The Fiery Furnaces
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
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The Fiery Furnaces Lyrics


01. The Garfield El Faster, hammers! Faster, hammers! Churn and turn into my l…
02. Straight Street Tea time at Damascus computer cafe, I'm looking busy and st…
12 Worry Worry Never let one man worry your little mind Never let…
13 Wolf Notes Pick up your trumpet, your plastic pretend trumpet: blow me …
1917 Going down Morgan with Janko, Jerko, and Jerry, We downed ou…
7 Silver Curses My little sister had a glass of wine, No doubt a…
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 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…
Blueberry Boat 2 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…
Bow Wow Down in the dumps Me and the seagulls we were…
Bright Blue Tie On my first day in town we saw the king…
Charmaine Champagne She's gonna get me folked up, fairly beat She likes a…
Chief Inspector Blancheflower I wanted to be a typewriter mender when I grew…
Chris Michael Later at lunch with the taco lettuce; crunch, crunch. She s…
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…
Cousin Chris Back the bus he cussed â??Space suits! Blackened boots! Lad,…
Crystal Clear At 4 o'clock Just after work I got my check…
Cups Punches I saw a black girl last night called Charmaine Champaign She…
Cups & Punches I saw a black girl last night called Charmaine Champaign S…
Cups and Punches I saw a black girl last night called Charmaine Champaign She…
Cut the Cake When I heard the news I nearly lost my breath My heart…
Do the Romp I'm Leaving ( Sunday Nights - The Songs of Junior Kimbrough…
does it remind you of when How the years have gone. It's come to this. A rose on…
Don't Dance Her Down Don't dance her down boys Don't dance her down Don't…
Don't Dance Here Don't dance her down boys Don't dance her down Don't…
Down at the So and So on Somewhere Trigonometry tutors often go to dance class three times a…
Drive to Dallas If I see you tomorrow I don't know what I will…
Duffer St. George In the back of a mini cab Me and Georgie and…
Duplexes of the Dead I went on down unto the duplexes of the dead Where…
Even in the Rain You wore your wrestling badge from your wrestling match You…
Evergreen I was wielding my axe drunk whisky at the bar…
Ex-Guru One of those blond ladies had a certain hold on…
Fortune Teller's Revenge Last night I dreamed a dream, well Maybe one shouldn't tell…
Forty-Eight Twenty-Three Twenty-Second St Now, as for my aunt, who told on me She was…
Forty-Eight Twenty-Three Twenty-Second Street Now, as for my aunt, who told on me She was…
Gale Blow Gale, gale blow Gale, gale blow My umbrella can't take…
Guns Under the Counter "Well, good for you. But we have something too." So said my…
Here Comes the Summer Last day in May, the afternoon: remember? Black marks off ch…
I Lost My Dog ... I kicked my dog I was mean to him before I…
I'm Going Away I'm going away, I'm going away I'll be back some old…
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…
I'm Leaving Well, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving I'm leaving you…
I'm Waiting To Know You I'm waiting to know you, far away; send up a balloon…
Im Going Away I'm going away, I'm going away I'll be back some old…
Im Gonna Run I slit my wrists with my swing line Copied myself…
In My Little Thatched Hut In my little thatched hut Where blue green grass grows by…
Inca Rag- Name Game In the cracker barrel dumpster I found a bag: Red-white…
Inca Rag/Name Game In the cracker barrel dumpster I found a bag: Red-white…
Inca Ragname Game In the cracker barrel dumpster I found a bag: Red-white…
Inca Rag\x01Name Game In the cracker barrel dumpster I found a bag: Red-white…
Inspector Blancheflower I wanted to be a typewriter mender when I grew…
Japanese Slippers Down at the shell shed the boys are pickin’ at…
Keep Me in the Dark The Bazaar in Ouarzazate, Had an emerald for sale. We heard …
Leaky Tunnel I pulled my kerchief out of my pocket Wiped my…
Little Thatched Hut In my little thatched hut In my little thatched hut Wher…
Lost at Sea There was a time I was proud to be me But…
Mason City Came a card marked Mason City From my forwarder. Shut the do…
My Dog Was Lost ... I kicked my dog I was mean to him before I…
My Dog Was Lost but Now He ... I kicked my dog I was mean to him before I…
My Egyptian Grammar I never thought it could have happened to me I never…
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…
Nevers There's a town I know called Nevers. No nevers, Never wasn…
Nevers (remix) Nevers There's a town i know called nevers No nevers Never …
Norwegian Wood I once had a girl, or should I say, she…
Oh Sweet Woods I was in Tahoe, on the California side, waiting in the…
Paw Paw Tree At last when the choice was neither nor, Bottom of the…
Police Sweater Blood Vow Forget the dogs and forget the sheep- it's only you who…
Pricked in the Heart Listen, these are not drunken as you suppose It might not…
Quay Cur I had a locket, a little silver charm, Given to me…
Ray Bouvier Ray Bouvier made me shoot the shoe He won the local…
Rehearsing My Choir But there was one other man with whom I didn't…
Restorative Beer She tells me about last night and her 103rd first…
Right by Conquest If you wish to wait until dusk I respect your…
Rub-Alcohol Blues Troubles up and down the road And trials all the way…
Seven Silver Curses My little sister had a glass of wine, No doubt a…
Sing for Me Sing for me, my daughter, sing for me. When I'm away…
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…
Slavin_Away Slavin' away, all for you my love. And I've nothing to…
Smelling Cigarettes Very much vodka and too much tequila: those are the…
South Is Only a Home Can I feel useless and low? Could I hide a…
South Is Only Home Can I feel useless and low? Could I hide a…
Spaniolated I was 18 years old just a research volunteer; I walked…
Staring at the Steeple You followed me to Manchester To meet the guy who says…
Straight Street Tea time at Damascus computer cafe, I'm looking busy and st…
Sullivan's Social Club Brandy Buttersotch bartered and begged Many Motherwell muste…
Sweet Spots Well I stuffed my stuff into a sport sac and…
Take Me Round Again Take me round again in the Wildwood where the Bluebells…
Teach Me Sweetheart Come away, Teach me, sweetheart. Come on past, Brave young b…
The End Is Near The end is near. The end is near, the time has…
The Fortune Teller's Revenge Last night I dreamed a dream, well Maybe one shouldn't tell…
The Garfield El Faster, hammers! Faster, hammers! Churn and turn into my l…
The Philadelphia Grand Jury There ain't no more favors to ask There ain't no petitions…
The Vietnamese Telephone Ministry The vietnamese telephone ministry I thought myself an unwor…
The Wayward Granddaughter He said "Come on now babe, Let's take a little drive. Go…
Though Let's Be Fair Though Let's Be Fair Though let's be fair I had other loves…
Tropical Ice-Land Goat's head in the deli case Oh sweet angel-angel-bearded f…
Tropical Iceland Goat's head in the deli case Oh sweet angel-angel-bearded fa…
Turning Round Catamaran Man you're my cousin you're my blood you're ten…
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…
Up in the North Wearing my scarf and my hat And I squint and…
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…
We Got Back the Plague That easy-going man of blood Mucking out in the McLennan…
We Wrote Letters Everyday Well, no one was too upset. You know we were married…
Whistle Harbour Rhapsody Whistle rhapsody The isolated lady An isolated old lady A d…
Wicker Whatnots Emma was walking with Mandeep and JingJing on the second…
Widow City Antioch agent wrote a letter per usual Dated it’s 100 degre…
Winter Entrances uncovered Street signs you never saw All entrances…
Wolf Notes Pick up your trumpet, your plastic pretend trumpet: blow m…
Worry Worry Never let one man worry your little mind Never let…


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