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The Fiery Furnaces are a United States|U.S. indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2000.<ref name="fieryfurnacesbio"> [http://www.thefieryfurnaces.net/index.php?biography "The Fiery Furnaces |Biography"]. thefieryfurnaces.net. Retrieved on July 12, 2007.</ref> The band's primary members are Matthew Friedberger|Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The brother and sister are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a near-western suburb of Chicago.

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They signed with the Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade music label in 2002, and recorded their debut album, ''Gallowsbird's Bark'', the same year. Released in 2003, it was often compared in the press to The White Stripes{{Fact|date=July 2007 due to the garage blues elements of the bandâ€™s sound and the fact that the band are siblings, though, in the case of The White Stripes this was a misconception perpetrated and encouraged by the band itself.<ref name=marriagelicense"> [http://www.gloriousnoise.com/?pg=white_stripes_divorced.php "White Stripes Divorce Certificate"]. Glorious Noise, 2002. Retrieved July 12, 2007.</ref>

Matthew is primarily responsible for the band's songwriting and studio instrumentation, while Eleanor handles the majority of the vocal duties. Drums|Drummer Andy Knowles and bass guitar|bassist Toshi Yano both joined the band for... read all