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Artist | Eleanor Friedberger
Title | New View
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 45:08
Label | Frenchkiss Records Store | 2016
Catalog | FKR080-2 Rip | 2016
Bitrate | 248 kbps Size | 84.25 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. He Didn't Mention His Mother 3:58
02. Open Season 4:42
03. Sweetest Girl 3:01
04. Your Word 3:41
05. Because I Asked You 3:44
06. Never Is A Long Time 3:26
07. Cathy With The Curly Hair 3:26
08. Two Versions Of Tomorrow 5:46
09. All Known Things 5:07
10. Does Turquoise Work 2:28
11. A Long Walk 5:49
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First known as one half of the brother-sister duo the Fiery Furnaces,
Eleanor Friedberger headed out on her own in summer 2010, recording her
solo debut "Last Summer". The album, which featured playful but more
straightfoward tracks than the Furnaces' work, was released by Merge in
July 2011. For 2013's "Personal Record", Friedberger crafted a set of songs
that paid homage to the introspective pop of the 70s. She returned late in
2015 with the single "False Alphabet City", a companion piece to visual
artist Sara Magenheimer's film False Alphabets that was also Friedberger's
first release for Frenchkiss Records.
On "New View", her third full-length, Friedberger's solo work remains as
laid-back and straightforward as her music with the Fiery Furnaces was
lively and complex. Recorded with her band Icewater after a move to upstate
New York, her third album reaffirms that one of her greatest gifts as a
solo artist is the fresh personality she brings to classic rock stylings
that could seem stuffy in almost anyone else's hands. She plays into - and
against - those traditions skillfully: A slight Laurel Canyon echo graces
"All Known Things'" ruminations, and the folky standout "Never Is A Long
Time" is one of her finest and most timeless-sounding songs yet.
Meanwhile, she combines lyrics like 'I'm opening a tree museum/That's my
new hobby' with music that sounds borrowed from the Band on "Open Season"
and offers a sweet peek into a relationship's give-and-take ('treat me like
a tennis pro') on "Because I Asked You", both of which reaffirm that her
music will always be at least a little quirky. As on "Personal Record",
"New View" warm, reassuring atmosphere is a perfect fit for Friedberger's
affably rambling songwriting; the album is even bookended by songs about
long walks, and at its best, it sounds like a conversation sweetened by
music.
On first listen, it feels like the best kind of background music, but more
engaging tracks like the psychedelic love song "Does Turquoise Work" make
themselves known soon enough. When Friedberger delivers something a little
more dynamic, as on "Cathy With The Curly Hair" or "Sweetest Girl", a
charmingly ramshackle rocker that suggests Cate LeBon is a kindred spirit,
it's tempting to want more of the same. Still, when comfort sounds as good
as "New View" does, it's hard to complain.
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