Featuring "Birds"

1998 studio album by Quasi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Featuring "Birds" is the third studio album by the American indie rock band Quasi. It was released in 1998 by record label Up in the US and Domino in the UK.

ReleasedApril 21, 1998
RecordedNovember 1997
StudioJackpot! Recording Studios, Portland, Oregon, United States
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Featuring "Birds"
Studio album by
Quasi
ReleasedApril 21, 1998
RecordedNovember 1997
StudioJackpot! Recording Studios, Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre
Length46:42
LabelUp (US), Domino (UK)
Producer
Quasi chronology
R&B Transmogrification
(1997)		 Featuring "Birds"
(1998)		 Field Studies
(1999)
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Several of the album's tracks were first created during sessions for Quasi's previous album, R&B Transmogrification (1997).[2]

Background and recording

Featuring "Birds" was recorded during November 1997 at Jackpot! Recording Studios in Portland, Oregon.[2]

Release

Featuring "Birds" was released on April 21, 1998, through the labels Up in the US and Domino in the UK.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
MojoStarStarStarStar[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork8.6/10[6]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[7]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarStar[8]
Spin8/10[9]
Uncut8/10[10]
The Village VoiceA−[11]
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Featuring "Birds" has been well received by critics.

Sean Kennerly of Rolling Stone wrote: "[the album] hides gut-wrenching heartache and despair inside sugary vocal harmonies and catchy, succinct songwriting. [...] Bitterness has never sounded so sweet."[7] The album placed at number twenty-five on The Village Voice's 1998 end-of-year Pazz & Jop poll.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Coomes, except "Tomorrow You'll Hide", written by Janet Weiss.

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No.TitleLength
1."Our Happiness Is Guaranteed"3:15
2."I Never Want to See You Again"3:48
3."The Poisoned Well"2:08
4."The Happy Prole"1:42
5."Sea Shanty"4:08
6."It's Hard to Turn Me On"4:33
7."Nothing from Nothing"2:44
8."Tomorrow You'll Hide"2:20
9."California"2:04
10."You Fucked Yourself"2:36
11."Ape Self Prevails in Me Still"2:12
12."Please Do"2:58
13."I Give Up"2:54
14."Birds"1:21
15."Repetition"5:05
16."Only Success Can Fail Me Now"2:53
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Personnel

  • Sam Coomes – vocals, guitar, Rocksichord, keyboards
  • Janet Weiss – vocals, drums
  • Charlie Campbell – orchestral guitar on "Tomorrow You'll Hide", executive producer
  • Quasi – production
  • Joanna Bolme – executive producer
  • Larry Crane – recording engineer, executive producer
  • Tony Lash – executive producer, mastering
  • Dave Livingston – executive producer
  • Kathy Malloy – executive producer
  • Chris Slusarenko – executive producer
  • Elliott Smith – executive producer
  • Chris Takino – executive producer
  • Julie Weiss – executive producer

References

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