Hot Rail - Calexico

The burrito must be one of the most understated breakfast foods. For those not familiar with this early morning culinary delight it consists of scrambled egg wrapped in a warm tortilla and then topped with hot bean chilli and a sprinkling of cheese. What is there not to like? So in celebration of the brilliant breakfast burrito I preset today's album blog from Calexico.

'Hot Rail' is, like the breakfast burrito, a strange affair; one moment resembling a mariachi band in full flow and the next moment quite languid - almost Doorsian.

The best moments are in fact the mariachi money's such as the opener 'El Picador' and 'Muleta'. In between there are short ambient pieces and a fair amount of old-skool shoe gazing. It's a little disorientating at first but stick with it and it'll make sense. Maybe.

Just like the breakfast burrito; eggs make sense at 7am but bean chilli? Not so much. But together they are a taste explosion. How come Mr Kellogs didn't see that coming?