Buzzin Music

The Fiery Furnaces have just released an excellent video to accompany the track Even in the Rain, taken from the brilliant and acclaimed album I’m Going Away.

Video director Scott Jacobson explains his initial ideas behind the video:

“I was hoping for an idea that was a little over-ambitious for a music video, and that might sound ill-advised (or plain stupid) at first, but then made sense when you saw it executed. I happened to be reading Peter Biskind’s Easy Riders, Raging Bulls around the same time as I was brainstorming, and as much as I’m not a fan of the movie Easy Rider (you should never watch it if you’re a non-stoned non-hippie), the behind-the-scenes stories were hilarious…Most importantly, the dynamic of Fonda and Hopper — one guy effortlessly charismatic and calm, the other manically creative – matched Eleanor and Matt’s dynamic, at least to someone like me who only knew them from their albums. Then other parallels popped up, as they tend to when you’re thinking too much about something – a motorcycle ride is a big part of the plot of the song, and the initials of the titles match. Anyway, I got stuck on the idea.”

Featured in the video, alongside Matt and Eleanor Friedberger are…Ted Travelstead (a friend and co-writer of Scott’s), Jon Wurster (drummer for Superchunk and the Mountain Goats and part of the brilliant radio comedy team Scharpling and Wurster), Jason Loewenstein (bassist for The Fiery Furnaces and also a member of Sebadoh) and of course John Oliver.  John Oliver is an Emmy-winning English stand-up and correspondent / writer for The Daily Show.  Scott met him whilst writing for the show and knowing him to be big music fan with great taste and a generosity when it comes to his time, he took advantage of this…and it paid off.  Check out the video to see his great cameo as Rip Torn.

The Fiery Furnaces – Even in the Rain

The Fiery Furnaces - Even in the Rain from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.