Feast of Wire

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Feast of Wire
Studio album by
Calexico
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2003[1]
StudioWavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona
GenreIndie rock, americana, Tex-Mex, alternative country
Length49:44
LabelQuarterstick
ProducerJoey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher
Calexico chronology
Hot Rail
(2000) 		Feast of Wire
(2003) 		Garden Ruin
(2006)

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.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
Alternative Press5/5[4]
The Boston PhoenixStarStarStar[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The GuardianStarStarStar[7]
MojoStarStarStarStarStar[8]
Pitchfork8.9/10[9]
QStarStarStarStar[10]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[11]
UncutStarStarStarStar[12]

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]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

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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)

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 71
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 45
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] 23

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