''Feast of Wire'' is the fourth studio album by American

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. The album was released on June 18, 2003, through

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Reception

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'' 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. ;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) *

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– 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

References

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* {{Authority control 2003 albums Calexico (band) albums Quarterstick Records albums