Take Me Round Again
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Take Me Round Again is The Fiery Furnaces
' ninth album. It was first released, in MP3
format, through Thrill Jockey Records, in November of 2009. The album is being described as "The Friedbergers cover the Friedbergers,"
in reference to core members and siblings, Matthew
and Eleanor Friedberger
.
. The tracks represent a reworked, rearranged, rewritten versions of the songs. According to the record's page at the Thrill Jockey website, "All that remains the same are the words."
While Matthew described the album as an "alternative version of the record," Eleanor explained:
The Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery Furnaces are a U.S. indie rock band formed in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York. The band's primary members are Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The siblings are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a near-western suburb of Chicago.- Band biography :...
' ninth album. It was first released, in MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
format, through Thrill Jockey Records, in November of 2009. The album is being described as "The Friedbergers cover the Friedbergers,"
in reference to core members and siblings, Matthew
Matthew Friedberger
Matthew Friedberger is half of the indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces. In the band he contributes the majority of the instrumentation, writes most of the songs and lyrics and occasionally sings...
and Eleanor Friedberger
Eleanor Friedberger
Eleanor Friedberger is part of the indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. In the band she contributes the majority of the vocals both on record and during their live performances. Eleanor grew up singing with her grandmother, Olga Sarantos and family in a Greek...
.
Track listing
- I'm Going Away - Matthew
- I'm Going Away - Eleanor
- Keep Me in the Dark - Eleanor
- Cut the Cake - Eleanor
- Even in the Rain - Eleanor
- Drive to Dallas - Matthew
- Keep Me in the Dark - Matthew
- Ray Bouvier - Eleanor
- Cups + Punches - Eleanor
- Take Me Round Again - Matthew
- Cut the Cake - Matthew
- Staring at the Steeple - Matthew
Production
Recorded separately in Michigan and New York, Matt and Eleanor each recorded six songs that originally appeared on I'm Going AwayI'm Going Away
I'm Going Away is The Fiery Furnaces' eighth album. It was released, on CD and LP, on July 21, 2009 in the US and August 24, 2009 in the UK.The CD version was presented in a 4 panel mini-LP style jacket....
. The tracks represent a reworked, rearranged, rewritten versions of the songs. According to the record's page at the Thrill Jockey website, "All that remains the same are the words."
While Matthew described the album as an "alternative version of the record," Eleanor explained:
“I’ve gotten into the habit of rewriting songs Matt has written, just as a way of practicing and singing at home. Originally, I had wanted to record a folk-style record called Eleanor Friedberger sings the songs of the Fiery Furnaces. I thought it would make a nice greatest hits record, but reworking I’m Going Away before it even came out seemed a lot more exciting.”