“SPLITTER” is KEXP’s Song of the Day.  Download it for FREE now here.

NPR’s Weekend Edition has a feature on Calexico today! Tune in locally or stream the interview here.

We are happy to announce we will be returning to Europe for more tour dates in February 2013! Ticket links on the tour page.

Feb 14 Olympia Dublin, IR Ireland
Feb 15 O2 ABC Glasgow, UK
Feb 16 HMV Ritz Manchester, UK
Feb 17 Metropolitan University Leeds, UK
Feb 18 O2 Academy Bristol, UK
Feb 19 Corn Exchange Brighton, UK
Feb 21 Paard van Troje Den Haag, NL
Feb 22 Tivoli Utrecht, NL
Feb 23 Het Depot Leuven, BE
Feb 24 Aeronef Bourran, FR (ON SALE SOON)
Feb 25 Le Cargo Caen, FR (ON SALE SOON)
Feb 26 Zakk Düsseldorf, GER (ON SALE SOON)

The new album ALGIERS is released today in North America. You can purchase it at iTunes, Amazon, via Anti- or from our new webstore.

Our new album is out today in the UK and much of Europe.  It’s called Algiers, named after the neighborhood in New Orleans where the bulk of the music was recorded.  Our longtime friend and co-producer Craig Schumacher, along with the staff at The Living Room Studio, did an incredible job capturing the energy and ambiance of the new songs. Algiers is full of the variety and dynamics that have long been associated with our band’s sound, including the instrumentation that we take with us on tour: trumpets, keyboards, vibraphone, steel guitar, acoustic bass, nylon string guitars and John’s vintage drums.  We’re really proud of our new album.

The video for Splitter has premiered.  Check it out!

You can now listen to the new album, Algiers streaming at the Calexico Facebook page.

We are excited to share “Splitter,” the first single off of the forthcoming album Algiers.  You can also view a stripped down live video of the song that was filmed in Algiers where the album was recorded.  Enjoy!

We’re happy to announce our North American tour in conjunction with the release of our new album ALGIERS.  Find full tour dates, info, and ticket links here.  The Dodos will support!

10th Oct Royale Nightclub – Boston, MA
11th Oct 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
12th Oct Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
13th Oct Webster Hall – New York, NY
14th Oct Mr Small’s – Pittsburgh, PA
15th Oct Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL
16th Oct Fine Line Music Cafe – Minneapolis, MN
19th Oct Neptune – Seattle, WA
20th Oct Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC     Canada
21st Oct Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
24th Oct The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
25th Oct Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
26th Oct Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ
27th Oct The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
28th Oct The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ

We’re excited to announce our upcoming record ALGIERS which will be out early September 2012 via Anti Records in the North and South America and City Slang in Europe! We had a great time in New Orleans with director, Zack Spiger making the video for “Para”, the first song off the new album – enjoy the song and the video and see you on tour this Fall:

You can already preorder Algiers:

in Europe at CITY SLANG

in N. America/S. America at ANTI