Convict Pool Explained

Convict Pool
Type:	EP
Artist:	Calexico
Cover:	Convictpool.jpg
Released:	April 6, 2004
Recorded:	Wedgewood, Nashville, Tennessee; Water Works, Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona
Genre:	Indie rock Americana Tex-Mex Alternative country
Label:	Quarterstick Records^[1]
Prev Title:	Feast of Wire
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	In the Reins
Next Year:	2005

Convict Pool is an EP released by Arizona band Calexico. Among its tracks is a cover version of the Minutemen's classic, "Corona," with an arrangement featuring mariachi horns reminiscent of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," and a cover of Love's "Alone Again Or" featuring flamenco handclaps.

Track listing

1. "Alone Again Or" – (3:24) (with Nicolai Dunger and His Band; music by Bryan MacLean)
2. "Convict Pool" – (3:58) (Joey Burns)
3. "Si Tu Disais" – (3:23) (lyrics by Dominique Ané; music by Ané, Chataigner, Toorop, Bondu; originally sung by Françoiz Breut)
4. "Corona" – (3:21) (Dennes D. Boon)
5. "Praskovia" – (2:44) (Burns)
6. "Sirena" – (3:42) (Burns)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calexico: Convict Pool. March 28, 2004. PopMatters.