Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock

Indie rock

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 band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine

Iron & Wine

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, Tortoise

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's Doug McCombs

Doug McCombs

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, and Pieta Brown

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Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the USA, the British Isles

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 and Western Europe

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Track listing

1. "Víctor Jara
   Víctor Jara
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   's Hands"
2. "Two Silver Trees"
3. "The News About William"
4. "Sarabande in Pencil Form"
5. "Writer's Minor Holiday"
6. "Man Made Lake"
7. "Inspiración"
8. "House of Valparaíso"
9. "Slowness"
10. "Bend to the Road"
11. "El Gatillo (Trigger Revisited)"
12. "Fractured Air (Tornado Watch)"
13. "Falling from Sleeves"
14. "Red Blooms"
15. "Contention City"

Written by Joey Burns (1-6,8-15), John Convertino (3-6,10,11,13,15), John Burns (2,3,6,14), Jairo Zavala (1), Jacob Valenzuela (7).