Last Summer (album)

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.

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
Last Summer (2011) Personal Record (2013)

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]

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

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

Band Members

• 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

• 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

1. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic". Rovi Corp.
2. Harvey, Eric. "A.V. Club". Onion Inc.
3. Yau, Alex. "Drowned In Sound". Drowned In Sound.
4. Costa, Maddy (22 December 2011). "The Guardian". London: Guardian News.
5. Parkin, Chris. "NME". IPC Media.
6. Love, Joshua. "Pitchfork". Pitchfork Media.
7. Comentale, Ed. "Tiny Mix Tapes". Tiny Mix Tapes.
8. Klapper, Rudy. "Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
9. Hodges, Carey. "Paste Magazine". Paste Media Group.
10. Murphey, John. "MusicOMH". OMH.
11. Britt, Thomas. "PopMatters". Buzzmedia.
12. Raftery, Brian. "Spin". SPIN.
13. Rearwick, Lauren. "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.