Rating: 72.00
June is over. It wasn't a great month in music for me. I managed to pick up 5 releases and one of them was a compilation. July looks even bleaker, musically (although it was a great month personally; I spent a week in Monterey with my wife and daughter.) In any event, there were a few nice surprises, starting with this.
Eleanor Friedberger is better known as half of the brother/sister duo, The Fiery Furnaces from Oak Park, IL. This is her first solo release and it's a real joy. It's less frenetic than Fiery Furnaces, but just as much fun. (Side note: I got to see her perform live on August 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, where she opened for The Kills.) I was absolutely blown away by Inn Of The Seventh Ray. I also really like Heaven. In fact, there's not a bad cut on the album.I can't really compare her to anything (other than her own band with her brother.) If you hear something else, let me know.
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