- Widow City
Infobox Album |
Name = Widow City
Type = Studio album
Artist =The Fiery Furnaces
Released = October 9, 2007 (US)October 8, 2007 (UK)
Recorded = January 2007 - February 2007
Genre =Indie rock
Length = 59:05
Label =Thrill Jockey
Producer =Matthew Friedberger
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=A1hmsa9lgu2da link]
*The A.V. Club B [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/the_fiery_furnaces link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46157-widow-city link]
*PopMatters rating-10|4 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/49188/the-fiery-furnaces-widow-city/ link]
*Stylus Magazine A [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-fiery-furnaces/widow-city.htm link]
*This Is Fake DIY Rating|4|5 [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/7256/The-Fiery-Furnaces---Widow-City.html link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes Rating|4|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/The-Fiery-Furnaces,4336 link] |
Last album = "Bitter Tea " 2006
This album = "Widow City" 2007
Next album = "Remember" 2008"Widow City" is the sixth full length album by
The Fiery Furnaces . It was released on October 9, 2007 on Chicago-based labelThrill Jockey . It leaked to filesharing websites onJuly 12 ,2007 . The cover art features Eleanor Friedberger on the front and Matthew Friedberger on the back.The album, although criticized for lacking a unified concept, heavily references occultism, Egyptian thematic elements and mysticism.
Track listing
# "The Philadelphia Grand Jury" – 7:18
# "Duplexes of the Dead" – 2:39
# "Automatic Husband" – 2:08
# "Ex-Guru" – 2:42
# "Clear Signal from Cairo" – 6:10
# "My Egyptian Grammar" – 3:21
# "The Old Hag Is Sleeping" – 2:54
# "Japanese Slippers" – 2:57
# "Navy Nurse" – 6:28
# "Uncle Charlie" – 2:16
# "Right by Conquest" – 3:36
# "Restorative Beer" – 2:37
# "Wicker Whatnots" – 4:27
# "Cabaret of the Seven Devils" – 2:44
# "Pricked in the Heart" – 2:15
# "Widow City" – 4:33Additional Information
A portion of the press release:
As on past Fiery Furnaces' albums, the backing tracks have a narrative aspect, excuse the expression. For instance, the long 'bassoon' and altered tabla part in "The Philadelphia Grand Jury" might indicate the singer in the song's waiting for the word (verdict). The loud guitar-drums-and-Chamberlin 'thunderstorm' part towards the end of "Ex-Guru" indicates the thunderstorm brought about by the jilted ex-guru. The synthesizer filtering of the acoustic guitar in "Duplexes of the Dead" indicates the odd light that filters through the dirty curtains a duplex of the dead would no doubt have. The swelling melody at the end of "My Egyptian Grammar" indicates the pride that likely swells up in the breast of a blue jay referred to therein. The monkey and cow noises in "The Old Hag is Sleeping" indicate the rooster at dawn. The guitar solo at the end of "Cabaret of the Seven Devils" counts to seven. The train sound effect in "Japanese Slippers" indicates a train. And so forth.
David Byrne recorded a
cover version of the song "Ex-Guru" for aThrill Jockey compilation. [http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=101588]Links
http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=100843
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