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Bitter Tea by Fiery Furnaces (The) (CD, Apr-2006, Fat Possum Records) 
Bitter Tea by Fiery Furnaces (The) (CD, Apr-2006, Fat Possum Records)

 
Bitter Tea by Fiery Furnaces (The) (CD, Apr-2006, Fat Possum Records)

Release Date: Apr 2006
Format: CD
Record Label: Fat Possum Records
Genre: Rock & Pop
UPC: 767981103327
Product ID: EPID52941883
Description: The Fiery Furnaces: Eleanor Friedberger (vocals, drums); Andy Knowles (drums); Michael Parker, Bill Skibbe. The restless and endlessly inventive brother/sister outfit the Fiery Furnaces proved astoundingly prolific (two EPs and three ful...
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Track Listing
1. In My Little Thatched Hut
2. I'm in No Mood
3. Black-Hearted Boy
4. Bitter Tea
5. Teach Me Sweetheart
6. I'm Waiting to Know You
7. Vietnamese Telephone Ministry, The
8. Oh Sweet Woods
9. Borneo
10. Police Sweater Blood Vow
11. Nevers
12. Benton Harbor Blues
13. Whistle Rhapsody

Details
Producer:Matthew Friedberger
Distributor:RED Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
The Fiery Furnaces: Eleanor Friedberger (vocals, drums); Andy Knowles (drums); Michael Parker, Bill Skibbe.
The restless and endlessly inventive brother/sister outfit the Fiery Furnaces proved astoundingly prolific (two EPs and three full-length releases) in their first three years, and along the way received both critical accolades (for 2004's BLUEBERRY BOAT, in particular) and critical drubbings (for the 2005 extended family affair REHEARSING MY CHOIR, in particular). The band's fourth full-length, 2006's BITTER TEA, might be the album to unite the warring factions, however, as it's arguably the most focused and fruitful realization of the Fiery Furnaces' unique aesthetic.
Combining the left-field, visionary shape-shifting of BLUEBERRY BOAT with the pop smarts of '05's THE FIERY FURNACES EP, BITTER TEA is a colorful, careening sonic journey that fascinates and unsettles. The music touches on back-to-childhood whimsy, musical theater sing-alongs, gnarled sonic freak-outs, and melodies that embed themselves for the long term. Like each of the band's albums, BITTER TEA takes time to absorb, but repeated listens confirm the general suspicion that the Fiery Furnaces are one of the most consistently creative and challenging bands of the 2000s.

Editorial Reviews
Matthew Friedberger continues to create synth-heavy mini-rock operas....The real appeal is sister Eleanor...
Entertainment Weekly

3 stars out of 5 -- Eleanor's crisp, authoritative vocals invest these flights of fancy with a straight-faced pathos...
Mojo

[T]he Furnaces have subtly overhauled their sound with BITTER TEA, replacing kitchen-sink chaos with rhythmic, synth-centric think pieces.
Magnet

[T]he Furnaces have refocused the lens on their homemade-pop kaleidoscope, and the result is a universally resonant album that's not just more joyful than its companion; it's also more essential.
Alternative Press

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