166. ELEANOR FRIEDBERGER "MY MISTAKES"

here's a delicious track i heard a while back but it totally got lost in the ocean of tracks i've amassed of late, so when i saw the music video for My Mistakes on pitchfork today i was pleasantly reminded, so here it is for those who haven't had the pleasure yet, it's from Brooklyn-based avant-pop songstress Eleanor Friedberger {of the legendary Fiery Furnaces} off her eagerly anticipated debut solo album "Last Summer" (2011).

"and he's ignoring me like it's 2001,

why keep on trying if it doesn't get better

on the second time around."

My Mistakes is a resplendent, acoustic-driven, spaced-out, 80s synth-laden, nostalgic pop reverie, Friedberger's warm, huzzy* vocals take us on a frenetic, delirious journey through past misadventures, each memory conjuring up a myriad of wondrously colourful, manic, pulsing, chiming instruments, producing an intricate mosaic of sound, lead by a catchy new wave-ish synth melody. My Mistakes also features a magnificent, soaring, euphoric sax solo, a pleasant surprise indeed, it gives the track a sense of maturity et resolution! enjoy!
* husky et fuzzy


MP3: My Mistakes

check out the cool retro, past<–>present, re-enactment music video for My Mistakes, directed by video artist Sara Magenheimer.



the "Last Summer" album comes out July 12th on Merge Records, it is available for pre-order on either cd or lp+dl!

you can find Eleanor Friedberger here: lastfm | eleanorfriedberger