Album Review: Ezra Furman Perpetual Motion People

You can’t doubt Furman’s relentless energy, nor his mandate of doing everything his own way.

His third solo album – a continuous divergence from previous work with The Harpoons – sees his finger firmly on the pulse of modern identity, exploring body image, religion and normal life with deft strokes. Sonically there’s a strong adherence to classic indie rock, but with a quirky, nonchalant expression placing Furman up there with fellow purveyors of socially-conscious, literary pop. He’s even willing to lambast the very act of recording an album in the opening lines of standout, Ordinary Life.