Carried to Dust

Carried to Dust is the sixth studio album from Tucson, Arizona indie rock/Americana band Calexico, released September 9, 2008. It features a number of guest musicians like Iron & Wine, Tortoise's Doug McCombs, Pieta Brown, and Amparo Sanchez.

Carried to Dust
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2008
GenreAlt-country, Americana, Tex-Mex, indie rock, indie folk
Length45:05
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerJoey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Garden Ruin
(2006)
Carried to Dust
(2008)
Algiers
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubB
ChartAttack
Pitchfork Media(8.3/10)
PopMatters
Spin
Tiny Mix Tapes
Strange Glue
Twisted Ear
Web in Front(favorable)

Following the release of Carried to Dust, the band toured throughout the United States, the British Isles and Western Europe.

In 2012 it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. As of 2009 it has sold 26,000 copies in US.

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