Sanctuary Records
2005
EP
About This Album
An EP virtually in name only, the Fiery Furnaces' B-sides collection is pretty generous, gathering ten tracks and running 41 minutes (which is relatively short compared to their 80-minute epic, Blueberry Boat). It's not a totally complete collection of their odds 'n' sods, which may frustrate fans still looking for the band's cover of the Clash's "One More Time" that appeared on Uncut Magazine's tribute to the legendary punks, or for the honky tonk-inspired version of "We Got Back the Plague" that appeared on the CD release of the U.K. Tropical Ice-Land single. However, what does appear on EP not only reflects how well the Furnaces' B-sides complement their albums, it also makes an enjoyable and fairly coherent mini-album in its own right. The Blueberry Boat-era material is particularly remarkable, offering a more concise, poppier spin on the album's sprawling sound. The adaptation of the traditional "Single Again" was Blueberry Boat's putative single, since the album's suite-like songs weren't exactly chart-friendly; its menacing yet playful synth intro echoes the album's feel, but the song's energy has some of the headlong rush of their earlier work.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,4,5,9 and 10)

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