Oak Park siblings Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger play Old Town School of Folk Music on Feb. 22, only one of three shows at ...

“I’m going to try making another record on my own so I don’t lose momentum. I’m just finally getting the hang of doing shows by myself and also shows with the new band, and I really love having that ...

What has being “Eleanor Friedberger” brought you that being a Fiery Furnace hasn’t? Eleanor Friedberger: Well, if it doesn’t sound too corny, it’s helped me tremendously… become a more well-rounded ...

Last September, Eleanor Friedberger flew out to Los Angeles with two goals in mind. First, she met with producer Eric Broucek to discuss the songs they had recently finished recording for her ...

As half of the brother-sister act The Fiery Furnaces — presently on hiatus — Eleanor Friedberger indulges some of her artier and more experimental, unpredictable impulses. As a solo artist, she's the ...

A year or so ago—around the time her band the Fiery Furnaces finished touring behind 2009’s I’m Going Away—Eleanor Friedberger had some time on her hands. “I decided, ‘I have to make a solo album.

You may know Eleanor as one half of NY brother/sister duo The Fiery Furnaces. Their debut album, Gallowsbird Bark, was a fresh and lively experiment on the borders of jazz, pop and folk music, but ...

All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by Pitchfork editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. The Fiery ...

You’ve got to believe it’s no coincidence that Eleanor Friedberger’s second solo effort is named “Personal Record,” because that’s exactly what it sounds like. Considering that Friedberger made her ...

The former Fiery Furnaces member sounds purposeful and composed, unflappable and free — like a songwriter sure of her words and content with... Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the ...

Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, the brother-sister duo that make up the Fiery Furnaces, are nothing if not specific about their new album, “Bitter Tea.” Conceived as an album from a young girl’s ...

At a time when most female singer-songwriters perform as alter egos, Eleanor Friedberger is simply, refreshingly herself. And that’s just the way her fans like it. Having spent the last decade ...