The Fiery Furnaces - Gallowsbird's Bark

Reviews of Gallowsbird's Bark

Rating Summary
n/a by Pitchfork Media Plays like a big, half-drunken romp through golden-era rock 'n' roll-- airy and thrilling and shifty as hell. Read more
n/a by www.splendidezine.com It pulls from a grab bag of influences, from Bob Dylan to Broadway, The Who to honky-tonk, and tosses them around with apparent abandon. In spite of this (or maybe because of it), The FFs spin all of this into a sound that's consistent, yet almost magically unique. Read more
n/a by www.dotmusic.com A unique musical vision with a genuinely unique and beautifully skewed worldview to boot. Read more
n/a by www.drownedinsound.com The duo manage to create the same raw fervoured energy of Jack 'n Meg, but also utilise a far more diverse array of sound and instruments. Read more
n/a by www.noripcord.com It’s an album full of aggressive piano, golden rock and roll and warbled, disturbed lyrics. Read more
n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com The Furnaces’ brand of sonic mayhem may not be for everyone, but there are rewards for those who dare take the plunge. Read more
n/a by www.guardian.co.uk A spiky hybrid of stuff grabbed from various decades. Read more
n/a by Popmatters Every song is a piano recital, a punk rock concert, a tone poem, an art project, a dizzying expanse of white noise, a beautiful mess. But over Gallowbird's Bark, you begin to wonder the appeal of it all. Read more