Feast of Wire
2003 studio album by Calexico
Feast of Wire | ||||
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Studio album by Calexico | ||||
Released | February 18, 2003[1] | |||
Studio | Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona | |||
Genre | Indie rock, americana, Tex-Mex, alternative country | |||
Length | 49:44 | |||
Label | Quarterstick | |||
Producer | Joey Burns, John Convertino, Craig Schumacher | |||
Calexico chronology | ||||
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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
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 86/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Alternative Press | 5/5[4] |
The Boston Phoenix | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Mojo | [8] |
Pitchfork | 8.9/10[9] |
Q | [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Uncut | [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
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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
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
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 71 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] | 45 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[16] | 23 |
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Feast of Wire at Discogs (list of releases)
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Calexico
- Joey Burns
- John Convertino
- Scott Colberg
- Sergio Mendoza
- Jacob Valenzuela
- Martin Wenk
- Jairo Zavata
- Spoke (1997)
- The Black Light (1998)
- Hot Rail (2000)
- Feast of Wire (2003)
- Garden Ruin (2006)
- Carried to Dust (2008)
- Algiers (2012)
- Edge of the Sun (2015)
- The Thread That Keeps Us (2018)
- Years to Burn (2019)
- Seasonal Shift (2020)
- El Mirador (2022)
- Scraping (2002)
- Even My Sure Things Fall Through (2001)
- Convict Pool (2004)
- In the Reins with Iron & Wine (2005)
- Aerocalexico (2001)