| Furman, Ezra / Big Fugitive Life |
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| Album: | Big Fugitive Life | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Furman, Ezra | Added: | Apr 2017 | |
| Label: | Bella Union | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-04-19 | Pull Date: | 2017-06-21 |
| Week Ending: | Jun 18 | Jun 11 | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 30 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 16, 2017: | No Cover, No Fo Teddy I'm Ready | 4. | Jun 16, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler Halley's Comet | |
| 2. | Jun 17, 2017: | Totally A Teddy I'm Ready | 5. | Jun 09, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler Halley's Comet | |
| 3. | Jun 17, 2017: | Music Casserole Halley's Comet, Splash Of Light | 6. | Jun 04, 2017: | Totally A Teddy I'm Ready |
| Album Review |
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| Sully Reviewed 2017-04-17 | ||
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Genre: Indie Rock FCC (!): Track 3 “I don’t really give a fuck” at 1:14 Overview: The band’s website says the album is a group of orphaned songs banded together to form a unit. The first three songs are up-beat rock and roll tunes with off-kilter lyrics and the vocal talk-singing style of Ezra. The last three songs feature acoustic guitar, showing a darker vision of the troubled mind. Like his recent album Perpetual Motion People, Ezra’s music is heavily influenced from his life experience as a gender-fluid Jewish individual. Similar Bands: A hybrid of Modest Mouse, Freedy Johnson, and Wally Pleasant (with saxophone!). Favorite Tracks: 2, 3 (FCC!), 5 Tracks: Favorites (*) 1. Teddy I’m Ready - Jangly guitar starts off; high, melancholy male vocals enter; drums come in as the song transitions to a 50s-60s rock vibe; sax completes the transition; intermittent backup vocals throughout; sax takes over near the end with strong drum beat. 2. * Haley’s Comet – talk-singing vocals and crunch-jangly guitar riffs start off; light touch of drums/cymbals; moves into urgent beat with crashing cymbals; the song winds back and forth; poppy breaks with driving drums and rhythmic guitar; bass and vocal interlude with female backup; ends on a high note. 3. ! ** Little Pieces of Trash (FCC – “I don’t really give a fuck” at 1:14) – boppy tune featuring sax and quick-paced talky vocals; high energy and fun; he’s letting everyone know that he is just fine being a little piece of trash; I FEEL JUST FINE!!! 4. Penetrate – a slow folksy tune with finger-picking guitar and half-whispered vocals; a religiously-tinged little ditty about losing innocence and virginity. 5. * Splash of Light – another slow tune with guitar and male vocals; a melancholy song about having to pretend to understand a confusing world with just a “splash of light through a fuzzy filter through blurry lens”; piano chimes in for a few simple chords. 6. The Refugee –folksy strumming guitar with talk-singing vocals; bass then violin come in; vocals are constant and a bit hypnotic; a somewhat dark and emotional vision of the Jewish experience from WWII to today; “this it the sound of the Jew who refuses to die”; cello added as the song builds; clarinet enters about halfway through to round out the ethnic vibe. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Teddy I'm Ready | 4. | Penetrate | |||
| 2. | Halley's Comet | 5. | Splash Of Light | |||
| 3. | Little Pieces Of Trash | 6. | The Refugee |