What do Boy George, Sufjan Stevens, and James Murphy have in common? A love of Ezra Furman, apparently, two of the three were spotted at a recent Furman show. The 29-year-old Chicago songwriter has been releasing records in various guises since 2007—initially with his band, the Harpoons, and more recently with The Boy-Friends who play on his current solo album Perpetual Motion People (out now on Bella Union).
Above is the video for single "Body Was Made," a lounge-pop cool tune featuring plenty of brass blasts, marvelous makeup and a message that needs no explanation: "Your body is yours at the end of the day / Don't let the hateful take it away / We want to be free and we go our own way."
Well actually we wouldn't mind a bit of an explanation so we asked Furman himself.
"'Body Was Made' is a protest song against the people and forces that would make me ashamed of my body, my gender and my sexuality," he says. "It's a declaration of freedom from false authority and self-appointed social police who have given me grief all my life.”
Watch below.
Ezra Furman Tour Dates
Saturday 14th November – BRISTOL – O2 Academy
Sunday 15th November – LIVERPOOL – Arts Club
Monday 16th November – MANCHESTER – Gorilla **(SOLD-OUT!)**
Tuesday 17th November – GLASGOW – Art School
Wednesday 18th November – NOTTINGHAM – Glee Club
Monday 15th February 2016 – OXFORD – Academy tickets
Tuesday 16th February 2016 – BIRMINGHAM – Glee Club tickets
Wednesday 17th February 2016 – SHEFFIELD – The Foundry tickets
Thursday 18th February 2016 – BRIGHTON – Concorde 2 tickets
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