Spoke [Vinyl]

Rating

Album: Spoke [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Low Expectations	More Info...
2)	Mind the Gap	More Info...
3)	Mazurra	More Info...
4)	Sanchez	More Info...
5)	Haul	More Info...
6)	Slag	More Info...
7)	Paper Route	More Info...
8)	Glipse	More Info...
9)	Navy Cut	More Info...
10)	Spokes	More Info...
11)	Scout	More Info...
12)	Point Vicente	More Info...
13)	Wash	More Info...
14)	Ice Cream Jeep	More Info...
15)	Wind Jammer	More Info...
16)	Mazurka	More Info...
17)	Removed	More Info...
18)	Hitch	More Info...
19)	Stinging Nettle	More Info...
2)	Mind the Gap	More Info...	0:01
3)	Mazurra	More Info...	0:01
4)	Sanchez	More Info...	0:03
5)	Haul	More Info...	0:01
6)	Slag	More Info...	0:02
7)	Paper Route	More Info...	0:02
8)	Glimpse	More Info...	0:02
9)	Navy Cut	More Info...
10)	Spokes	More Info...	0:03
11)	Scout	More Info...	0:02
12)	Point Vicente	More Info...	0:04
13)	Wash	More Info...	0:02
14)	Ice Cream Jeep	More Info...
15)	Windjammer	More Info...	0:02
16)	Mazurka	More Info...	0:01
17)	Removed	More Info...	0:04
18)	Stinging Nettle	More Info...	0:03

Album: Spoke [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Low Expectations	More Info...
2)	Mind the Gap	More Info...
3)	Mazurra	More Info...
4)	Sanchez	More Info...
5)	Haul	More Info...
6)	Slag	More Info...
7)	Paper Route	More Info...
8)	Glipse	More Info...
9)	Navy Cut	More Info...
10)	Spokes	More Info...
11)	Scout	More Info...
12)	Point Vicente	More Info...
13)	Wash	More Info...
14)	Ice Cream Jeep	More Info...
15)	Wind Jammer	More Info...
16)	Mazurka	More Info...
17)	Removed	More Info...
18)	Hitch	More Info...
19)	Stinging Nettle	More Info...
2)	Mind the Gap	More Info...	0:01
3)	Mazurra	More Info...	0:01
4)	Sanchez	More Info...	0:03
5)	Haul	More Info...	0:01
6)	Slag	More Info...	0:02
7)	Paper Route	More Info...	0:02
8)	Glimpse	More Info...	0:02
9)	Navy Cut	More Info...
10)	Spokes	More Info...	0:03
11)	Scout	More Info...	0:02
12)	Point Vicente	More Info...	0:04
13)	Wash	More Info...	0:02
14)	Ice Cream Jeep	More Info...
15)	Windjammer	More Info...	0:02
16)	Mazurka	More Info...	0:01
17)	Removed	More Info...	0:04
18)	Stinging Nettle	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Calexico includes: Joey Burns (vocals, guitar, mandolin, cello, accordion, bass); John Convertino (guitar, accordion, vibraphone, marimba, drums); Tasha Bundy (drums).
While Calexico's 1997 debut album, SPOKE, contains strong hints of what was to come for the group, it clearly stands as an early point in their evolution. The hazy spaghetti-Western Mexicana that would later become so prevalent pops up at a few points here, but doesn't dominate the album. Multi-instrumentalists John Convertino and Joey Burns had only recently splintered off from Giant Sand, and the Captain Beefheart-gone-indie-rock flavor of their former band can still be heard in spots. At the same time, there's a strong lo-fi alt-folk feel to a number of tracks, evoking the sort of records Will Oldham and others were making for the Drag City label at the time. Though it's not as sophisticated as Calexico's later albums, SPOKE has a distinctive personality, and remains a starting point that the band should still look back on with pride.

Professional Reviews

Option (11-12/97, p.88) - "...a patchwork of scenes of everyday life--crafted by experts that know not to be heavy-handed--and it manages to make the everyday feel significant."

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