels

3:23

05

Inside the Energy Field

1:17

06

The Town & Miss Lorraine

2:39

06

End of the Night

3:29

07

Dream on Mount Tam

3:43

07

Flores y tamales

2:47

08

Another Space

3:55

09

Unconditional Waltz

1:38

10

Girl in the Forest

2:46

11

Eyes Wide Awake

4:20

12

Dead in the Water

2:37

13

Shortboard

1:57

14

Thrown to the Wild

4:47

15

Music Box

2:55

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden eruption of distorted, jagged guitar on 'End of the World With You' that signals a departure from their cleaner desert sound.

The hypnotic, polyrhythmic percussion bed of 'Under the Wheels' that feels like a frantic heartbeat.

The transition into 'Inside the Energy Field' where the album's coastal recording location manifests as pure sonic texture.

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