Last Summer (album)

Last Summer

Studio album by Eleanor Friedberger

Released

July 12, 2011

Recorded

August–November 2010 at Stickydisc Recording in Brooklyn

Genre

Indie pop

Length

39:33

Label

Merge Records

Producer

Eric Broucek

Eleanor Friedberger chronology

Last Summer
(2011)

Personal Record
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	(B+) ^[2]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10) ^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
NME	(8/10) ^[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10) ^[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[7]
Sputnikmusic	^[8]
Paste Magazine	(8.2/10) ^[9]
MusicOMH	^[10]
PopMatters	(8/10) ^[11]
SPIN	(8/10) ^[12]
Consequence of Sound	^[13]

Last Summer is the first solo album released by American indie pop musician Eleanor Friedberger, most notable for being vocalist in the band The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. The album was released on 12th July 2011 on the Merge Records record label.

The album was announced as being in the making in April 2011 and released on July 12, 2011.^[14] Last Summer currently holds a 79 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Mistakes"	4:29
2.	"Inn of the Seventh Ray"	4:08
3.	"Heaven"	3:21
4.	"Scenes from Bensonhurst"	4:33
5.	"Roosevelt Island"	5:20
6.	"Glitter Gold Year"	2:48
7.	"One-Month Marathon"	3:36
8.	"I Won't Fall Apart on You Tonight"	3:39
9.	"Owl's Head Park"	4:31
10.	"Early Earthquake"	3:14

Personnel

Band Members

Eric Broucek – Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion
Eleanor Friedberger – Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboard, Percussion, Vocals
Dylan Heaney – Tenor Saxophone
Jim Orso – Drums
Phil Rodriguez – Trumpet
Tim Traynor – Drums
Morgan Wiley – Keyboard

Technical

Eric Broucek – Producer, Engineering, and Mixing
Joe Lambert – Mastering
Michael Rubenstein – Cover Photography
Rebecca Benga – Back Cover Photography
Beth Lieberman – Photography
Maggie Fost – Design

References

↑ Phares, Heather. "Allmusic". Rovi Corp.
↑ Harvey, Eric. "A.V. Club". Onion Inc.
↑ Yau, Alex. "Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound.
↑ Costa, Maddy (22 December 2011). "The Guardian". London: Guardian News.
↑ Parkin, Chris. "NME". IPC Media.
↑ Love, Joshua. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.
↑ Comentale, Ed. "Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes.
↑ Klapper, Rudy. "Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
↑ Hodges, Carey. "Paste Magazine". Paste Media Group.
↑ Murphey, John. "MusicOMH". OMH.
↑ Britt, Thomas. "PopMatters". Buzzmedia.
↑ Raftery, Brian. "Spin". SPIN.
↑ Rearwick, Lauren. "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.
↑ "Merge Records: Last Summer official album page". Merge Records. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
↑ "Metacritic". Metacritic.

The Fiery Furnaces

Matthew Friedberger Eleanor Friedberger Jason Loewenstein Bob D'Amico Michael Goodman Andy Knowles Toshi Yano

Studio Albums	Gallowsbird's Bark Blueberry Boat EP Rehearsing My Choir Bitter Tea Widow City I'm Going Away Take Me Round Again

Live Albums	Remember

Matthew Friedberger	Winter Women and Holy Ghost Language School Solos Matricidal Sons of Bitches Mr. Fried Burger, I Resume

Eleanor Friedberger	Last Summer Personal Record New View

Singles	"Crystal Clear" "Tropical Ice-Land" "Single Again" "Benton Harbor Blues"

Compilation Appearances	Rough Trade Shops: Counter Culture 03 (2004) Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (2003) White Riot: A Tribute to the Clash Volume 1 (2003) The Rough Trade Field Guide to Music, Volume One (2004) Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2005) This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (2005)

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