Artist:Eleanor Friedberger
Song:When I Knew
Album:Personal Record
Singer songwriter Eleanor Friedberger is best known as one half of the indie duo The Fiery Furnaces with older brother Matthew Friedberger. After ten years together, The Fiery Furnaces went on hiatus in 2011. Both have recorded solo albums. Eleanor was born Sept. 2, 1976 in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, IL. Eleanor's grandmother was a musician and choir director at a Greek Orthodox church. After graduating from the University of Texas, she formed The Fiery Furnaces with Matthew. They were successful as an album and touring band. But after ten years on the road, they decided to go on hiatus in 2011. Eleanor signed with Merge Records and released two albums. When I Knew is from the 2014 album Personal Record. This was Eleanor's second album. Eleanor wrote the songs with Wesley Stace who performs and records as John Wesley Harding. Eleanor's first two albums were produced by Eric Broucek. He is a producer and recording engineer and a one time member of LCD Soundsystem. For her 2016 album New View, Eleanor moved to upstate New York and switched to Frenchkiss Records. She self produced New View and the 2017 album Rebound. The Fiery Furnaces announced in 2020 that they were reforming and they signed with Jack Black's Third Man Records. They were supposed to perform at the 2020 Pitchfork Music Festival but that was cancelled due to the pandemic. They released a single in June 2020 but no new album as yet. They have been touring. Here's the video for When I Knew by Eleanor Friedberger.
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