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The Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away

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The Friedberger siblings would like you to know they are an experimental rock band. Barely a few weeks passes without a press rele»

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the cd is presented in a 4-panel mini-lp style jacket. 'i'm going away' is the fiery furnaces' eighth album. it was recorded by and mixed with jason loewenstein at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 in new york city. all rock music is a sort of dramatic music. and since the times are tough, it makes sense to have that 'drama' be something more like a version of taxi than something like a version of titanic. fiery furnances like taxi better than titanic anyway. so they hope that some of the songs on this record can be used as theme songs to folk's own personal versions of taxi. because - ideally - the dramatic setting of the music isn't provided by the story or image of the given act or band. it's provided by the lives of the people who use - listen to - the music. that is pop music's promise and problem, or danger. so be careful and don't get cancelled. the band is very optimistic - despite or because of it all - and will continue its 'democ-rock' efforts by releasing a fully-fledged derocmacy in america limited edition vinyl box-set. it might be called something like your cashier today was acm cashier 96. matthew and eleanor are also working on the fiery furnaces 'silent record:' a non-record record, in book form, with notation and instructions. both will be released by thrill jockey records later this year.
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