The Fiery Furnaces have announced a special vinyl reissue of Blueberry Boat , their breakout album from 2004. It’s out October 10 via Everything Nice . The experimental art-rock band, started by Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger , has also shared a previously unreleased bonus track that was recorded in 2003. Check out that new song, “ Far Away ,” below.
Matthew Friedberger wrote “Far Away” at Eleanor’s request, according to a press release, for a November 2003 show at New York’s Mercury Lounge. “I liked the idea of writing a special song for each show, but that was the only time we ever did it,” explained Matthew. “In the end we decided to not put it on the album. I’d thought it would fit because it didn’t. It turned out it just didn’t. I told myself that the songs on Bluebe