''Feathers'' is the fourth album by the

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, released in 2005 by

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on CD and LP. The band is joined on the album by additional guitar player Cory Shane.

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praised the record and the band's ability to "venture further outside their 60s influences to create a spacious, hypnotic album that distinguishes them from their stoner- and psych-rock contemporaries." In 2019 the album was reissued on CD and LP by Tekeli-li Records, and accompanied by a bonus CD featuring alternate takes, unreleased tracks and instrumental demos."Feathers Basement Demos and Alternate Versions"
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Track listing

#"Let's Jump In" - 4:19 #"Such Hawks Such Hounds" - 3:19 #"Get Up on Down" - 5:27 #"Heaven" - 6:05 #"At Her Open Door" - 5:31 #"Eyeless Gaze All Eye/Don't Tell the Riverman" - 7:04 #"Stacy's Song" - 4:05 #"Let It All Pass" - 5:20 #"Through the Gates of the Sleepy Silver Door" - 2:01 ''Bonus Track (CD and Digital):'' #

"Sleepy Silver Door (Extended)" - 13:44 Notes: *Track 10 (unlisted CD-only bonus track, often labeled "Untitled") is a re-recorded and extended version of "Sleepy Silver Door" from Dead Meadow's self-titled first album.

Personnel

*Jason Simon – Guitar, Vocals *Cory Shane – Guitar, Vocals *Steve Kille – Bass, Sitar *Stephen McCarty – Drums

References

2005 albums Dead Meadow albums Matador Records albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub