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Gallowsbird's Bark
Studio album by The Fiery Furnaces
Released	September 23, 2003
Recorded	Rare Book Room
Genre	Indie rock
Length	46:45
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Nicolas Vernhes
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Blender link; Crawdaddy! (favorable) 2007; Pitchfork (8.4/10) 10/2/2003; Robert Christgau link;
The Fiery Furnaces chronology

Gallowsbird's Bark is the debut album by The Fiery Furnaces released by Rough Trade Records in 2003.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by The Fiery Furnaces, except where noted.

"South Is Only a Home" – 2:42
"I'm Gonna Run" – 2:24
"Leaky Tunnel" – 3:33
"Up in the North" – 2:21
"Inca Rag/Name Game" – 3:56
"Asthma Attack" – 2:08
"Don't Dance Her Down" (Lyrics adapted from "Big Jim in the Barroom") – 3:17
"Crystal Clear" – 2:10
"Two Fat Feet" – 4:04
"Bow Wow" – 3:47
"Gale Blow" – 2:15
"Worry Worry" – 2:04
"Bright Blue Tie" – 2:06
"Tropical Ice-Land" – 3:30
"Rub-Alcohol Blues" (William E. Myer) – 2:03
"We Got Back the Plague" – 4:14

[edit] Additional information

"Inca Rag"/"Name Game" is actually two songs that blend into each other, this being an indication of the direction the band would take on the following album Blueberry Boat.

"Tropical Ice-Land", "Rub-Alcohol Blues" and "We Got Back the Plague" share the same tempo, are grouped together on the album cover track listing and could for this reason be construed as a three-part song. "Rub Alcohol Blues", credited to William E. Myer is most known for being performed by (and written for) the folk banjo player Dock Boggs.

"Crystal Clear", "Tropical Ice-Land" and "We Got Back the Plague" have all appeared on singles, "Tropical Ice-Land" also appearing on the 2005 compilation EP. These single versions of "Tropical Ice-Land" and "We Got Back the Plague" however differ significantly from the original album versions.