Matt Friedberger, the male half of Brooklyn duo Fiery Furnaces, is set to release his solo debut, a double album called Winter Woman/Holy Ghost Language School, August 8. The record will also be the debut release of newly formed 859 Records, which is run by the former head of Rough Trade America, Keith Wood. Disc one, Winter Woman, is supposed to showcase Friedberger’s most accessible pop songs and disc two, Holy Ghost Language School, is intended to be more experimental. Friedberger, who has been working on these tracks for three years, wrote all the songs and played all the instruments (save some drum parts that John McEntire from Tortoise laid down) on these recordings himself. While awaiting solo success, Friedberger’s day job will keep him busy for the next couple of months. This week the Fiery Furnaces kick off their European tour in Manchester, England, and June 8 they return stateside for a month’s worth of dates. Tracklist For Winter Women: 01. Under The Hood At The Paradise Garage. 02. The Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co. Resignation Letter. 03. Up The River. 04. Ruth versus Richard. 05. Her Chinese Typewriter. 06. Big Bill Crib & His Ladies Of The Desert. 07. Don’t You Remember? 08. Betcha Don’t. 09. PS.213 Mini School. 10. Theme From Never Going Home Again. 11. Motorman. 12. Quick As Cupid. 13. I Love You Cedric. 14. Servant In Distress. 15. Hialeah. 16. Wisconsin River Blues. Tracklist For Holy Ghost Language School: 01. Seventh Loop Highway. 02. Holy Ghost Language School. 03. The Cross And The Switchblade. 04. I Started Drinking Alcohol At The Age Of Eleven. 05. Do You Like Blondes? 06. Azusa St. 07. Topeka and San Antonio. 08. A Mystical Preparative To Lewdness. 09. Ship Scrap Beach Business. 10. First Day Of School. 11. Things Were Going So Well. 12. All In Vain Or The Opposite. 13. Moral and Epilouge. The Fiery Furnaces Tour Dates: 06/08 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall 06/09 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave 06/12 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's On Richards 06/13 - Seattle, WA - Neumos 06/15 - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore 06/16 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre 06/17 - San Diego, CA - Epicentre 06/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue 06/20 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre 06/22 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium 06/23 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave 06/24 - Chicago, IL - Metro 06/25 - Cincinnati, OH - Desdemona Festival 06/27 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of Living Arts 06/29 - New York, NY - Webster Hall 06/30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club www.thefieryfurnaces.com
