Japanese Slippers - Fiery Furnaces

[aaalvaroantonio]

have you guys ever considered the hypothesis of their having an aesthetic purpose in their intricate arrangements? – you should.

[joesosa41]

That tone is a piece of shit.

[uchitil]

They fart about too much with their arrangements. I really like this band but for this disregard for their audiences' expectations. Do a song. Don't 'Go around again' and if you want to surprise us, write new songs. Please.

[jekihotgirl]

their albums are amazing, i cant find a live video that give them justice but i really really love them

[postpunkgod]

shame she´s with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, maybe cuz both bands abbreviate FF, maybe cuz both are Greek, can´t come to terms with that cuz to me the Furnaces are one of the best bands in the world while Franz Ferdinand... well, to stay decent, are not. Defintely she´s one of the people I would like to attend the club when I´m DJing.

[Rafaella781]

she forgot the song name, OMG. Eleanor's so cute *-*

[jonanjello]

She didn't forget the song title, just interrupted by her brother.

[USABG58]

I'm gonna see the FF!! I gonna see the FF! In San Franisco!!! Yeah!!!!! OK, now, all these negative comments are dumb. Eleanor is beautiful and talented. Matt is talented, but looks like the Army of Darkness dude and is ballsy enough to dis Radiohead! I love it.

[mousecuit]

I wish we could get beyond who's "prettier".

It 's music that should be the issue, after all.

[ColdChicago]

while the fan base debates who looks "cooler'

all this recycled angst gets retooled der

freischutz ist tres mal

and yhea like what kind of guitar is the dude using dude?

and does anybody style their hair-

kiss for like airheads? no way

[askl23]

Well, it is a Gibson L5 from the looks of it, the same model used by Devo back in the day, That's sort of worth noting, as it's a more obscure model.

[bubbagaw]

I want to marry Matthew

[aeroplaneisland]

Smartest band alive today, far and away.

[MrPumpkinFace]

I've listened to this a hundred times and love it. Don't knock it untill you've listened to it a few times at least.

[pablocatwalk]

they hae some kind of "dylanish" vibe here ahahah she's so hot...! hahaah

[deliriougal]

eleanor friedberger is so cool but alex kapranos is so much more beautiful than her

gotta admit that

shes cool though great song

[elizarhysmeyers]

i agree, he is prettier than her ...ups well, their music is..... diferent, i guess

jajaja sorry i envy her

[jp0818]

Soooo devilisheis.

[jkone27]

mm... you're nice guys but ...you look like.. idiots. anyway i still love you

[nbm021000]

What kind of guitar is Matt playing in this youtube?

[lesharam]

Think it's a les paul jr.

[chrismortloch92]

its definatly not a les paul junior

for one thing, gibson doesnt make a pickguard in that style. and the junior has one single coil in bridge position. this is so far off its not even funny

[rottendenmark]

they suck!

[Archie4]

go to hell, eat shit, die and return to hell and repeat the process over and over fo disrespecting the awesomest duo ever

[chrismortloch92]

i agree with archie because i loooove the fiery furnaces because they are soooooooooooo good, like really so good it's unbelievable and i like how it feels on my ears

[LoneConformist]

They make me want to listen to AC/DC or Skynrd or like the most meat-and-potatoes, working man's band ever. And I am no working-class hero. I just can't stand this Wes Andersonian "Aren't we cute and clever, mommy?" garbage.

Rehearsing my Choir was great though.

[chrismortloch92]

oh yeah, my comment

Im pretty sure that was my friend carson taking over the computer

I really hate this band

[PissedBogan]

even when they make a mistake they are cool. Eleanor is a babe-and-a-half!

[BrokenMannequin]

does anyone else think this sounds like a funkier, quirkier Spoon?

[PissedBogan]

Their lyrics are the COOLEST!

[jberry106]

wow. that was beyond cool.

[vanessathenavigator]

Alright, what does Matt say at the beginning? I can't seem to catch it.

[pimpriggsley]

saw them live in Dallas last friday and was very let down. the lead singer literally made me want to cut my eye balls. i've never wanted a set to end as bad as that one. as a weekly concert goer, that's saying something. the drummer was the only thing that really got my attention on stage. he was great, but i would never see them again.

[klingchad]

Maybe they had a bad night.

[vanessathenavigator]

People really need to learn the meaning of the word "literally".

[chinamac79]

Awesome! Anyone got this version on MP3 or know where I can get it?

[werdna86]

these guys REALLY need to do an mtv unplugged album or live, most of their studio stuff is too annoying for my tastes but their live stuff is awesome

[riveroflife777]

I agree! Another band great live is JUST FUZZ - so you might like to check them out too!

[ritter1808]

Its not all good granted- but there is some very original and very listenable stuff from these two. If its only 25% good, that's still better than the mail-it-in music from most bands out there today.

Lets face it- we need a culling of most bands. But not the FF's.

[mitanis]

what do u know

[usefulfriend]

aw cmon cartoonconn, where's ur sense of humour?

i mean here's a great band not afraid to laugh at themselves or have others laugh with them. a shitload of bands nowadays take themselves waaaay too seriously.

the FFs never cease to put a smile on my face.

and, if a mentally-challenged brother and sister ever took LSD, they'd be listening to the FFs too :) n LOVING it!

[SaucemProductions]

they would only be SLIGHTLY better though.

the handicapped lsd brother sister fusion music genre is waaaaaaay too overplayed.

[Disappearer88]

fuck your hipster bull shit

[PissedBogan]

Hipster!?!? WTF?  I'll take you ass-head!

[drmurphysjello]

Fuck your lame Youtube name. Suck my dick.

[anchoragemark]

Were they mean to you at some point in your life? Poooor little baby. Otherwise you wouldn't be posting on more than one of their videos.

[helenlundeberg]

actually both versions are good ! i had a hard time with bitter tea with all the electronic stuff but widow city is quite deovid of excessive instrumentation...

[Joni0001984]

It's actually better live, for some reason. My GF said it was much better without the extra effects. She was so looking forward hearing songs from the old albums. When will bands learn? The fans pay for hearing songs they've already heard. Not new kvasi shit. =P

[chinamac79]

This is fantastic! Shame the album version is so whack.

[ricottapark]

i don't think the album version is "whack" at all. this one is more upbeat, sure, but the album version - especially at the beginning of the 3rd verse - is much more dense and rich. plus the lyrical frustration seems more evident on the album version.

[conflction]

@chinamac79 Dude im with you 1000%. The album version is awful compared with. WTF were they thinking with the album?

[ImALoserBaby73]

I love you eleanor, you have a great talent and you're 100% female!!!

[fanton2005]

you fail.

[ImALoserBaby73]

Why?

[espaldito]

marry me eleanor!

[pacianca999]

Oh my God!!! They're cool! Eleanor is one of the sexiest girl ever seen! Love ya!

[Laikaisdead]

isn't it "Japanese Sleepers"?

[ricottapark]

no, both this and the album version are titled "Japanes Slippers."

[chicaporfavor]

isn't it widow city?

[ricottapark]

the album's called Widow City. this track, both on the album and in this video, is called "Japanese Slippers."

[Supergeni2]

Amazing what can come from only two people with a guitar each.

[laubar]

Has anybody ever noticed something slightly twisted about the siblings in the interviews here on youtube? something creepy about them, think they're great nonetheless.

[droctagon17]

I love their new CD! I want a restorative beer, now!

[KellyMessiah]

Same old shit.

[TheWeekendWolf]

The new record "widow city" which features this song comes out on oct 9.

[ricottapark]

this is true. and i'm super excited about it!

[ballionstuge]

I can not find one bad thing to say about them... She is Beautiful!

[Fennster01]

well one of you get eleanor and then i'll go after her current boyfriend, alex kapranos from franz ferdinand, i love him! LoL i wish.

[VidJourn]

Wow, I never knew that's a girl's voice singing this song lol

[robin14669]

Is their a video of theirs of Two fat feet? I really love that song.

[ricottapark]

i wish there was a video for Two Fat Feet -- gotta be my fave Furnaces song.

[circodoblinsvoador]

Foda!

[lenabeamish]

i love this song. like i love the river.

oooh oooh.

[robbryn]

Brothers and sisters doing it. Runki Runki doing it. Someday I'll understand.

[slp44]

Just kidding me and Eleanor are just friends

[slp44]

Eleanor is my girlfriend on the side... I still like Mari better.

[BicycleRocker]

eleanor is too cute.

[carebola]

I absolutely love The Fieru Furnaces