Gallowsbird's Bark is the debut album by The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces are a U.S. indie rock band formed in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York. The band's primary members are Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The siblings are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a near-western suburb of Chicago.- Band biography :...

 released by Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove...

 in 2003.

Track listing

All songs by The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces are a U.S. indie rock band formed in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York. The band's primary members are Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The siblings are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a near-western suburb of Chicago.- Band biography :...

, except where noted.

1. "South Is Only a Home" – 2:42
2. "I'm Gonna Run" – 2:24
3. "Leaky Tunnel" – 3:33
4. "Up in the North" – 2:21
5. "Inca Rag/Name Game" – 3:56
6. "Asthma Attack" – 2:08
7. "Don't Dance Her Down" (Lyrics adapted from "Big Jim in the Barroom") – 3:17
8. "Crystal Clear
   Crystal Clear (single)
   "Crystal Clear" is a single from the Fiery Furnaces album Gallowsbird's Bark released by Rough Trade Records on September 1, 2003. All three B-sides would later appear on the 2005 release EP.-Track listing:UK CD# "Crystal Clear"# "Cousin Chris"...
   
   " – 2:10
9. "Two Fat Feet" – 4:04
10. "Bow Wow" – 3:47
11. "Gale Blow" – 2:15
12. "Worry Worry" – 2:04
13. "Bright Blue Tie" – 2:06
14. "Tropical Ice-Land" – 3:30
15. "Rub-Alcohol Blues" (William E. Myer) – 2:03
16. "We Got Back the Plague" – 4:14

Additional information

"Inca Rag"/"Name Game" is actually two songs that blend into each other, this being an indication of the direction the band would take on the following album Blueberry Boat

Blueberry Boat

Blueberry Boat is the second, highly conceptual album from The Fiery Furnaces, released July 13, 2004.- Track listing :# "Quay Cur" – 10:25# "Straight Street" – 5:00# "Blueberry Boat" – 9:09# "Chris Michaels" – 7:53# "Paw Paw Tree" – 4:39...

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"Tropical Ice-Land", "Rub-Alcohol Blues" and "We Got Back the Plague" share the same tempo, are grouped together on the album cover track listing and could for this reason be construed as a three-part song. "Rub Alcohol Blues", credited to William E. Myer is most known for being performed by (and written for) the folk banjo

Banjo

In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...

 player Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs

Moran Lee "Dock" Boggs was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. His style of banjo playing, as well as his singing, is considered a unique combination of Appalachian folk music and African-American blues...

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"Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear (single)

"Crystal Clear" is a single from the Fiery Furnaces album Gallowsbird's Bark released by Rough Trade Records on September 1, 2003. All three B-sides would later appear on the 2005 release EP.-Track listing:UK CD# "Crystal Clear"# "Cousin Chris"...

", "Tropical Ice-Land" and "We Got Back the Plague" have all appeared on singles, "Tropical Ice-Land" also appearing on the 2005 compilation EP. These single versions of "Tropical Ice-Land" and "We Got Back the Plague" however differ significantly from the original album versions.

Reception