The amazing follow-up to their beloved, critically acclaimed debut, Gallowsbird's Bark. Matthew Friedberger, one half of the brother-sister folk-pop duo, describes Blueberry Boat as sounding like 'a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant pit orchestra.' But better. A lot better. Here the Furnaces give us 74 minutes of charming, catchy, clunky, sprawling, saloon-piano-heavy, pop-psych mini-epics, some clocking in at eight minutes. 'After making one of last year's best albums -- the blues-folk-rock amalgam    [ read more ]

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#41 Seller of 2005! The Fiery Furnaces' fourth US release, Rehearsing My Choir is based, with liberal heaps of poetic license, around the recollections of Matt and Eleanor Friedberger's grandmother, 83-year-old Olga Sarantos. As Eleanor and Mrs. Sarantos trade off on vocals, signaling quick shifts in time and perspective, the music barrels along at their heels, the Furnaces changing up instruments and arrangements to match the action. As much musical theater as concept album, the story ar   [ read more ]

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#17 Seller of 2005! After the success of 2005's critically acclaimed Blueberry Boat, these two are out to take over the world. While touring with bands like Wilco, Franz Ferdinand, The Shins, and The Hidden Cameras some how they managed put together 10 new tracks. And Here it is 10 new & unreleased tracks from one of the biggest indie success stories of 2004, The Fiery Furnaces. 'Single Again is a fab slab of catchiness that combines a great storyline with jaunty synth squelches and choppy guitars t   [ read more ]

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This Brooklyn group is led by Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger, who claim to be brother and sister. Unlike the White Stripes, who also say they're siblings, these two seem to be telling the truth, and they have the nonchalant stage demeanor to prove it. They generally ignore each other, the way only a brother and sister would. The album coheres around an unusual indie-rock instrument: the piano. There are angular ballads and off-kilter punk rants, and Ms. Friedberger delivers her lyrics with tight-lipped fer   [ read more ]

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