The Black Light (Calexico album)

The Black Light
The Black Light
Studio album by Calexico
Released	May 19, 1998
Recorded	Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona in July, August & December 1997, except 2,4 & 11 at the homes of Burns and Convertino
Genre	Americana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
Length	54:09
Label	Quarterstick
Producer	Joey Burns & John Convertino
Calexico chronology

ReleasedMay 19, 1998

RecordedWavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona in July, August & December 1997, except 2,4 & 11 at the homes of Burns and Convertino

Length54:09

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Boston Phoenix	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Mojo	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[6]
Uncut	9/10^[7]

The Black Light is the second studio album by American indie rock band Calexico. It was released May 19, 1998 on Quarterstick.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gypsy's Curse"	Joey Burns	4:18
2.	"Fake Fur"	Joey Burns	2:36
3.	"The Ride (Part 2)"	Joey Burns	3:08
4.	"Where Water Flows"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	1:57
5.	"The Black Light"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	3:20
6.	"Sideshow"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	2:02
7.	"Chach"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	3:33
8.	"Missing"	Joey Burns	6:01
9.	"Minas de Cobre (For Better Metal)"	Joey Burns	3:09
10.	"Over Your Shoulder"	Joey Burns	4:10
11.	"Vinegaroon"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	1:06
12.	"Trigger"	Joey Burns	2:34
13.	"Sprawl"	John Convertino	1:27
14.	"Stray"	Joey Burns	2:54
15.	"Old Man Waltz"	John Convertino	2:29
16.	"Bloodflow"	Joey Burns	5:10
17.	"Frontera"	Joey Burns	4:21

v t e Calexico
Joey Burns John Convertino Scott Colberg Sergio Mendoza Jacob Valenzuela Martin Wenk Jairo Zavata
Studio albums	Spoke (1997) The Black Light (1998) Hot Rail (2000) Feast of Wire (2003) Garden Ruin (2006) Carried to Dust (2008) Algiers (2012) Edge of the Sun (2015) The Thread That Keeps Us (2018) Years to Burn (2019) Seasonal Shift (2020) El Mirador (2022)
Live albums	Scraping (2002)
EPs	Even My Sure Things Fall Through (2001) Convict Pool (2004) In the Reins with Iron & Wine (2005)
Tour CDs	Aerocalexico (2001)
Related	Discography

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