On February 18, 2003, “Quarterstick Records” label released “Feast of Wire”, the fourth Calexico studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “Wavelab Studio” in Tuscon, and was produced by Joey Burns, John Convertino and Craig Schumacher.
Personnel:
- Joey Burns – vocals, guitar, upright bass, accordion, percussion, cuatro, cello, orchestra bells, pump organ, mandolin, bowed banjo, vibes, synthesizer, melodica, vox
- Martin Wenk – accordion tracks, trumpet tracks , bowed vibes
- John Convertino – drums, percussion, piano
- Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet
- Paul Niehaus – pedal steel
- Volker Zander – upright bass
- Ed Kay – flute
- Eddie Lopez – button accordion
- Nick Luca – synthesizer tracks , piano tracks , vibes track, electric guitar
- Jeff “Fruitpie” Marchant – trombone
- Craig Schumacher – synthesizer, tympani, back up vox, trumpet
- Fernando Valencia – violin
- Joseph Valenzuela – trombone
Track listing:
- Untitled
- Sunken Waltz
- Quattro (World Drifts In)
- Stucco
- Black Heart
- Pepita
- Not Even Stevie Nicks
- Close Behind
- Woven Birds
- The Book and the Canal
- Attack el Robot! Attack!
- Across the Wire
- Güero Canelo
- Whipping the Horse’s Eyes
- Crumbie
- No Doze
