Calexico - feast of Wire [Flac] [Mega]

Calexico - feast of Wire [Flac] [Mega]
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Calexico - feast of Wire [Flac] [Mega]

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Feast of Wire
Studio album by Calexico
Released	February 18, 2003
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
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 June 18, 2003 through Quarterstick Records. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[1]

Contents

• 1Reception
• 2Track listing
• 3Personnel
• 4Charts
• 5References
• 6External links

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	[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[edit]

No.	Title	Length
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

showLimited edition bonus tracks

Personnel[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
2. Jump up^ "Reviews for Feast of Wire by Calexico". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
3. Jump up^ Phares, Heather. "Feast of Wire – Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
4. Jump up^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Alternative Press (176): 86. March 2003.
5. Jump up^ 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.
6. Jump up^ Hermes, Will (February 14, 2003). "Feast of Wire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
7. Jump up^ Simpson, Dave (February 14, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
8. Jump up^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Mojo (112): 98. March 2003.
9. ^ Jump up to:^a b Tangari, Joe (February 23, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
10. Jump up^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Q (200): 104. March 2003.
11. Jump up^ Simon, Jeremy (February 18, 2003). "Calexico: Feast Of Wire". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 27, 2003. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
12. Jump up^ "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Uncut (70): 98. March 2003.
13. Jump up^ "Calexico - Feast Of Wire CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
14. Jump up^ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
15. Jump up^ "Calexico - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
16. Jump up^ "Calexico - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2017.

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