Fiery Furnaces are that rare beast of a band that are loved by a large pocket of total weirdos globally, whilst repelling just about everybody else with both a/ ears and b/ a brain. The way they schizophrenically combine progressive lo-fi pop, blues balladery, rattly caberet rock & tedious 70's AOR should be commended but I constantly feel like my ears are being relentlessly shat in. They bring to mind the wrong part of the 70s for me, really, where Billy Joel & The Carpenters ruled the airwaves. I'm constantly impressed at their virtuosity but my appreciation is always dashed by the heavily contrived lyrical style (bad Janis Joplin-isms) and the indulgent lounge schtick they employ. I remember a couple of early singles being quite ecstatic, joyous affairs but although they possess a singularly distinctive style in today's ever expanding/diluted "marketplace", i'm gonna have to join the ranks of naysayers who would like to stick this oddball pair right inside said Fiery Furnace. 'I'm Going Away' (wish they would) is out on fat vinyl & replica CD through Thrill Jockey
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Sound clips for I'm Going Away by The Fiery Furnaces: on CD at Norman Records UK. CD, Thrill Jockey, THRILL220CD, £11.29.
‘I'm Going Away’ is the 8th album from The Fiery Furnaces, written together by Eleanor & Matthew Friedberger. Eleanor wrote most of the lyrics; Matt wrote most of the music & produced the album.
‘I’m Going Away’, the eighth album from The Fiery Furnaces, was recorded by and mixed with Jason Loewenstein at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 in New York City. Jason also played bass and Robert D’Amico played drums.
The LP version - exclusively available to independent retailers - is limited to 200 copies pressed on high quality 180gm virgin vinyl.
It is presented in an old-style tip-on gatefold jacket with MP3 download coupon.
The CD version is presented in a four panel mini-LP style jacket.
