THE FIERY FURNACES Widow City (2007 Japanese 17-track CD album from Matt and Eleanor Friedberger - unquestionably, the record that fulfils all talent, delivers on all promises, and provides one of the most exhilarating musical rides you'll take this year! While The Furnaces have a reputation for occasionally being 'challenging', this album is their most accessible to date, it's their most consistently pop and song-oriented set, recalling the strongest elements of 'Gallowsbirds Bark' and 'Bitter Tea', includes bonus recording 'Barnabus And Paul'; presented in fold-out digipak sleeve with Japanese/English lyric sheet + obi strip)