This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Say what you will about The Fiery Furnaces, you can’t call them cheap.
Consider their new B-sides collection. It’s called EP. But with 10 songs that last more than 40 minutes, it packs almost as much music as many bands’ albums. More to the point, endlessly inventive New York garage-pop siblings Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger also cram more creativity into one song than some acts manage in their career. Ping-ponging between sounds and styles with gleeful abandon and originality, EP’s eclectic set list offers up neo-blues synth-pop (Single Again), Stereolabby Britpop (Here Comes the Summer), Flaming Lipsian pop-psychedelia (Sing For Me) and even a nod to Jimmy Crack Corn (Duffer St. George). Call it an EP, an LP, a CD or whatever you want — a disc this good would be cheap at any price.
