Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Ezra Furman - "Forever in Sunset"

Photo by Tonje Thilesen

Ezra Furman has to be one of the most unique and yet all encompassing artists out today. Her latest single, "Forever In Sunset," combines elements of singer/songwriter fare, electronic music, and indie rock. It's an intense song that is almost a power ballad but is a little too heavy at times for that. It's a mish-mash of glam, adult contemporary, and post punk. That should not work at all, but most artists aren't Furman who apparently can do literally anything musically and make it masterful.

Ezra Furman says of her new song:

“The biggest influence on the lyrics of this song is a conversation I had with a friend of mine. When Covid was first hitting, she was talking to me a lot about how ready she felt. She was like, ‘people who have been comfortable in life are freaking out right now. But queer people like me have been in crisis before. I grew up poor and my family kicked me out when I was a teenager. My world has already ended plenty of times before, and we queers know what to do: we take care of each other, we help each other out, we have a network of support for the crises we know will hit us from time to time.’"And then she lost her job and ended up moving in with me and my family for like three months. And she was right, we were okay and we were taking care of each other."That influenced a lot of what the whole record is about. But ‘Forever in Sunset’ is specifically a woman who’s been through some shit speaking to a new lover who is becoming attached to them, trying to warn the lover about how she is trouble, about how she has been through crises and they will come again. And that’s just how she lives, never settled, never safe, but also never defeated/finished - 'forever in sunset.'"Sometimes it feels like crisis is hitting more and more of the general population. They think the world is ending. But people who have been through a personal apocalypse or two have something to teach them. The world doesn’t end, shit just happens and if we don’t die we have to take care of each other.”

You can watch the video for "Forever in Sunset" below. All of Us Flames is due out August 16 on ANTI- Records, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Ezra Furman, check out the artist's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Thu. May 19 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom *Sat. May 21 - San Francisco, CA @ August Hall *Mon. May 23 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *Tue. May 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre *Wed. May 25 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *Thu. May 26 - Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective *Sat. May 28 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre *Mon. May 30 - Des Moines, IA @ Gas Lamp *Tue. May 31 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *Wed. Jun. 1 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *Thu. Jun. 9 - Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom (Ezra Solo)Thu. Jul. 21  - Valencia, ES @ Diversity FestivalSun. Jul. 24 - Hertfordshire, UK @ Standon Calling FestivalSun. Aug. 14 - Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom ^Tues. Aug. 16 - Milwaukee, WI @ UWM Panther Arena ^Wed. Aug. 17 - Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^Thu. Aug. 18 - Crickhowell, UK @ Green Man FestivalTues. Aug  23 - Edinburgh, UK @ Edinburgh International FestivalMon. Sep. 12 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa  !Tue. Sep. 13 - Toronto, ON @ Rec Room  !Wed. Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch !Thu. Sep. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr Small's !Fri. Sep. 16 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar !Sun. Sep. 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts !Mon. Sep. 19 - Providence, RI @ Fete Ballroom !Tue. Sep. 20 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair  !Wed. Sep. 21 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall !Thu. Sep. 22 - Dover, DE @ Firefly FestivalMon. Oct. 31 - Bruges, BE @ Cactus ClubTue. Nov. 1 - Paris, FR @ Le TrabendoWed. Nov. 2 - Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli VredenburgThu. Nov. 3 - Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & GefährlichSat. Nov. 5 - Cologne, DE @ KulturkircheSun. Nov. 6 - Berlin, DE @ Festsaaal KreutzbergMon. Nov. 7 - Prague, CZ @ RoxyTue. Nov. 8 - Vienna, AT @ Arena WienWed. Nov. 9 - Graz, AT @ Dom Im BergSat. Nov. 12 - Fribourg, CH @ Fri-SonSun. Nov. 13 - Munich, DE @ FreiheitshalleMon. Nov. 14 - Frankfurt, DE @ ZoomWed. Nov. 16 - Brighton, UK @ St Georges ChurchThu. Nov. 17 - London, UK @ The RoundhouseSat. Nov. 19 - Birmingham, UK @ The MillMon. Nov. 21 - Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz * w/ Grace Cummings^ w/ Jack White! w/ Art Moore

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