Matt Friedberger, the chief songwriter/keyboard-abuser of the Fiery Furnaces, and his suede-voiced sister Eleanor understand one another as nobody else can—they sound vehemently convinced of the elusive sense in their fragmented songs. Their fourth album relies on very specific, contextless details (“Aren’t you curious?/A little curious/About what the osmanthus blossoms taste like?”), wobbly grooves that abruptly change direction every few seconds and too many backwards vocals. Listen attentively, though, and the chaos takes shape—“Oh Sweet Woods” features lopsided synth-funk and “white-shirt blue-tie mystery Mormons” kidnapping Eleanor; “Teach Me Sweetheart” seems crossbred from a grim folk tale and a doo-wop come-on. The album’s an impossible mess, but so lively that it’s worth sifting through the shrapnel for the tasty bits.

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