The Fiery Furnaces share first new track in 10 years "Down at the So and So on Somewhere"

18 June 2020, 17:50 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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The Fiery Furnaces are back with "Down at the So and So on Somewhere", their first new track in 10 years.

"Down at the So and So on Somewhere" arrives after The Fiery Furnaces' 2009 LP Take Me Round Again.

The new track will be released on 7" vinyl via Third Man Records, which includes the physical-only B-side "The Fortune Teller's Revenge".

The band says of their comeback track, "This is the first new music from The Fiery Furnaces in ten years. The songs were recorded in New York City and a few hours north of New York City on February 3 and February 10 - 12, 2020. "Down at the So and So on Somewhere" is a regretful song about having regrets. Now it seems even more sad than we thought it was back then: 'Will you meet me,' etc. Matthew was happy to use a Soviet drum machine. Eleanor was happy to play real drums.

They add, ""The Fortune Teller's Revenge" is another sad song. We cut out the lines from the first and third verse: 'with me; just kidding' and 'leave everything to me.' Matthew likes hearing Eleanor sing 'I'm sorry to say I've never made a mistake.' Eleanor likes that you can't quite tell who's singing what, when."

Their 7" vinyl will also be released in a bundle with a tote bag and t-shirt, and a portion of the proceeds from the bundle will be donated to Black Lives Matter and AACM Chicago.

The Fiery Furnaces' "Down at the So and So on Somewhere" is out now. The 7" vinyl is available to buy from Third Man Records now.