En Fuego: The Fiery Furnaces cover themselves, talk about fans

I interviewed Matt Friedberger, 1/2 of the Fiery Furnaces, for the Onion here.

As he talked about their new album, Matt also told me that they covered songs on I’m Going Away based on fans’ descriptions and reactions to the album. It’s now released as Take Me Round Again, and is available for streaming here.

Matt Friedberger of the Fiery Furnaces, on fandom and memory: “We feel obligated as a rock band to have things for fans to do, besides listen, so they’re not passive. And obviously that’s a fake thing, because fans are never passive. You’re always re-imagining [a song] whether you notice it or not, on your own end. Fans are re-imagining music all the time, otherwise how could you like all this crap that you like? You’ll find something to like, just make it up in your own head.”

The Fiery Furnaces play in Bembang cities on these dates:

11/21 LOS ANGELES, CA / El Rey Theatre

12/11 BROOKLYN, NY / Music Hall of Williamsburg

12/12 NEW YORK, NY / Bowery Ballroom

12/30 CHICAGO, IL / Schubas

12/31 CHICAGO, IL / Lincoln Hall