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Calexico is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Mexican Institute of Sound, Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Amparanoia and Michael Hurley. Those roots explain a lot about how Calexico arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Uncle Tupelo, 16 Horsepower, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Woven Hand and Iron & Wine, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Gaby Moreno, Carla Morrison, Arcade Fire, The Barr Brothers and Y La Bamba, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Calexico, reaching back through Mexican Institute of Sound and forward to Gaby Moreno. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Calexico is an American indie rock band based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1996, the band's two main members, Joey Burns and John Convertino, first played together in Los Angeles as part of the group Giant Sand. They have recorded a number of albums on Quarterstick Records and City Slang, and their 2005 EP, In the Reins, recorded with Iron & Wine, reached the Billboard 200 albums chart. Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi, conjunto, cumbia, and tejano mixed with country, jazz, and post-rock.
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Calexico connections
Calexico grew out of Mexican Institute of Sound, Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine and Amparanoia, shares an orbit with Uncle Tupelo, 16 Horsepower, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Woven Hand, went on to shape Gaby Moreno, Carla Morrison, Arcade Fire and The Barr Brothers. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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