Goat’s Head In The Deli Case

I’ve decided to just post the alternate studio versions of the Fiery Furnaces songs that I mentioned yesterday. Why not, right?

The Fiery Furnaces “Tropical Iceland” (acoustic version)

The Fiery Furnaces “Bright Blue Tie” aka “Sweden” (piano version)

It’s interesting how these songs have opposite differences from their album arrangements. This version of “Tropical Iceland” is nothing more than guitar and vocal without the layers of keyboards, sound effects, and light percussion of the finished version, whereas this version of “Bright Blue Tie” is lush and piano-driven while the album version is spare and acoustic.

In other news, the Barbelith Underground is being reopened to new members for a limited time starting today. I encourage anyone reading this blog who is not already a member to sign up. Barbelith can be a really amazing place full of very interesting, intelligent, and creative people, and discussion covers a wide range of topics including critical theory, politics/activism, art, music, pop, comics, film, science, collaborative projects, and um, goofing around. Due to some problems with trolling, we’ve been forced to close things off for a while until we figure out a way to deal with one person in particular who is apparently hell-bent on wrecking things for everyone else, but it’s time for us to get some new blood, and we’d love to have you.