“Somebody has to black hisself up/For somebody else to stay white.” That’s a line from the 1930s Harlem poet Melvin B. Tolson’s “Sootie Joe.” I’ve been trying to figure it out.[ 3,678 more words

There is a certain notion that happiness is the least motivating emotion in the creation of art. Happiness doesn’t evoke the need to be reconciled much like suffering does; it cannot provoke catharsis. 481 more words

Tracklisting: He Didn’t Mention His Mother / Open Season / Sweetest Girl / Your Word / Because I Asked You / Never Is A Long Time / Cathy With The Curly Hair / Two Versions Of Tomorrow / All Known Things / Does Turquoise Work? 829 more words

Eleanor Friedberger – New View

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Released January 22nd, 2016 on Frenchkiss Records

Eleanor Friedberger is best known as being half of indie also-rans The Fiery Furnaces, who once did an entire album with their grandmother.   295 more words

For a little more than a decade, Eleanor Friedberger was half of an indie rock band called the Fiery Furnaces, which she had formed with her brother, Matthew. 378 more words

Fiery Furnaces member Eleanor Friedberger has been developing a compelling solo career for a few years, but aside from recent contribution to Beck’s Song Reader   105 more words