event Ezra Furman And The Harpoons
Also Playing: Peasant
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Fri Nov 13
8 pm,
Ezra Furman And The Harpoons and Peasant at 7th Street Entry
Sure, Americana's been recast lately as a hypnotically pretty indie-rock genre, but there's also a set of frantic, vulnerable guys scribbling out a rougher sort of revived folk-rock. Songwriter Ezra Furman certainly fits in that mold, with a rushed, cracked voice that's hard to get used to; but then again, he injects more personality into it than your average childish bedroom-folkster, and he has a good amount of worthwhile lyrics and melodies to burn through. Furman's band The Harpoons keep up with his whimsical lyrical twists and sometimes-hyper, sometimes-reflective tempos on last year's album Inside The Human Body. Even if Furman's good at creating an unhinged feel, his growing maturity as a songwriter is what ultimately shows through. He's just released an album of bootlegs and live recordings, Moon Face.
7th Street Entry 701 1st Ave. N., Twin Cities, MN
Sure, Americana's been recast lately as a hypnotically pretty indie-rock genre, but there's also a set of frantic, vulnerable guys scribbling out a rougher sort of revived folk-rock. Songwriter Ezra Furman certainly fits in that mold, with a rushed, cracked voice that's hard to get used to; but then again, he injects more personality into it than your average childish bedroom-folkster, and he has a good amount of worthwhile lyrics and melodies to burn through. Furman's band The Harpoons keep up with his whimsical lyrical twists and sometimes-hyper, sometimes-reflective tempos on last year's album Inside The Human Body. Even if Furman's good at creating an unhinged feel, his growing maturity as a songwriter is what ultimately shows through. He's just released an album of bootlegs and live recordings, Moon Face.
Updated 11/03/2009
