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The Birds Will Still Be Singing

from Translations by Michael Feuerstack

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Written by Declan MacManus (AKA Elvis Costello).

Although this song was written by Elvis Costello for his album The Juliet Letters with the Brodsky Quartet, the version I fell in love with appears on the much under-appreciated 1996 self-titled album by Norma Waterson. I probably listened to it 300 times and showed it to every music lover I ever traveled with in a car. I only dug into the Elvis Costello version long after my love affair proved to be eternal. Sometimes when I learn a song, it can lose its mystery and cease to hold me. Not so with this one. There’s endless wonder baked into it and its construction is a beautiful marriage of craft and magic.

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from Translations, released January 7, 2022
Michael Feuerstack: guitars, pedal steel, singing
Mixed by MF at Salad Feelings
Mastered by Harris Newman at Grey Market
Artwork by Jon Claytor

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Michael Feuerstack Montreal, Québec

Montreal-based song-maker, musician and producer Michael Feuerstack (fka Snailhouse) has built an ever growing archive of crooked and beautiful songs. Live and on record, Feuerstack’s panoramic and literate song-craft can be heard in many forms, transcending boundaries with his unmistakable voice and unique perspective hovering between humour and heartbreak. ... more

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  • May 26
    Montreal, QC

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