10 Facts About Eleanor Friedberger

Eleanor Friedberger was born on September 2,1976 and is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Eleanor Friedberger is best known as one half of the indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces, alongside her older brother Matthew Friedberger.

In 2011, The Fiery Furnaces went on hiatus, with both Friedberger siblings embarking upon solo careers.

Eleanor Friedberger was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and grew up singing with her grandmother Olga Sarantos and family in a Greek Orthodox church.

Eleanor Friedberger released her second album, Personal Record, on June 4,2013.

In January 2017, after the results of the 2016 United States presidential election and her tour in support of New View, Eleanor Friedberger took a trip to Athens, Greece, out of a desire to reconnect with her Greek heritage and to explore the Greek music scene.

For Rebound, Eleanor Friedberger adopted a more pop-influenced sound, recording most of the music herself and using synthesizers and drum machines as opposed to the live bands which characterized her earlier solo work.

On February 14,2018, Eleanor Friedberger announced that Rebound would be released on May 4; in conjunction with the announcement, she released the lead single from the project, titled "In Between Stars;" several weeks later, she released an accompanying music video, which she had filmed herself with assistance from former Sonic Youth frontwoman Kim Gordon.

Eleanor Friedberger has dated both Britt Daniel of Spoon and Alex Kapranos of the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand.

The Spoon song "Anything You Want" and the Franz Ferdinand song "Eleanor Friedberger Put Your Boots On" are both written about her.