Edge of the Sun

Edge of the Sun is the eighth studio album by indie rock band Calexico. It was released in April 2015 on Anti-.

Edge of the Sun
Studio album by Calexico
Released	April 13, 2015
Genre	Alternative rock, indie folk, Americana, Tex-Mex, alternative country, post-rock
Length	40:35
Label	Anti-
Producer	Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Algiers (2012) Edge of the Sun (2015) The Thread That Keeps Us (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
musicOMH	[4]
Pitchfork Media	7.6/10[5]

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Year	Rank
Rough Trade	Albums of the Year 2015	2015	21[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Featuring	Length
1.	"Falling from the Sky"	Joey Burns, John Burns	Ben Bridwell	3:23
2.	"Bullets & Rocks"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino	Sam Beam	3:30
3.	"When the Angels Played"	Pieta Brown, Joey Burns	Pieta Brown, Greg Leisz	2:25
4.	"Tapping on the Line"	Joey Burns, John Burns	Neko Case	3:28
5.	"Cumbia de Donde"	Joey Burns, Sergio Mendoza	Amparo Sánchez	3:09
6.	"Miles from the Sea"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino	Gaby Moreno	3:41
7.	"Coyoacán"	Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza		3:03
8.	"Beneath the City of Dreams"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza, Jairo Zavala	Gaby Moreno	2:35
9.	"Woodshed Waltz"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino	Greg Leisz	3:29
10.	"Moon Never Rises"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	Carla Morrison	3:28
11.	"World Undone"	Joey Burns	Takim	4:29
12.	"Follow the River"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza	Nick Urata	3:54

Edge of the Sun — Special edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Featuring	Length
13.	"Calavera"	Joey Burns, Sergio Mendoza
14.	"Roll Tango"	Joey Burns, John Burns, John Convertino	Panagiotis Dimitrakopoulos, Thomas Konstantinou, Yorgos Marinakis, Eric Burdon
15.	"Rosco Y Pancetta"	Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza	Tom Hagerman, Adrian Perez, José "El Niño" Márquez, Antonio Pro
16.	"Volviendo"	Joey Burns, John Convertino, Sergio Mendoza	Inti Illimani
17.	"Esperanza"	Jacob Valenzuela, Salvador Duran	Antonio Pro, Jacob Valenzuela, Salvador Duran
18.	"Let It Slip Away"	Joey Burns	Hollie Fullbrook

Personnel

Calexico

• Ryan Alfred – upright and electric bass, synth, ambient guitar, vocals
• Joey Burns – vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, organ, harmonica, cello, congas, accordion, shaker, ukulele, bass
• John Convertino – drums, percussion
• Sergio Mendoza – mellotron strings, percussion, piano, organ, backing vocals, vibes, guitar, vihuela, accordion, ukulele
• Paul Niehaus – pedal steel
• Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet
• Martin Wenk – trumpet, synth, vibes
• Jairo Zavala – guitar, bass

Additional musicians

• Sam Beam – vocals on "Bullets and Rocks"
• Ben Bridwell – vocals on "Falling from the Sky"
• Pieta Brown – vocals on "When The Angels Played"
• Neko Case – vocals on "Tapping on the Line"
• Tom Hagerman – strings on "Miles from the Sea" and "Coyoacan"
• Steff Koeppen – additional vocals on "Tapping on the Line"
• Thomas Konstantinou of Takim – lute and bouzouki on "World Undone"
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel on "When The Angels Played", guitar on "Woodshed Waltz"
• Yorgos Marinakis of Takim - traditional violin on "World Undone"
• Gaby Moreno – vocals on "Miles from the Sea" and "Beneath the City of Dreams"
• Carla Morrison – vocals on "Moon Never Rises"
• Adrian Perez – jalisco harp on "Bullets and Rocks" and "Coyoacan"
• Antonio Pro – guitarron on "Coyoacan"
• Isaac Rodriguez – additional vocals on "Cumbia de Donde"
• Amparo Sánchez – vocals on "Cumbia de Donde"
• Chris Schultz – percussion on "Falling from the Sky", additional vocals on "Cumbia de Donde"
• Craig Schumacher – moog bass on "World Undone"
• Nick Urata – vocals on "Follow the River"

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	37
US Billboard 200[8]	193
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	25
US Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10]	19
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)[11]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	12
US Tastemakers (Billboard)[13]	17