The Thread That Keeps Us

The Thread That Keeps Us is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Calexico. It was released in January 26, 2018 under Anti-.[8]

The Thread That Keeps Us
Studio album by
Calexico
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)
Length44:35
LabelAnti-
Producer
Calexico chronology
Edge of the Sun
(2015)		 The Thread That Keeps Us
(2018)		 Years to Burn
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blurt[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
Exclaim!4/10[5]
Pitchfork7.1/10[6]
Under the Radar7.5/10[7]

Critical reception

The Thread That Keeps Us was met with "generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 17 reviews.[1] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 69 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."End of the World with You"Joey Burns3:08
2."Voices in the Field"
  • Joey Burns
  • John Burns
3:26
3."Bridge to Nowhere"Joey Burns3:07
4."Spinball"
  • Joey Burns
  • Scott Colberg
  • John Convertino
1:11
5."Under the Wheels"
  • Joey Burns
  • Sergio Mendoza
3:23
6."The Town & Miss Lorraine"Joey Burns2:39
7."Flores y Tamales"
  • Joey Burns
  • Jairo Zavala
2:47
8."Another Space"Joey Burns3:55
9."Unconditional Waltz"Martin Wenk1:38
10."Girl in the Forest"Joey Burns2:45
11."Eyes Wide Awake"
  • Joey Burns
  • John Burns
  • John Convertino
4:20
12."Dead in the Water"Joey Burns2:37
13."Shortboard"
  • Joey Burns
  • Scott Colberg
  • John Convertino
1:57
14."Thrown to the Wild"
  • Joey Burns
  • John Burns
4:47
15."Music Box"Joey Burns2:55
iTunes Deluxe Edition[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Longboard"3:02
2."Luna Roja"3:43
3."Curse of the Ride"2:51
4."Lost Inside"4:30
5."Inside the Energy Field"1:17
6."End of the Night"3:29
7."Dream on Mount Tam"3:43

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 13
French Albums (SNEP)[14] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 60
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 43
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 58
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[20] 53
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21] 12
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[22] 10

Personnel

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  2. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  3. Zimmerman, Lee. "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurtonline.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. Rushbury, Ian (January 26, 2018). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. Forster, Tim (January 22, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. Rytlewski, Evan (January 26, 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  7. Wyatt, Stephen (February 23, 2018). "Under the Radar Review". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  8. Wortman, Rahman (October 14, 2018). "Calexico Announce New Album The Thread That Keeps Us for January 2018 Release". Mxdwn. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. "The Thread That Keeps US (Deluxe Edition)". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  11. "Austriancharts.at – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  12. "Ultratop.be – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  13. "Ultratop.be – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  14. "Lescharts.com – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  16. "Italiancharts.com – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  17. "Portuguesecharts.com – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  18. "Spanishcharts.com – Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  19. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  20. "Calexico Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  21. "Calexico Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  22. "Calexico Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
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