Eleanor Friedberger’s New Album “New View” out Jan. 22 + “He Didn’t Mention His Mother” Single
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Eleanor Friedberger will release her third solo album entitled New View on January 22nd, 2016. New View is the follow-up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Personal Record and is her first album as a signee to NYC’s seminal indie label Frenchkiss Records. PRESS HERE to listen to the album opener “He Didn’t Mention His Mother,” an exciting first glimpse at New View, driven by melodic guitar lines, Wurlitzer electric piano and Friedberger’s signature, witty lyricism. PRESS HERE to watch the album trailer and HERE to pre-order New View now.
Eleanor Friedberger is playing a handful of intimate shows in select cities starting next week. These shows will feature new material from New View, as well as favorites from her previous, much-loved solo records, Last Summer and Personal Record. See below for show dates.
It’s been two years since the release of Eleanor Friedberger’ssophomore solo album Personal Record, which made countless year-end lists including Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Paste, Magnet, MOJO, Uncut, CMJ and more. During that time,Eleanor has kept quite busy – she live-scored unreleased Andy Warhol films alongside Bradford Cox and Dean Wareham, and sat in with the 8G Band numerous times on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Most recently, Eleanor released a new song, “False Alphabet City,” giving us a taste of what’s to come on New View.
New View signals a fresh beginning for the former Fiery Furnaces’ frontwoman. After living in Brooklyn for fourteen years,Friedberger moved to upstate New York, and the album reflects that region’s rustic charm. The songs were arranged with her backing band Icewater and recorded in Germantown, NY, live to tape, with producer Clemens Knieper in his converted barn studio. The result is an album that feels like an instant classic upon first listen, and is Eleanor Friedberger’s best record to date.
Friedberger drew inspiration for New View from many of her musical heroes – everyone from Van Morrison, Neil Young and George Harrison, to Slapp Happy, Yoko Ono and Elyse. There are ghost notes of all of those influences on New View, but mostly you hear the singular voice of Eleanor Friedberger, whose warm, inviting alto and incredible word play continue to make her one of the foremost songwriters in the indie rock world today.
Track listing:
1. He Didn’t Mention His Mother
2. Open Season
3. Sweetest Girl
4. Your Word
5. Because I Asked You
6. Never Is A Long Time
7. Cathy With The Curly Hair
8. Two Versions Of Tomorrow
9. All Known Things
10. Does Turquoise Work?
11. A Long Walk
North American Tour Dates:
11/2/15 Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot (School Night)
11/3/15 San Francisco, CA @ Brick & Mortar (Wood Shoppe)
11/5/15 Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid
11/9/15 New York, NY @ Piano’s
11/10/15 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool