Garden Ruin Explained

Garden Ruin
Type:	studio
Artist:	Calexico
Cover:	Calexico_garden_ruin.jpg
Released:	April 11, 2006
Genre:	Indie rock, indie folk, alt-country, Tex-Mex
Length:	40:31
Label:	Quarterstick
Producer:	JD Foster, Joey Burns, John Convertino
Prev Title:	Feast of Wire
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Carried to Dust
Next Year:	2008

Garden Ruin is the fifth studio album by the rock band Calexico. It was released in 2006 on Quarterstick Records. The LP is the first Calexico album to feature no instrumental tracks, instead relying on a more direct, pop-style approach. Forgoing what has been described as "indie-mariachi", the band took their music in a different direction, and the result is a more straightforward indie rock album.

As of 2009 it has sold 46,000 copies in US.^[1]

Musicians

• John Convertino – Drums (1-11), Percussion (6), Shakers (10)
• Joey Burns – Acoustic Guitar (1-11), Electric Guitar (1,3-9,11), Vocals (1-11), Piano (1,8,11), Tambourine (1,3,4), Cello (2), Banjo (3), Wurlitzer (3,7,8), Casio Flute (4), Glockenspiel (4), Shaker (4), Bass (5,9), Backup Vocals (5), Vibes (6), Bass Melodica (7), Organ (9), Accordion (10)
• Volker Zander – Electric Bass (1,3,6-8,10), Vibes (9)
• Martin Wenk – Glockenspiel (1), Trumpet (1,3,6), Wurlitzer (3), Nashville Tuning Guitar (3), Electric Guitar (9,11), Banjo (10), Noise (11)
• Jacob Valenzuela – Trumpet (1,3,6)
• JD Foster – Nashville Tuning Guitar (1,3), Horn Arrangement (1,6), Electric Guitar (1), Banjo Ukulele (3), Mando Bird (3), Electric Bass (4,11), Sleigh Bells (4), Backup Vocals (5), Fender Rhodes Bass (11)
• Rob Burger – Hammond B3 Organ (1)
• Paul Niehaus – Pedal Steel (1,8), Electric Guitar (1,7,9-11), Baritone Guitar (6)
• Nelzimar Neves – Cello (3)
• Dan Coleman – Cello Arrangement (3)
• Naim Amor – Electric Guitar (5)
• Jelle Kuiper – Shakers (6), Thunder Drum (10)
• Nick Luca – Hammond B3 Organ (6), Electric Jazz Guitar (7), Reverse Wurlitzer (11)
• Eldys Isak Vega – Piano (6)
• Roberto Mendoza – Sound Effects (6)
• Amparo Sanchez – Vocals (6)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[2]	76
US Billboard 200^[3]	156
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[5]	14
US Tastemakers (Billboard)^[6]	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. 2009-02-28.
2. Web site: Calexico. Official Charts Company. November 17, 2017.
3. Calexico - Billboard 200. Billboard. November 17, 2017.
4. Calexico - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. November 17, 2017.
5. Calexico - Independent Albums. Billboard. November 17, 2017.
6. Calexico - Tastemakers. Billboard. November 17, 2017.