The Library is on Fire is an American indie rock band formed in 2007 by singer/guitarist Steve Five. The group originated from a manifesto written by Five, inspired by a poem by French war poet René Char. The band headlined their first show at Glasslands Gallery in New York in 2008, with The Ting Tings as the opening act. In March 2010, they released Magic Windows, Magic Nights on Fill in the Blank Records, produced by Todd Tobias, which featured a cameo appearance from Derek Stanton of Awesome Color. That same year, The Library is on Fire was featured in Benchmark Media's video series Masters from heir Day and recorded a cover of Peter Gabriel’s "Digging in the Dirt" for Jagjaguwar/Brah Records’ digital singles series.