Years to Burn

Years to Burn is the second album by Calexico and Iron & Wine. The artists previously worked together on the EP In the Reins (2005).

Years to Burn
Studio album by Calexico and Iron & Wine
Released	June 14, 2019
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	32:12
Label	Sub Pop
Calexico chronology
The Thread That Keeps Us (2018) Years to Burn (2019) Seasonal Shift (2020)
Iron & Wine chronology
Weed Garden (2018) Years to Burn (2019) Who Can See Forever Soundtrack (2023)
Singles from Years to Burn
"Father Mountain" Released: March 21, 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.2/10[1]
Metacritic	77/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	7/10[4]
musicOMH	[5]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[6]
The Skinny	[7]
Under the Radar	[8]

Track listing

Years to Burn track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"What Heaven's Left"	4:53
2.	"Midnight Sun"	4:14
3.	"Father Mountain"	2:54
4.	"Outside El Paso"	1:52
5.	"Follow the Water"	3:46
6.	"The Bitter Suite (Pájaro / Evil Eye / Tennessee Train)"	8:16
7.	"Years to Burn"	3:08
8.	"In Your Own Time"	3:09
Total length:		32:12

All tracks are written by Calexico & Iron & Wine.

Personnel

• Sam Beam – vocals, acoustic guitar (all tracks except 4)
• Joey Burns – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• John Convertino – drums, vibes (track 4)
• Paul Niehaus – pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6)
• Bob Burger - piano, accordion, organ, vibes (tracks 3, 6), prepared piano, piano organ, vocals (track 6)
• Sebastian Steinberg – electric bass, bowed upright bass (track 4), nylon string guitar (track 6), percussion, vocals (track 6)
• Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7), vocals (track 6)

Charts

Chart performance for Years to Burn

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	55
French Albums (SNEP)[12]	179
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13]	16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14]	38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15]	53
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16]	46