Ezra Furman - "One Hand Free"

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Earlier this year, Ezra Furman released the excellent Goodbye Small Head, and now the Boston singer-songwriter is back with a new standalone single. Proving she can do pretty much everything, "One Hand Free" musically fits a pretty standard singer-songwriter format. It sounds fairly 70's AM radio to me, and could be the soundtrack to many of our childhoods. But, this is an Ezra Furman song after all, so her vocals and lyrics certainly don't fit the 70's. The song kind of meanders along in  its own way, which is a style only Furman can truly pull off this well. As with any song from Furman, "One Hand Free is endlessly captivating and an instant classic.

Ezra Furman says of her latest single:

“This is a jaunty back-porch breakup/depression song about feeling so bad you’re not sure what species you even belong to anymore. We left it off Goodbye Small Head because it was too good. It’s better than Jason Aldean. Better than the Barbie movie. Better than Bob Dylan. Better than Mike’s Hard Lemonade. Cue the sound of one hand clapping, a Zen round of applause.”

You can watch the video for "One Hand Free" below. The single is out now on Bella Union. For more on Ezra Furman, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include an October 25 show at The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA.


10/20: Montreal, QC @ Fairmount Theatre ^

10/21: Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club ^

10/22: Troy, NY @ No Fun ^

10/23: Portland, ME @ Portland House of Music ^

10/25: Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair ^

10/26: Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom ^

10/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer ^

10/28: Washington, DC @ Union Stage ^

10/29: New York, NY @ Webster Hall *

1/19/26: Vienna, AT @ Arena Wien

1/20/26: Graz, AT @ Dom Im Berg

1/21/26: Linz, AT @ Posthof

1/22/26: Munich, DE @ Strom

1/24/26: Prague, CZ @ Cargo Gallery

1/25/26: Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theater

1/26/26: Hamburg, DE @ Molotow

1/27/26: Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Tolhuisten

1/28/26: Antwerp, BE @ Trix Club

1/29/26: Paris, FR @ Le Cabaret Sauvage

2/1/26: Glasgow, UK @ The Art School

2/2/26: Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall

2/3/26: Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol

2/4/26: London, UK @ O2 Forum Kentish Town

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