The almighty rock’n’roll madman, Ezra Furman, and his band, The Boyfriends, tease us with bustling new single Restless Year, along with the exciting announcement of his signing to Bella Union (joining the likes of The Flaming Lips, The Walkman and Father John Misty) and forthcoming album.
We can hear that Restless Year, is almost immediately drenched in effervescence, especially in the introducing charm of a guitar riff which later playfully frolics beneath backings of “ooh’s” and “aah’s”. As frontman Furman chants lyrics such as “snapping my fingers / walking around”, you can’t help but subconsciously adopt a raucous sassiness. Perhaps slightly more synth-based than most recent album Day of the Dog, but that doesn’t necessarily mean less guitar… It’s what I’d call a splendid mix. Although falling somewhat astray from the madness of numerous instruments, it’s not difficult to hear Furman’s idiosyncratic audaciousness we revelled in with Day of the Dog.
Word on the street (or rather, Ezra Furman’s Facebook page), Shepherds Bush Empire is the place to be on October 22nd later this year. Having experienced these boys’ brilliantly mad live performance, I can say with certainly that you’ll be dazzled, but in the most rock’n’roll way, of course.
RELEASE DATE (ALBUM): TBA but sometime in Summer
RECORD LABEL: Bella Union
FOR FANS OF: The Walkman, Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts
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