| Feast of Wire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| 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]
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 71 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [15] | 45 |
| US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [16] | 23 |
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