Field Studies (album)

Field Studies
Studio album by
Quasi
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
RecordedJackpot!, Portland, OR; Robert Lang, Seattle, WA; Old Church, Portland, OR
GenreIndie rock
Length49:05
LabelUp Records (U.S.)
Domino (UK)
Producer
Quasi chronology
Featuring "Birds"
(1998) 		Field Studies
(1999) 		The Sword of God
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
NME8/10[5]
Pitchfork6.3/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin8/10[8]
The Times8/10[9]

Field Studies is the fourth studio album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released by Up Records on September 7, 1999.

Track listing

All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss

  1. "All the Same" – 4:05
  2. "The Golden Egg" – 5:16
  3. "The Skeleton" – 1:41
  4. "The Star You Left Behind" – 4:35
  5. "Empty Words" – 3:53
  6. "Birds" – 2:32
  7. "A Fable with No Moral" – 7:31
  8. "Under a Cloud" – 2:32
  9. "Me and My Head" – 3:30
  10. "Two by Two" – 2:04
  11. "It Don't Mean Nothing" – 1:48
  12. "Bon Voyage" – 4:01
  13. "Smile" – 3:29
  14. "Let's Just Go" – 2:10

Personnel

  • Sam Coomes – vocals, guitars, Roxichord, keyboards
  • Janet Weiss – vocals, drums
  • Elliott Smith – bass on "All the Same", "Empty Words", and "Under a Cloud"
  • Strings on "All the Same" and "Smile" by:
    • Brent Arnold – cello, string arrangements
    • Jen Charowhas – violin
    • Frances Woods – viola
    • Greg Campbell – French horn on "Smile"
  • Chip Butters – production assistant
  • Larry Crane – production
  • Phil Ek – production
  • Quasi – production
  • Tony Lash – mastering

References

  1. ^ Gendron, Bob. "Field Studies". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Mellen, Kim (September 10, 1999). "Quasi: Field Studies". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 15, 2000). "Quasi: Field Studies". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
  4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 667. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ "Field Studies". NME.
  6. ^ Schneyer, Jeremy (September 7, 1999). "Quasi: Field Studies Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (October 14, 1999). "Quasi: Field Studies". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  8. ^ Wolk, Douglas (November 1999). "Quasi: Field Studies". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 190–1.
  9. ^ Chick, Stevie (September 18, 1999). "New album releases". The Times.


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