Ezra Furman To Release New EP 'Big Fugitive Life' In August
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Phil Sharp
Ezra Furman will release a new EP this summer.
'Big Fugitive Life' is set to arrive on August 19 via Bella Union and is the follow up to last year's 'Perpetual Motion People'. Discussing the EP, Furman said:
“'Big Fugitive Life' is a group of our favourite orphaned songs that have banded together to form a unit. They are focused on the theme of the mind unmoored--those of us who have been left to drift unsupervised through the modern world. Four of these tracks were originally intended for inclusion on 'Perpetual Motion People'. Two of them were for 'The Year of No Returning'. But they weren't ready until now.
The first three songs are our vision of rock and roll. A madness that overtakes your mind and body. It's wanting to go somewhere you've never been, knowing you're on your way. The second side is acoustic guitar as open wound, a troubled mind on display. Emotional in a different way, tender like a bruise. It includes The Refugee, my first song entirely concerned with my Jewish background and present, a song dedicated to my grandfather who fled the Nazis as well as to all of the refugees desperate for a home today.
We dedicate this record to refugees of all kinds, all over the world. May all the wanderers find the homes they seek, and and may those with power welcome them as fellow citizens of humanity.
This feels like an end of a chapter for me, musically. A beautiful, insane chapter. Keep an ear out for our next phase - we've been dreaming big.”
Check out the opening track, Teddy I'm Ready, along with the tracklist and artwork, below.
Teddy I'm Ready
Halley's Comet
Little Piece Of Trash
Penetrate
Splash Of Light
The Refugee
Furman will play headline shows in August and October, in addition to making a number of UK festival appearances, including Green Man, Reading & Leeds, End Of The Road and Ireland's Electric Picnic. Tickets are on sale now.
Ezra Furman Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Mon August 22 2016 - BATH Komedia
Thu October 27 2016 - MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
Sat October 29 2016 - EDINBURGH Liquid Room
Sun October 30 2016 - CARDIFF Tramshed
Mon October 31 2016 - LONDON Roundhouse
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