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Pitchfork 8.1/10 Latest from the Arizona band is its most straightforward and rock-rooted to date, as the duo economically blends jazz, country, American folk, and indie into concise, well-oiled pop songs.
A.V. Club B While traditional country music contains traces of the "western" sound, a lot of alt-country shares an affinity with the southwestern. Veteran Arizona indie-rock act Calexico is a quintessential case in point, with its cinematic songs anchored in waltzes and marches—time signatures that leave open spaces for the band…
Slant 3.5/5 The album seems destined to be regarded as a “transitional” record a few years out.
Pop Matters 6/10 When you hear a record like Garden Ruin, you realize something has to be done. Not about Calexico. About us, the listeners
The Guardian 4/5 <p>(City Slang)</p>
The Irish Times 4/5 Latest releases reviewed