January 9, 2009 12:01 AM PST

Calexico, 'Absent Afternoon': Free MP3 of the Day

by CNET Download Music staff
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Indie rock's bards of the border continue their remarkable hybrid: old Southwest dirges cross-bred with a particularly dark and brooding folk-pop. Few bands in the scene pull off such a natural dignity--or intimacy. "Absent Afternoon" is exclusive release for Threadless.com

Originally posted at Crossfade
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