Last Summer (album)

Last Summer
Last Summer
Studio album by Eleanor Friedberger
Released	July 12, 2011
Recorded	August–November 2010 at Stickydisc Recording in Brooklyn
Genre	Indie pop
Length	39:33
Label	Merge
Producer	Eric Broucek
Eleanor Friedberger chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	(B+) ^[2]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10) ^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
NME	(8/10) ^[5]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10) ^[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes	^[7]
Sputnikmusic	^[8]
Paste Magazine	(8.2/10) ^[9]
MusicOMH	^[10]
PopMatters	(8/10) ^[11]
SPIN	(8/10) ^[12]
Consequence of Sound	^[13]

Last Summer is the first solo album released by American indie pop musician Eleanor Friedberger, most notable for being the vocalist in the band The Fiery Furnaces with her brother Matthew Friedberger. The album was released on 12 July 2011 on the Merge Records record label.

The album was announced as being in the making in April 2011 and released on July 12, 2011.^[14] Last Summer currently holds a 79 out of 100 rating on Metacritic.^[15]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Mistakes"	4:29
2.	"Inn of the Seventh Ray"	4:08
3.	"Heaven"	3:21
4.	"Scenes from Bensonhurst"	4:33
5.	"Roosevelt Island"	5:20
6.	"Glitter Gold Year"	2:48
7.	"One-Month Marathon"	3:36
8.	"I Won't Fall Apart on You Tonight"	3:39
9.	"Owl's Head Park"	4:31
10.	"Early Earthquake"	3:14

Personnel[edit]

Band Members[edit]

Eric Broucek – Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Percussion
Eleanor Friedberger – Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboard, Percussion, Vocals
Dylan Heaney – Tenor Saxophone
Jim Orso – Drums
Phil Rodriguez – Trumpet
Tim Traynor – Drums
Morgan Wiley – Keyboard

Technical[edit]

Eric Broucek – Producer, Engineering, and Mixing
Joe Lambert – Mastering
Michael Rubenstein – Cover Photography
Rebecca Benga – Back Cover Photography
Beth Lieberman – Photography
Maggie Fost – Design

References[edit]

^ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic". Rovi Corp.
^ Harvey, Eric (12 July 2011). "A.V. Club". Onion Inc.
^ Yau, Alex. "Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
^ Costa, Maddy (22 December 2011). "The Guardian". London: Guardian News.
^ Parkin, Chris (5 July 2011). "NME". IPC Media.
^ Love, Joshua. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.
^ Comentale, Ed. "Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes.
^ Klapper, Rudy. "Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
^ Hodges, Carey. "Paste Magazine". Paste Media Group.
^ Murphey, John. "MusicOMH". OMH. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
^ Britt, Thomas. "PopMatters". Buzzmedia.
^ Raftery, Brian. "Spin". SPIN.
^ Rearwick, Lauren (7 July 2011). "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.
^ "Merge Records: Last Summer official album page". Merge Records. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
^ "Metacritic". Metacritic.

[AllMusic_Review-1] Phares, Heather. "AllMusic". Rovi Corp.

[A.V._Club_Review-2] Harvey, Eric (12 July 2011). "A.V. Club". Onion Inc.

[Drowned_In_Sound_Review-3] Yau, Alex. "Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

[4] Costa, Maddy (22 December 2011). "The Guardian". London: Guardian News.

[NME_Review-5] Parkin, Chris (5 July 2011). "NME". IPC Media.

[Pitchfork_Review-6] Love, Joshua. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.

[Tiny_Mix_Tapes_Review-7] Comentale, Ed. "Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes.

[Sputnikmusic_Review-8] Klapper, Rudy. "Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.

[Paste_Magazine_Review-9] Hodges, Carey. "Paste Magazine". Paste Media Group.

[MusicOMH_Review-10] Murphey, John. "MusicOMH". OMH. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-08-20.

[PopMatters_Review-11] Britt, Thomas. "PopMatters". Buzzmedia.

[Spin_Review-12] Raftery, Brian. "Spin". SPIN.

[13] Rearwick, Lauren (7 July 2011). "Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.

[14] "Merge Records: Last Summer official album page". Merge Records. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

[15] "Metacritic". Metacritic.

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v t e The Fiery Furnaces
Matthew Friedberger Eleanor Friedberger Jason Loewenstein Bob D'Amico Michael Goodman Andy Knowles Toshi Yano
Studio albums	Gallowsbird's Bark Blueberry Boat EP Rehearsing My Choir Bitter Tea Widow City I'm Going Away Take Me Round Again
Live albums	Remember
Matthew Friedberger	Winter Women and Holy Ghost Language School Solos
Eleanor Friedberger	Last Summer Personal Record New View
Singles	"Tropical Ice-Land" "Benton Harbor Blues"
Compilation appearances	Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (2005) This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul (2005)
Related	Discography