The Fiery Furnaces
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
2000
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Artist Biography
The Fiery Furnaces are an experimental indie rock group from Brooklyn, New York. They primarily consist of Matthew Friedberger and Eleanor Friedberger. The brother and sister are originally from Oak Park, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. Their name is a reference to the film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' and is also found in the Bible.
The inventive, often challengingly experimental rock band signed with the Rough Trade music label in 2002, and recorded their debut album, Gallowsbird's Bark, the same year. Released in the autumn of 2003, that album garnered critical praise for its clever wordplay and original songwriting and was often compared in the press to The White Stripes due to the garage blues elements of the band’s sound and the fact that the band are siblings (The White Stripes sometimes promote themselves as siblings, though they are not).
Anybody who thought they had the band pinned at that point was quickly proven wrong with the release of the band's sophomore effort, Blueberry Boat, a rock-operatic album whose track lengths were often six-minutes plus. While some critics adored the album for its vast complexity, others found it all a little too overwhelming.
Artist Discography
Albums
Bitter Tea (2006-04-10)
Blueberry Boat (2004-09)
Gallowsbird's Bark (2003-10)
Rehearsing My Choir (2005-10-25)
Widow City (2007-10-09)
Singles
