The Fiery Furnaces are an inventive and often challenging art pop group fro… Read Full Bio ↴The Fiery Furnaces are an inventive and often challenging art pop group from Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Oak Park, Illinois -- a suburb of Chicago -- they consist of the brother and sister team of Matthew Friedberger and Eleanor Friedberger, and are currently joined by Jason Loewenstein (Sebadoh), Bob D'Amico and Michael Goodman when playing live on tour.
The Fiery Furnaces signed with the Rough Trade Records music label in 2002, and recorded their debut album in the same year.
Gallowsbird's Bark, released in the autumn of 2003, garnered critical praise for its clever wordplay and original songwriting.
Anybody who thought they had the band pinned at that point was quickly proven wrong with the 2004 release Blueberry Boat, a rock-operatic album whose track lengths were often six minutes long or longer.
While some critics adored the album for its vast complexity, others found it all a little too overwhelming.
After releasing EP in 2005 (considered a full-length album because of its 41 minute play time, but is "officially" an EP) the band then released two further albums - Rehearsing My Choir (2005), a radio-dramaesque concept album about the Friedbergers' Greek grandmother; and Bitter Tea (2006), which is a comparably more conventional album built on still-bent song structures, but with more pop-oriented stylings.
In October 2007 the band released their fifth full-length album, Widow City.
Trivia
- Their name is both a reference to the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)" and to the book of Daniel in the Bible.
- Matthew Friedberger has also released two solo albums simultaneously.
- Eleanor Friedberger is rumoured to be in a relationship with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, because the song "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" from their second album is about her.
- Due to the garage blues elements of the band’s sound and the fact that the band members are siblings, The Fiery Furnaces was often compared by the press to The White Stripes (The White Stripes sometimes promote themselves as siblings, though they are not).
Official Website: www.thefieryfurnaces.com
The Fiery Furnaces signed with the Rough Trade Records music label in 2002, and recorded their debut album in the same year.
Gallowsbird's Bark, released in the autumn of 2003, garnered critical praise for its clever wordplay and original songwriting.
Anybody who thought they had the band pinned at that point was quickly proven wrong with the 2004 release Blueberry Boat, a rock-operatic album whose track lengths were often six minutes long or longer.
While some critics adored the album for its vast complexity, others found it all a little too overwhelming.
After releasing EP in 2005 (considered a full-length album because of its 41 minute play time, but is "officially" an EP) the band then released two further albums - Rehearsing My Choir (2005), a radio-dramaesque concept album about the Friedbergers' Greek grandmother; and Bitter Tea (2006), which is a comparably more conventional album built on still-bent song structures, but with more pop-oriented stylings.
In October 2007 the band released their fifth full-length album, Widow City.
Trivia
- Their name is both a reference to the film "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)" and to the book of Daniel in the Bible.
- Matthew Friedberger has also released two solo albums simultaneously.
- Eleanor Friedberger is rumoured to be in a relationship with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, because the song "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" from their second album is about her.
- Due to the garage blues elements of the band’s sound and the fact that the band members are siblings, The Fiery Furnaces was often compared by the press to The White Stripes (The White Stripes sometimes promote themselves as siblings, though they are not).
Official Website: www.thefieryfurnaces.com
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1917 Going down Morgan with Janko, Jerko, and Jerry, We downed ou…
A Candymaker's Knife in My Handbag A night out in the tropics, Turned out I couldn't cope. Af…
Asthma Attack I would of had a asthma attack If I seen…
Automatic Husband Thanks for asking, yes it's true We've been waiting for you…
Benton Harbor Blues Benton harbor blues As I try to fill all of my…
Birdie Brain I hate the steam train that whistles woozy my bird…
Bitter Tea Bitter tea I've got a special category business Down by the…
Black-Hearted Boy Darling black-hearted boy All the color's gone out of my rib…
Blueberry Boat Pontoon put-put with the tape on 10 Dixie cup pink wine…
Borneo Borneo I was so bored with my old life I was so…
Chief Inspector Blancheflower I wanted to be a typewriter mender when I grew…
Chris Michaels Later at lunch with the taco lettuce; crunch, crunch. She se…
Clear Signal From Cairo It's a clear It’s a clear signal from Cairo Calling me b…
Crystal Clear At 4 o'clock Just after work I got my check…
Don't Dance Her Down Don't dance her down boys Don't dance her down Don't dance h…
Evergreen I was wielding my axe drunk whisky at the bar…
Ex-Guru One of those blond ladies had a certain hold on…
Forty-Eight Twenty-Three Twenty-Second St. Now, as for my aunt, who told on me She was…
Here Comes the Summer Last day in May, the afternoon: remember? Black marks off ch…
I'm Gonna Run I slit my wrists with my swing line Copied myself…
I'm in No Mood I'm in no mood to comb my hair: There's a chill…
In My Little Thatched Hut In my little thatched hut where blue-green grass grows by th…
Japanese Slippers Down at the shell shed the boys are pickin’ at…
My Dog Was Lost but Now He's Found ... I kicked my dog I was mean to him before I…
Name Game In the cracker barrel dumpster I found a bag: Red-white str…
Navy Nurse I got warnings from jealous friends Cases of borrowed cloth…
Oh Sweet Woods I was in Tahoe, on the California side, waiting in the…
Quay Cur I had a locket, a little silver charm, Given to me…
Seven Silver Curses My little sister had a glass of wine, No doubt a…
Single Again I married a man oh then I married a man oh…
slavin' away Slavin' away, all for you my love. And I've nothing to…
Spaniolated I was 18 years old just a research volunteer; I walked…
Teach Me Sweetheart Come away, Teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, Brave young b…
The Garfield El Faster, hammers! Faster, hammers! Churn and turn into my l…
The Wayward Granddaughter He said "Come on now babe, Let's take a little drive. Go…
Tropical Ice-Land Goat's head in the deli case Oh sweet angel-angel-bearded f…
Two Fat Feet My Easter egg My western wheel And a southern snake…
Uncle Charlie Listen, I'm so unbored "The magic word is relax". I'll rub…
Vietnamese Telephone Ministry The vietnamese telephone ministry I thought myself an unwor…
Waiting to Know You I'm waiting to know you, far away; send up a balloon…
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