In 2011, Fiery Furnaces member Matthew Friedberger embarked upon his ambitious album series Solos. Now that the series of LPs is complete, the prolific songwriter will be dropping a new collection called Matricidal Sons of Bitches, due out October 30 through Thrill Jockey Records.
According to an announcement from the label, the album was conceived in Paris and was inspired by the B-movie studios known as Poverty Row. Apparently, "The production values and narrative techniques of these films became the basis for Matricidal Sons of Bitches," which is "a horror movie made so economically that the film itself is unnecessary."
Judging by the lengthy 45-song tracklist, which you can see below, the album consists of faux-film scores based on fictitious movies. Any more information than that is hard to glean, however, since Friedberger himself described the album with a rambling and mostly unintelligible post on Thrill Jockey's website.
Friedberger will reportedly embark on a solo tour in support of the disc.
Matricidal Sons of Bitches:
1. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever I. The Neighbors
2. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever II. "Fleeing Plus Pursuing"
3. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever III. "Tell me What it is You Want, Boys"
4. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever IV. "You're Getting Yourself Worked Up"
5. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever V. "Same Every Night"
6. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VI. "Wondering What, Exactly?"
7. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VII. Drifting Down the Alleys
8. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VIII. Frustration by the Boulevards
9. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever IX. "Pursuit, Less Acute"
10. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever X. "I'm Sure It's… For the Best"
11. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever XI. "But at the Door - Is it Him?"
12. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out I. Matricidal Sons of Bitches
13. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out II. Over Again
14. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out III."Can I Tell you Something?"
15. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out IV. Making the Preparations
16. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out V. Zeroing in Across the Crowded Bar
17. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VI. Completing the Activity
18. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VII. The Next Morning
19. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VIII. The Problem Becomes the Solution
20. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out IX. Brand-New Mothers
21. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out X. What? Again?
22. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise I. "What will You Say?"
23. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise II. "You Know what this Means, Don't You?"
24. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise III. Disappointed Dads
25. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise IV. "That's a Rendezvous and a Half!"
26. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise V. Well, Make your Calculations Quick
27. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VI. Despite Yourself? Or to Spite Yourself?
28. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VII. As if in the Car with the Kids
29. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VIII. Paternal Prerogatives
30. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise IX. What did You Do?
31. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise X. Off You Go!
32. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise XI. Back and Forth
33. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise XII. It's no Surprise to Me
34. Dying on the Sixth Side I. Early in the Morning and Late at Night
35. Dying on the Sixth Side II. The View from the Top
36. Dying on the Sixth Side III. Lying on the Sixth Side
37. Dying on the Sixth Side IV. Dying on the Sixth Side
38. Dying on the Sixth Side V. Popping the Cork
39. Dying on the Sixth Side VI. Down to the Place
40. Dying on the Sixth Side VII. Seeing Double, Thinking Twice
41. Dying on the Sixth Side VIII. The Corpse Vanishes
42. Dying on the Sixth Side IX. You're not Really Discouraged, Are You?
43. Dying on the Sixth Side X. Done at the Place
44. Dying on the Sixth Side XI. The View out the Basement Window
45. Dying on the Sixth Side XII. Working at the Cemetery - Again
According to an announcement from the label, the album was conceived in Paris and was inspired by the B-movie studios known as Poverty Row. Apparently, "The production values and narrative techniques of these films became the basis for Matricidal Sons of Bitches," which is "a horror movie made so economically that the film itself is unnecessary."
Judging by the lengthy 45-song tracklist, which you can see below, the album consists of faux-film scores based on fictitious movies. Any more information than that is hard to glean, however, since Friedberger himself described the album with a rambling and mostly unintelligible post on Thrill Jockey's website.
Friedberger will reportedly embark on a solo tour in support of the disc.
Matricidal Sons of Bitches:
1. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever I. The Neighbors
2. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever II. "Fleeing Plus Pursuing"
3. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever III. "Tell me What it is You Want, Boys"
4. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever IV. "You're Getting Yourself Worked Up"
5. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever V. "Same Every Night"
6. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VI. "Wondering What, Exactly?"
7. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VII. Drifting Down the Alleys
8. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever VIII. Frustration by the Boulevards
9. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever IX. "Pursuit, Less Acute"
10. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever X. "I'm Sure It's… For the Best"
11. Ladies-in-Waiting - Waiting Forever XI. "But at the Door - Is it Him?"
12. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out I. Matricidal Sons of Bitches
13. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out II. Over Again
14. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out III."Can I Tell you Something?"
15. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out IV. Making the Preparations
16. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out V. Zeroing in Across the Crowded Bar
17. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VI. Completing the Activity
18. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VII. The Next Morning
19. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out VIII. The Problem Becomes the Solution
20. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out IX. Brand-New Mothers
21. Brand-New Mothers - Trying it Out X. What? Again?
22. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise I. "What will You Say?"
23. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise II. "You Know what this Means, Don't You?"
24. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise III. Disappointed Dads
25. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise IV. "That's a Rendezvous and a Half!"
26. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise V. Well, Make your Calculations Quick
27. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VI. Despite Yourself? Or to Spite Yourself?
28. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VII. As if in the Car with the Kids
29. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise VIII. Paternal Prerogatives
30. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise IX. What did You Do?
31. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise X. Off You Go!
32. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise XI. Back and Forth
33. Expectant Fathers - In for a Surprise XII. It's no Surprise to Me
34. Dying on the Sixth Side I. Early in the Morning and Late at Night
35. Dying on the Sixth Side II. The View from the Top
36. Dying on the Sixth Side III. Lying on the Sixth Side
37. Dying on the Sixth Side IV. Dying on the Sixth Side
38. Dying on the Sixth Side V. Popping the Cork
39. Dying on the Sixth Side VI. Down to the Place
40. Dying on the Sixth Side VII. Seeing Double, Thinking Twice
41. Dying on the Sixth Side VIII. The Corpse Vanishes
42. Dying on the Sixth Side IX. You're not Really Discouraged, Are You?
43. Dying on the Sixth Side X. Done at the Place
44. Dying on the Sixth Side XI. The View out the Basement Window
45. Dying on the Sixth Side XII. Working at the Cemetery - Again
