Hope Is a Thing with Feathers

Hope Is a Thing With Feathers is the fifth and final album by the alternative country band Trailer Bride. Its title bears a strong resemblance to the first line and title of a poem by Emily Dickinson, "Hope" is the thing with feathers.

Reviews
Mojo Magazine (December 1, 2003): "3 stars out of 5 - [T]here's a mix of twisted folk rock, recalling a less skeletal Palace and early-Nick-Cave-in-a-cowboy-hat rock."

Track listing
All songs written by Melissa Swingle except noted.
 * 1) "Silk Hope Road" - 3:03
 * 2) "Hope is a Thing with Feathers" (Emily Dickinson, Daryl White) - 3:15
 * 3) "Skinny White Girl" - 4:47
 * 4) "Mach 1" (Melissa Swingle, Daryl White) - 2:18
 * 5) "Destiny" - 3:59
 * 6) "Lightning" - 3:37
 * 7) "Vagabond Motel" - 5:07
 * 8) "Quickstep" - 3:11
 * 9) "Shiloh" - 3:46
 * 10) "Drive with the Wind" - 2:45
 * 11) "Waking Dream" - 3:13
 * 12) "Mockingbird" - 3:34

Personnel

 * Tim Barnes - guitar
 * John Bowman - drums, tambourine
 * Melissa Swingle - vocals, accordion, guitar, harmonica, organ, piano, saw
 * Daryl White - bass, bow

ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL
 * Mary Huff - harmony vocals