Featuring "Birds"

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Featuring "Birds"
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Studio album by Quasi
Released April 21, 1998
Recorded December 1997 at Jackpot Studio, Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre Indie rock
Length 46:42
Label Up (US), Domino (UK)
Producer Joanna Bolme, Charlie Campbell, Sam Coomes, Larry Crane, Tony Lash, Dave Livingston, Chris Slusarenko, Elliott Smith, Chris Takino, Janet Weiss, Julie Weiss
Quasi chronology
R&B Transmogrification
(1997)R&B Transmogrification1997
Featuring "Birds"
(1998)
Field Studies
(1999)Field Studies1999

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

Recording

Featuring "Birds" was recorded during December 1997 at Jackpot Studio in Portland, Oregon.

Release

Featuring "Birds" was released on April 21, 1998 by record label Up in the US and Domino in the UK.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[1]
The A.V. Club favourable[2]
Robert Christgau A–[3]
NME 8/10[4]
Pitchfork 8.6/10[5]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[6]

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."[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Sam Coomes, except "Tomorrow You'll Hide", written by Janet Weiss

No. Title Length
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

Personnel

  • Sam Coomes – vocals, guitar, Roxichord, keyboards
  • Janet Weiss – vocals, drums
  • Charlie Campbell – orchestral guitar on "Tomorrow You'll Hide"

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