Gallowsbird's Bark [Bonus Tracks] by Fiery Furnaces (The) (CD, May-2005, 3d)

Album Features
UPC:	4540957006428
Artist:	Fiery Furnaces (The)
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2005
Record Label:	3d
Genre:	General, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. South Is Only a Home
2. I'm Gonna Run
3. Leaky Tunnel
4. Up in the North
5. Inca Rag/Name Game
6. Asthma Attack
7. Don't Dance Her Down
8. Crystal Clear
9. Two Fat Feet
10. Bow Wow
11. Gale Blow
12. Worry Worry
13. Bright Blue Tie
14. Tropical Iceland/Rub Alcohol Blues/We Got Back the Plague
15. Rub Alcohol Blues
16. We Got Back the Plague
17. Tropical Ice Land (Single Ver.)
18. Duffer St. George
19. Smelling Cigarettes
20. Cousin Chris
21. Sweet Sports
22. Sullivan's Social Slub
23. Tropical Ice-Land (PV)

Details
Distributor:	MSI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
The Fiery Furnaces: Eleanor Friedberger, Matthew Friedberger.Additional personnel: Ryan Sawyer (drums).CD contains 6 bonus tracks.The Fiery Furnaces can be lumped in only very superficially with other early-2000s garage-rock revivalists. Though comprised of a brother/sister duo (as the White Stripes claimed to be) and influenced by post-punk aesthetics, the Fiery Furnaces owe a much deeper debt to the tripped-out rock and pop of mid- to late-1960s. The group's debut, GALLOWSBIRD'S BARK, in fact, sounds like a cross between Jefferson Airplane's expansive song structures, the Seeds' grungy rock, and Paul McCartney's music-hall sing-alongs, all under the influence of Andre Breton's book MANIFESTOS OF SURREALISM.The distinctive sound of GALLOWSBIRD'S BARK is defined by the dominant presence of piano and acoustic guitar (which heighten the charming, carnival-esque atmosphere), as well as lo-fi production and a sonic melange of keyboards, fuzzed-out solos, and frenetic drumming. Moreover, Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger's associative, literate, and witty lyrics set the music apart, as do Eleanor's sly, somewhat naive vocals. The songs veer from shimmery folk-pop ("Tropical Ice-Land") to drone-psych paranoia ("Leaky Tunnel") to absurdist children's anthems ("Inca Rag/Name Game"). In short, the Fiery Furnaces are intelligent, ambitious, unpredictable, fun, catchy, and raucous, and their splendid debut should definitely be heard by those seeking fearlessly adventurous music.

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...Endearingly tin-pot, their music follows an erratic, never-repeated logic....An oddball masterpiece, indeed...
Mojo

Ranked #38 in Mojo's The Best of 2003
Mojo

...Spiked with the sort of unspoken give-and-take that is developed through years of hair-pulling in the basement...
Magnet (20031101)

Ranked #13 in Uncut's Albums Of The Year 2003 - [The album] remains fiercely original in its vivid wordplay and melodic elasticity.
Uncut (20040101)

4 stars out of 5 - ...A joy from start to finish...
Q (20031201)