Carried to Dust

Carried to Dust
Studio album by Calexico
Released	September 9, 2008
Genre	Indie/Americana/Tex-Mex/alt-country
Label	Quarterstick Records
Producer	Joey Burns, John Convertino with Craig Schumacher (co-producer)
Calexico chronology
Garden Ruin (2006) Carried to Dust (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The A.V. Club	(B)
ChartAttack
Pitchfork Media	(8.3/10)
PopMatters
Spin
Tiny Mix Tapes
Strange Glue
Twisted Ear
Web in Front	(Favorable)

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

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

Track listing

1. "Víctor Jara'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).