Hot Rail

Hot Rail
Studio album by
Calexico
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
StudiosWaveLab Studio, Tucson, AZ
GenresAmericana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
Length53:17
LabelQuarterstick Records
ProducersJoey Burns, John Convertino
Calexico chronology
The Black Light
(1998)		 Hot Rail
(2000)		 Feast of Wire
(2003)
Singles from Hot Rail
  1. "Service & Repair"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Crystal Frontier"
    Released: 2000
  3. "Ballad of Cable Hogue"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyA−
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork7.9/10
PopMatters7/10
Rolling StoneStarStarStar

Hot Rail is the third studio album by the rock band Calexico. It was released in 2000 through Quarterstick Records. A limited deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2010.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."El Picador"Burns, Convertino3:14
2."Ballad of Cable Hogue"Burns3:29
3."Ritual Road Map"Burns, Convertino1:15
4."Fade"Burns, Convertino7:44
5."Untitled III"Convertino4:07
6."Sonic Wind"Burns, Convertino4:13
7."Muleta"Burns3:33
8."Mid-Town"Burns3:33
9."Service and Repair"Burns4:03
10."Untitled II"Convertino2:37
11."Drenched"Burns4:50
12."16 Track Scratch"Burns, Convertino1:29
13."Tres Avisos"Burns5:11
14."Hot Rail"Burns, Convertino3:58

The EU version of the album contains the additional track "Crystal Frontier" (Burns) between "Fade" and "Untitled III".

Personnel

Calexico

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) 57

References

  1. ↑ Horowitz, Hal. "Hot Rail - Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Consumer Guide: Calexico". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (May 19, 2000). "Hot Rail". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Cameron, Keith (May 12, 2000). "Other pop releases". The Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Chanko, Chip (May 9, 2000). "Calexico: Hot Rail Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ Gilstrap, Andrew (April 14, 2011). "Calexico: Hot Rail / Feast of Wire". PopMatters. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Blashill, Pat (May 22, 2000). "Calexico: Hot Rail". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Hot Rail (Limited Deluxe Edition)". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.