Feast of Wire

Feast of Wire
Studio album by Calexico
Released	February 18, 2003
Recorded	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)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	86/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Pitchfork Media	8.9/10[7]
PopMatters	7/10[8]
Q	[9]
Uncut	[10]

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.

Track listing

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

Limited edition bonus tracks
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

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD Universe.^[11]

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)

References

1. "Reviews for Feast of Wire by Calexico". Metacritic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
2. Phares, Heather. "Feast of Wire – Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
3. "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Alternative Press (176): 86. March 2003.
4. Hermes, Will (February 14, 2003). "Feast of Wire". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
5. Simpson, Dave (February 14, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire". The Guardian. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
6. "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Mojo (112): 98. March 2003.
7. Tangari, Joe (February 23, 2003). "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
8. Gilstrap, Andrew (April 14, 2011). "Calexico: Hot Rail / Feast of Wire". PopMatters. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
9. "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Q (200): 104. March 2003.
10. "Calexico: Feast of Wire". Uncut (70): 98. March 2003.
11. "Calexico - Feast Of Wire CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-16.