Last Summer

The Fiery Furnaces singer's solo debut feels like a throwback to idiosyncratic, solidly crafted singer-songwriter LPs from the 1970s.

Since debuting in 2003, Fiery Furnaces have attracted two kinds of fans. One group geeks out over Matthew Friedberger’s overstuffed arrangements and his sister Eleanor’s evocative wordplay, while the second group appreciates the gorgeously sad pop songs—“Tropical Iceland,” “Benton Harbor Blues Again,” “Here Comes The…

A welcome relief from The Fiery Furnaces’ spontaneous ad-libbing and warped song structures, Eleanor Friedberger’s…

It’s easy to think of Eleanor Friedberger as just the primary singer of the Fiery Furnaces.

Breaking away from her full-time gig as singer of the experimental art-pop band The Fiery Furnaces, with sibling and bandmate, Matthew Friedberger, Eleanor Friedberger proves herself a worthy artist in her own right throughout Last Summer, her solo debut.

Eleanor Friedberger’s solo debut is a loose concept album that’s dense but never overtly rigorous.

Plucked from Fiery Furnaces, Eleanor Friedberger's made a pop delight, says <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>

Eleanor Friedberger - Last Summer review: One half of the Fiery Furnaces writes a summer love letter.