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Calexico's exclusive track for Bird Migration!!

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December 22, 2008

As part of the Threadless Loves Travel challenge, we are extremely honored to present this new and exclusive track, "Absent Afternoon," from the incomparable CALEXICO in conjunction with Alex Solis' Bird Migration tee!

Download here!

And here's a note from Calexico's Joey Burns about the song:

***

hello threadless nation

hope you and all at threadless like the song.
it's one of my favs.
written at home looking out the window at the weekly funeral procession...
soul migration

nick luca played pump organ, first day back in the studio after recovering from a serious bout with keta acidosis and was in the hospital for a week diagnosed with diabetes type 1.

mickey raphael plays harmonica. we met him through the i'm not there movie when we recorded with he and willie nelson. he loves tucson and hangs out here whenever they are on tour. he wants to record a whole album with us here. should be fun.

paul niehaus on slide acoustic archtop guitar and lush pedal steel.

john convertino on badass drums

i play guitar, bass and sing.

enjoy threadless love what you do
thanks for being there and opening the door to our world

joey

***

THANK YOU, JOEY!!

37 Comments

author: alexmdc
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:24:56

this is so awesome man, I'm soooo soo exited and happy, threadless just made my whole week, you guys kick ass!

and the song is killer too!!!

author: kaloyster
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:25:04

ninja

author: kaloyster
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:25:24

damn :(

author: buko
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:26:33

this is awesome!

author: martiandrivein
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:27:31

wow that's a good song!

author: rodrigobhz
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:32:04

I can't listen it right now, I'm at work. But I'm quite sure is AMAZING.

I hope Nick Luca is fine now, I've the same keta acidosis (I'm also diabetic type 1) and it's pretty bad. Get well, dude!

And congrats Alex & Calexico & Threadless!

author: everything
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:33:32

YES AND YES!!!

author: shimala
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:35:03

so sweet~!

author: Trueflight
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:43:33

WOW! Awesome... it's for the shirt I just bought, too. Doubly cool.

BUT! I am having trouble downloading it. Anyone else unable?

author: angelito
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:50:23

that's really kinda heartbreakingly beautiful....

author: bsweber
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:51:39

great song

author: alexmdc
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:53:58

yeah I cant download it either :(

author: NiNTH WHEEL
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:54:59

^same here

author: fatheed
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:55:18

kaloyster on Dec 22 '08 at 12:25pm

ninja

kaloyster on Dec 22 '08 at 12:25pm

damn :(

author: Steve The Great
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 12:59:09

hey calexico is rad!

author: walmazan
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:09:40

wow! I like it a lot!

author: sonmi
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:10:18

oh man this is so good

author: roadkill3d
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:11:42

wtf soo good

author: Maltzmania
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:33:12

sweet downloady goodness!

author: Monkey X
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:36:04

ninja

author: Monkey X
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:36:14

damn too

author: jess4002
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 13:40:51

the song is so sweet!

author: BNannas
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 14:15:39

added a download link!

author: jess4002
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 14:16:11

awesome, thanks bob!

author: alexmdc
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 14:16:36

you guys are on top of it! thank you.

author: SteveOramA
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 14:32:54

nice, mellow track. i'm gonna look into you guys some more.

author: Jellyes
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 14:59:47

really good song.

congrats alex, enjoy your trip!

author: gumbolimbo
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 16:03:54

aah! I forgot of that being part of the prize package. so cool!

author: B 7
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 16:15:26

wow! calexico wrote a song about it!! what a happy Christams for alex!!

author: kidrdaso
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 16:58:46

Calexico, you make my world rock.

Thanks for making my day as well. ;)

author: Calexico
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 17:56:33

Thanks Alex and everyone for the great designs. Happy Holidays and safe travels. Salud, Joey and all in calexico

author: alexmdc
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 18:03:33

Thank you guys, the song is aaaaamazing! I'm honored to have been even apart of it even if it was slighty a tiny bit, Calexico rocks!

author: seashellgigi
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 22:55:37

Congrats to Alex and thanks to Threadless and Calexico for the download. :)

author: valorandvellum
date: on Dec 22, 2008
time: at 22:58:51

That's so awesome!!! alexmdc is one lucky pup!!

author: bluesoldier11
date: on Dec 23, 2008
time: at 09:19:09

dang, thats a great song and a great shirt!

author: Kookaberry
date: on Jan 24, 2010
time: at 19:37:58

Oh man I had no idea this was for the Threadless competition! This is my favorite Calexico song. I always picture a funeral procession from St. Augustine cathedral on Stone Ave in the middle of a very hot summer day. You capture the feel of our city so well in this song.

author: shanedb212
date: on Aug 10, 2010
time: at 09:30:14

Hey sweet song.

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