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Furniture (1995)

by Furniture

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    In addition to the 7 tracks offered as downloads, the CD contains the track "Toast Of The Town", the rousing number Furniture often played an extended version of to close their shows.

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1.
Making A Print 04:46
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These little pearls, These little gems I sing; When I string them together They make such a tacky little thing.
2.
My Own Devices 03:53
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The machines I desire. The flesh I just need.
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Another Anthem 04:10
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Tell me why I should pay you to irritate me. I've got plenty others who provide the service free.
4.
Dig A Hole 03:47
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Do something useful with your time. Make a place to lie. Dig a hole. A nice hole.
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Specially-Marked Boxes 04:59
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We can go home. Our work is done. Stop pretending to be busy, Start pretending to have fun.
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Sounds of Silence 04:21
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Over Second Street 04:25
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We're losers all, I'm proud to say. We only lost because we played.

about

Cavalcade Records, NY, NY

Jon Steele (formerly of Paper Dolls) formed Furniture in 1993 after meeting Belgrade music scene exile Bàle Bulatovic at a Stranglers concert. Bàle was a guitarist/keyboardist, but Jon convinced him to be the bassist when they were unable to find anyone who could play the J.J.Burnel-inspired lines required for the songs Jon had written. Jon Gerstad was recruited on drums, and Jeff Neville was the original keyboard player.

The four-piece lineup played their first show at CBGBs in 1994. Their bass and organ driven sound went directly against the grain of the times. Grunge was at the zenith of its popularity, and Steele disdained that genre's undisciplined guitar strumming and its substitution of dynamic changes for song structure. Though well-received in the clubs, Furniture's melodic counterpoint and blasé vocal delivery did not attract any major or larger indie label interest.

After performing at various downtown venues for about a year, the band took a break to record an album on east village micro-label Cavalcade Records. During the hiatus, Bàle was shanghaied into a tour with I.C.U. So to support the release of the album, Jon trained himself to play the basslines while singing, and he and Gerstad teamed up with keyboardist John Albanese to perform as a trio. The album found the band an unexpected new audience among New York's goths, who heard in Steele's vocal style a connection with Peter Murphy and Ian Curtis, despite lyrics that are more cynical than introspective.

In the third phase of Furniture's performing career, Shinya Kato took over on keys. Shows were played half as a trio, with Bàle coming on stage midway to take up the bass as Jon switched to guitar for the earlier, more rocking material. By this time, the band had come to the attention of the Stranglers fan community. They played to their largest audience at their last show, opening for the post-Cornwell Stranglers at a rare US concert in 1997.

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released April 1, 1996

Jon Steele - vocal, bass & guitar
Bàle - bass (tracks 1, 6 & 8)
Jon Gerstad - drums
Jeff Neville - organ & synthesizer

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Furniture New York, New York

Not to be confused with the UK electro-pop band of the same name, the New York band Furniture was active in the mid 90s. Fronted by Jon Steele, they played mostly in New York, at such venues as CBGBs, Arlene's Grocery, Luna Lounge and the Wetlands. They released one CD, on Cavalcade Records. ... more

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