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.

Hope Is a Thing With Feathers
Studio album by Trailer Bride
Released	September 23, 2003
Recorded	Kudzu Ranch, Mebane, North Carolina
Genre	Alternative country
Length	42:35
Label	Bloodshot Records
Producer	Rick Miller, Trailer Bride
Trailer Bride chronology
High Seas (2001) Hope Is a Thing With Feathers (2003)

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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