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a family affair; The stylishly insouciant duo behind the Fiery Furnaces return with their best album yet.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Byline: Lauren Waterman
When I was little, I used to pretend to play the guitar," remembers Eleanor Friedberger, the lead singer of the Fiery Furnaces. "I liked to pour myself a glass of 7Up, pretend it was vodka, and sing and play along with records for hours," she says. It wasn't until she was eighteen and her older brother, Matthew, bought her a guitar for Christmas that she segued from "make-believe" to making actual music. A few years later the siblings-who were raised in suburban Chicago-moved to Brooklyn and formed their indie-rock duo. Or, as Matthew (a multi-instrumentalist) puts it, deploying his flawless deadpan, "We made our first record in 2002, it was released in 2003, and it's been nothing but gratifying success ever since."
All sarcasm aside, their debut showcased the enigmatic lyrics, shifty ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Milano, Brett October 10, 2005 700+ words
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- News wire article from: AP Online July 28, 2009 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) June 23, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Len Righi Jun. 23--Matthew Friedberger is trying his level best to explain some of the material on The Fiery Furnaces' new disc, "Widow City." Given his geniality and game attitude, you can forgive him for sounding like the proverbial...
