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- Last Summer finds Friedberger revisiting her "frame of mind" when she moved to New York a decade ago. It plays like a collection of fragmented memories, made all the more wistful by the warm and fuzzy production and some affectionate nods to 1970s pop.
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Eleanor Friedberger keeps it nice and breezy on her first solo album, Last Summer. Taking a step away from the top-heavy production style and high-concept drama of the Fiery Furnaces sound, she’s crafted a pretty neat and mostly gratifying summer album — a summer stoop album, to be exact.
Last Summer will surely become history's only pop album to "imagine Christopher Walken as a dancer named Ronnie", spin a yarn about picking up used bicycle parts on Coney Island, and drop a...
Jul 11, 2011 · Compared to most of the band’s oeuvre, Last Summer is slim and focused, and surprisingly short on frenetic loopiness.
Perhaps one could use the idea as a metaphor for Friedberger’s creative process, as she recycles elements of older pop songs, making something characteristically new, forward-thinking. She throws back to decades-old pop hits and soul singles; it’s full of doo-wop vocal harmonies and funky bass.
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 ...
Jul 7, 2011 · “I Won’t Fall Apart on You Tonight” follows an infectious music-making path, with oohs and aaahs backed by fuzzy guitars, Friedberger creating truly charming pop. Last Summer also finds Friedberger exploring a fragile, more haunting sound than her work with her brother.
Jul 12, 2011 · While the Furnaces’ ‘60s pop chop salads are often as bewildering as they are rewarding, “Last Summer” turns to its lyrics to examine confusion.
