title: Featuring "Birds"
text: # Featuring "Birds"
  
  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 | |
  | Mojo | |
  | NME | 8/10 |
  | Pitchfork | 8.6/10 |
  | Rolling Stone | |
  | The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  | Spin | 8/10 |
  | Uncut | 8/10 |
  | The Village Voice | A− |
  
  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." The album placed at number twenty-five on The Village Voice's 1998 end-of-year Pazz & Jop poll.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Sam Coomes, except "Tomorrow You'll Hide", written by Janet Weiss.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Sam Coomes – vocals, guitar, Roxichord, 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
  