On April 18, 2006, “Fat Possum” label released “Bitter Tea”, the fifth Fiery Furnaces (The) album. It was recorded 2005 – 2006, at “Key Club Recording” in Benton, Harbor, US, and was produced by Matthew Friedberger.
Personnel:
Matthew Friedberger – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Eleanor Friedberg – vocals, drums
Andy Knowles – drums
Bill Skibbe – noises, recording, mixing
Michael Parker – human beatbox, engineer assistant
Joe Lambert – mastering
Mike Reddy – design
Michael Lavine – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Eleanor Friedberg and Matthew Friedberg.
On February 6, 2007, “Simian”, “Elephant 6” and “Yep Roc” labels released “New Magnetic Wonder”, the sixth Apples in Stereo studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Trout Studios” in Brooklyn, New York, in Lexington, Kentucky, in Denver, Colorado, in Benton, Kentucky, and was produced by Bryce Goggin and Robert Schneider.
Personnel:
Robert Schneider – lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic and electric piano, organ, synthesizer, mellotron, vocoder, electronic effects, percussion, handclaps, bass guitar, non-Pythagorean music scale
Hilarie Sidney – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps, rhythm guitar
Eric Allen – bass guitar, echoplex, space guitar, handclaps, backing vocals,
John Hill – rhythm guitar, phase shift, handclaps, backing vocals
Anonymous studio musicians – Mellotron tape banks.
Per Ole Bratset – lead guitar, sound effects
Bill Doss – piano fun, acoustic guitar, handclaps, backing vocals, vocal arrangement