2003 studio album by Calexico
Feast of Wire is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Calexico . The album was released on February 18, 2003, through Quarterstick Records .
Joe Tangari of Pitchfork called Feast of Wire Calexico's "first genuinely masterful full-length, crammed with immediate songcraft, shifting moods and open-ended exploration," and "the album we always knew they had in them but feared they would never make."[ 9]
Title 0. Untitled (pregap hidden instrumental track) 2:16 1. "Sunken Waltz" 2:27 2. "Quattro (World Drifts In)" 4:36 3. "Stucco" 0:20 4. "Black Heart" 4:48 5. "Pepita" 2:36 6. "Not Even Stevie Nicks ..." 2:42 7. "Close Behind" 2:51 8. "Woven Birds" 3:46 9. "The Book and the Canal" 1:45 10. "Attack el Robot! Attack!" 3:17 11. "Across the Wire" 3:25 12. "Dub Latina" 2:19 13. "Güero Canelo" 2:57 14. "Whipping the Horse's Eyes" 1:24 15. "Crumble" 3:54 16. "No Doze" 4:21 Total length: 49:44
Limited edition bonus tracks Title 17. "Corona" (Minutemen cover) 3:19 18. "Si tu disais" (Françoiz Breut cover) 3:25 19. "Fallin' Rain" (Link Wray cover) 5:19 Total length: 1:01:47
Credits adapted from CD Universe .[ 13]
Calexico Joey Burns – guitar, upright bass, accordion, percussion, cuatro, cello, orchestra bells, pump organ, mandolin, bowed banjo, vibes, synthesizer, melodica, vocals John Convertino – drums, percussion, piano (track 9) Paul Niehaus – pedal steel Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet (tracks 2, 7, 10, 11, 15) Martin Wenk – accordion (tracks 4, 7), trumpet (tracks 7, 11), bowed vibes (track 16) Volker Zander – upright bass (tracks 4, 16) Additional personnel Ed Kay – flute (track 15) Eddie Lopez – button accordion (track 11) Nick Luca – synthesizer (tracks 2, 5, 10), piano (tracks 4, 15), vibes (track 10), electric guitar (track 15) Jeff "Fruitpie" Marchant – trombone (track 15) Craig Schumacher – synthesizer (tracks 2, 16), tympani (track 7), backup vocals (tracks 1, 2), trumpet (track 2) Fernando Valencia – violin (track 11) Joseph Valenzuela – trombone (track 2) ^ "CALEXICO Feast Of Wire vinyl 2xLP" . Touch And Go Records . Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024 . ^ "Reviews for Feast of Wire by Calexico" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 23, 2015 . ^ Phares, Heather. "Feast of Wire – Calexico" . AllMusic . Retrieved April 23, 2015 . ^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Alternative Press (176): 86. March 2003. ^ Woodlief, Mark (March 13–20, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire (Quarterstick)" . The Boston Phoenix . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2015 . ^ Hermes, Will (February 14, 2003). "Feast of Wire" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016 . ^ Simpson, Dave (February 14, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire" . The Guardian . Retrieved April 8, 2016 . ^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Mojo (112): 98. March 2003. ^ a b Tangari, Joe (February 23, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire" . Pitchfork . Retrieved April 23, 2015 . ^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Q (200): 104. March 2003. ^ Simon, Jeremy (February 18, 2003). "Calexico: Feast Of Wire" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2016 . ^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Uncut (70): 98. March 2003. ^ "Calexico - Feast Of Wire CD Album" . Cduniverse.com. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16 . ^ "Calexico" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 17, 2017 . ^ "Calexico - Heatseekers Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017 . ^ "Calexico - Independent Albums" . Billboard . Retrieved November 17, 2017 .
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