''The Thread That Keeps Us'' is the ninth studio album by American
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band
Calexico. It was released on January 26, 2018, under
Anti-
Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop ( Sage Francis, The C ...
.
Critical reception
''The Thread That Keeps Us'' was described as "impassioned stories about border politics and environmental disasters" by
Pitchfork (website)
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
, also describing it as "comfort food" that is "vital in spite of that familiarity."
Exclaim!
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described it as an "overly long record" with "truly enjoyable moments."
Track listing
Charts
Personnel
Musicians
* Joey Burns – vocals, guitar, producer
* Scott Colberg – bass
* Sergio Mendoza – keyboards
* Jacob Valenzuela – backing vocals, trumpet
* Jairo Zavala – guitar, backing vocals
* Martin Wenk – drums, trumpet
* John Convertino – drums
* Johnny Contreras – backing vocals
* Evan Shelton – cello
Production
*
Craig Schumacher – engineer, producer
* Tom Hagerman – engineer
* Thomas Small – engineer
* JJ Golden – mastering
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thread That Keeps Us, The
2018 albums
Calexico (band) albums
Anti- (record label) albums