EP.75 - ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER

THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam Buxton

Comedy

4.8 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Adam talks with American musician Eleanor Friedberger.

Hi. Adam Buxton here with some notes and links for you about this week’s guest.

Eleanor and her brother Matthew formed the core of The Fiery Furnaces, who put out a series of brilliantly strange records from 2000 - 2011. Matthew and Eleanor now work on solo projects but haven’t officially laid the The Fiery Furnaces to rest.

My conversation with Eleanor was recorded in February 2016 and we talked about some of her favourite albums, her working relationship with her brother, whether or not fans should be interested in the private lives of the artists they admire, and her lyrics. Eleanor also performed a version of one of her songs exclusively for the podcast.

And in my outro waffle I bollock on about a couple of music documentaries I enjoyed this week. No, really, you’re welcome.

FIERY FURNACES MUSIC MONTAGE in the intro includes clips from:

Benton Harbour Blues (from Bitter Tea, 2006)

Never (from Bitter Tea, 2006)

Evergreen (from EP, 2005)

Two Fat Feet (from Gallowsbird’d Bark, 2003)

Chief Inspector Blancheflower (from Blueberry Boat, 2006)

Tropical Iceland (from Gallowsbird’d Bark, 2003)

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.

Music and jingles by Adam Buxton

RELATED LINKS

ELEANOR’S FAVOURITE ALBUMS (THE QUIETUS WEBSITE) (2016)

http://thequietus.com/articles/19617-eleanor-friedberger-favourite-albums-interview?page=6

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER - MAKE ME A SONG (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmjcSz8aV1Y

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER - HE DIDN’T MENTION HIS MOTHER (2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dj0s16RMa0

ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER - MY MISTAKES (2011)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRUOoSKt6Kg

THE FIERY FURNACES - POLICE SWEATER BLOOD VOW (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atFoVNJxr7c

THE FIERY FURNACES - CHIEF INSPECTOR BLANCHEFLOWER (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qTkqFvftcE

THE FIERY FURNACES - WHAT’S IN MY BAG? (ELEANOR & MATTHEW BUY RECORDS AT AMOEBA IN LA) (2011)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJUlMQ5PDL8&t=2s

THE SMITH TAPES - HOWARD SMITH INTERVIEWS GEORGE HARRISON (CD on DISCOGS)

https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Clapton-George-Harrison-Howard-Smith-Clapton-Harrison-The-Smith-Tapes/release/11642294

HIP HOP EVOLUTION TRAILER (2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3J5640jXo

THE DEFIANT ONES TRAILER (2017)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7b8xaWmG0

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0:00.0	This is a paid advertisement for BetterHelp Therapy Online.
0:03.3	Thought I'd bring my guitar along for the walk today was yes I noticed. Can I play you a song I just wrote?
0:10.9	Yeah great.
0:12.9	Sometimes I feel in the worst person in the world selfish and boring and everybody knows it.
0:20.9	I'm sick and tired of living in my head it's like a stinky ear from sewer and I really want to dance it.
0:28.9	Yeah I liked party pom pom. Why don't you do another one like that?
0:32.9	I'm bearing my soul.
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1:17.9	Alright thanks Rosie. Let's get back on the road. Alright Mr Hendrix.
1:36.9	I took my microphone and found some human folk. Then I recorded all the noises while we spoke.
1:45.9	My name is Adam Buster and I'm a man. I want you to enjoy this. That's the plan.
1:57.9	Hey how you doing listeners? Adam Buster here. Very nice to be with you.
2:04.9	I can't hide the fact that I'm feeling unusually up tempo due to the great great weather.
2:10.9	As you'll know I'm a simple man who is affected by these kinds of things very deeply.
2:15.9	And I'm looking at a lot of dandelions, some blue bells, cherry blossom, buzzy bees.
2:24.9	My beautiful dog friend Rosie is up ahead sniffling, snuffling and scampering and enjoying
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