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Eleanor Friedberger: Guitar Shopping

Guitar shopping wasn't originally Eleanor Friedberger's plan on this particular day.   read more

Eleanor Friedberger Announces Tour Dates

A few months back, Eleanor Friedberger took a step away from her long-time role as The Fiery Furnaces’ leading lady to release her solo LP, Last Summer. Full of bouncy keys and tempo-bending worldplay, the record has been a welcome summer companion....  read more

Capitol Hill Block Party Portraits

Check out Paste photographer Chona Kasinger's artist portraits at the Capitol Hill Block Party last weekend.  read more

Eleanor Friedberger: Last Summer

A welcome relief from The Fiery Furnaces’ spontaneous ad-libbing and warped song structures, Eleanor Friedberger’s seductively husky vocals are easily the most accessible aspect of the duo’s live performances. Opposite her brother Matthew, Friedberger’s work with the group is dizzying; imitating a Tilt-A-Whirl with its tendencies to throw-out the familiar rules of tempo and pitch. But after delivering a string of difficult to decipher albums (2005’s Rehearsing My Choir was a piano opera featuring the siblings’ grandmother on vocals), 2009’s I’m Going Away delivered previously intimidated listeners a gift in the form of a more accessible release, utilizing Friedberger’s at...  read more

Fiery Furnaces Prep for Fall Tour

The Fiery Furnaces fans could have trouble singing along with the Friedberger duo during their upcoming fall tour, especially if the set list is stuffed with covers of their own album. Don't be too discouraged about it. ...  read more