| Carried to Dust | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk | |||
| Length | 45:05 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick | |||
| Producer | Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher | |||
| Calexico chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| ChartAttack |  [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.3/10)[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Spin | [7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
| Strange Glue | [9] |
| Twisted Ear | [10] |
| Web in Front | (favorable)[11] |
Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanchez.
Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the United States, the British Isles and Western Europe.[12]
In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[13] which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2009 it has sold 26,000 copies in US.[14]
- ^ "Carried To Dust by Calexico Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The A.V. Club review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
- ^ Pitchfork Media review Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Spin review
- ^ Tiny Mix Tapes review
- ^ "Strange Glue review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ Twisted Ear review Archived September 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Web in Front review
- ^ [1] Casa de Calexico. Retrieved on 18 March 2010
- ^ "13/12/12: More Independent Artists Take European Gold, Silver and Platinum Awards Than Ever Before | Impala". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Billboard". 2009-02-28.