Calexico announce new album Edge Of The Sun

28 January 2015, 11:30 | Written by Laurence Day

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Tex-Mex indie outfit Calexico have confirmed the release of their ninth studio album, and are streaming the lead track "Cumbia de Donde".

It was recorded in Mexico City with a range of guests: Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Nick Urata (Devotchka), Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, and Neko Case.

Explaining the record briefly, the band's Joey Burns said:

"Going to another city to jumpstart the creative process helped us to know what this record is about and where we are as a band, like an open canvas with few ties to normal routines when recording and writing... The ‘edge of the sun’ could be coming from the direction of darkness seeking light, or riding the line between both."

Edge Of The Sun will be released 13 April on City Slang.

Listen to "Cumbia de Donde" below. All the band's upcoming tour dates can be found after.

February

1 - UK Glasgow - Celtic Connections
2 - UK London - Rough Trade East Instore @ 7pm

April

14 - DK Copenhagen - Amager Bio
15 - DE Hamburg - Grosse Freiheit
16 - NL Amsterdam - Paradiso
17 - NL Eindhoven - Effenaar
18 - DE Berlin - Heimathafen (SOLD OUT)
20 - DE Cologne - E Werk
21 - DE Munich - Muffathalle
22 - CH Zurich - Volkshaus
23 - IT Milan - Fabrique
25 - LX Luxembourg - Den Atelier
26 - FR Paris - Le Trianon
27 - BE Brussels - Ancienne Belgique
28 - UK London - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
30 - UK Manchester - The Albert Hall

May

1 - UK Liverpool - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
2 - UK Belfast - The Limelight
3 - IR Kilkenny - Kilkenny Roots Festival
4 - IR Dublin - Olympia Theatre

June

11 - NO Bergen - Bergenfest 2015
13 - NO Oslo - Norwegian Wood Festival
17 - DE Heidelberg, Halle 02
18 - DE Ulm, Ulmer Zelt
19 - DE Duisburg - Traumzeit Festival

November

19 - DE Berlin - Columbiahalle