Fiery Furnaces sans sis: Matthew Friedberger's Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School

"Mr Fried Burger, I Resume" has 27 Google results, 0 reviews and is also available as an app.

The guy's dived so far under the radar it feels like discovering a wonderful & completely unknown new artist, not the principal songwriter behind one of the most hyped indie bands of the previous decade.

Oh, and because he no longer gives one fuck what people think of him, he's taken to only releasing mad (certifiably insane) synth-rock operas. Coz, like, that's what he's always wanted to do (and has always done, except now they're even weirder)

It's one of the best albums of the year but I also fully expect to be the only person on ILX who thinks this

You can hear 3 tracks here: https://mfriedberger.bandcamp.com/releases but I bought the whole thing and found this to be an excellent choice.

And to think I only found this after being overtaken by a spontaneous pang of missing the Fieries and idly wondering what the old devil was up to...

I'd say this project alone pretty definitively killed any mainstream-indie interest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solos

Wow- never even heard about that "Solos" thing. I like those "Mr Fried Burger" tracks on Bandcamp. May have to pull the trigger and buy it.

i enjoyed parts of 'solos'

Saqqara Mastabas is the new band comprised of Matthew Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces and Bob D’Amico of Sebadoh. They’ll release their debut album Libras on June 3 via Joyful Noise Recordings.

Libras Track List:
1. Walking Through The False Door
2. Fixed By The Tiny Talons Of The Future Goddess
3. No Escape For The Serfs On The Surf
4. Uto On The Upswing
5. Parade Of The Prisoner Priests On Parade
6. Smoking On The Mountain, Embalming In The Valley
7. The Failure (Of The Fencing Of The Underground Apart From The Apartment’s Part)
8. Unknown Term For Butcher
9. The Cosmetician’s Knife

"Parade Of The Prisoner Priests On Parade" is very "Birmingham School of Business School"

omg yay

I did end up buying the Mr. Fried Burger album and found it pretty enjoyable, both the mini-operetta at the beginning, and the more rock-oriented tracks after.

yeah you and i are responsible for 1/3 of its rym ratings lol

preview track off the saqqara mastabas album is great btw :)

It's oooooouuuuttttttt

And it's only half an hour long! So I've just listened to it.

It's the oldest music in the world, you know. A charm of instrumentals from before anyone knew singing could exist