May 30, 2014 Playlist

"Widow City" by The Fiery Furnaces (2007)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
The Fiery Furnaces  "Widow City"  2007 (USA)
This week's CAOTW is by one of the 21st century's greatest bands! Debuting in 2003 and going on hiatus in 2011 (not officially broken up), the Furnaces are a brother and sister "indie prog" band (Matthew Friedberger writes the music and plays many instruments, and Eleanor writes the words and sings; bassist Jason Lowenstein of Sebadoh fame was also in the band for several tours and albums). Coming on the heels of a masterful "bad trip psychedelia" album, Widow City is the Furnaces' heavy classic rock album. As one reviewer put it, this record sounds as if Led Zeppelin had been kidnapped by an American schoolteacher (no other singer in rock has ever displayed the crisp diction of Miss Friedberger). In more recent years Eleanor's two post-Furnace solo albums have revealed her to be an impressive pop classicist and a major songwriting talent in her own right.
(N) = New Release
 
Artist Song Album Year Country
Guided By Voices Bad Love Is Easy To DoCool Planet (N)2014 (GBV)USA
Swans She Loves UsTo Be Kind (N)2014 (Mute)USA
Liars Mess On A Mission (Silent  Servant  Remix)Mess On A Mission EP (N - remixes)2014 (Mute)USA/Australia
Liars
There's Always Room On The BroomThey Were Wrong, So We Drowned 2004
USA/Australia
 
 
The Fiery Furnaces
The Philladelphia Grand JuryWidow City
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
2007
USA
The Fiery Furnaces
Navy NurseWidow City
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
2007
USA
The Fiery Furnaces
Uncle CharlieWidow City
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
2007
USA
The Fiery Furnaces
I'm In No MoodBitter Tea 2006
USA
Eleanor Friedberger
The Inn Of The Seventh RayLast Summer 2011
USA
   
 
St. Vincent Bring Me Your LovesSt. Vincent (N)2014 (Loma Vista/Republic)USA
Neneh Cherry Blank ProjectBlank Project (N)2014 (Smalltown Supersound)Sweden/UK
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Watching The RainBetween My Head And The Sky 2009
Japan/USA
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings You'll Be Lonely
Give The People What They Want (N)2014 (Daptone)USA
The PeΔrls Shine A LightThe PeΔrls (N)2013 (Rijapov)Italy
Neil Young Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan)A Letter Home (N)2014 (Third Man)Canada
   
 
Perhaps Volume TwoVolume Two (N)2013 (Flux/Origo)USA
MC5Starship (Sun Ra - live)
Kick Out The Jams1969
USA
   
 
Sun Ra I'll Wait For You
Strange Celestial Road1985
USA
Gil Evans Spaced
Gil Evans1970
USA
Buck Ram All-Stars Twilight In Tehran
The Changing Face of Harlem (various artists)rec. 1944
USA
 
  
Janis Ian Look To The Rain
The Secret Life Of J. Eddy Fink1968
USA
Elyse (Weinberg) Deed I Do (Bert Jansch)
Elyse1968
USA
Joni Mitchell California
Blue1971
Canada
Sandy Denny Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan) Sandy1972
UK
Fleetwood Mac The Way I Feel
Mystery To Me1973
UK/USA
      
   
   
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