Ezra Furman is set to release a new record “Goodbye Small Head” is dropping 16th May via Bella Union Records. The first single from that record is out today, it’s called “Grand Mal,” with a beautiful video directed by Eleanor Petry. Her tenth studio album, “Goodbye Small Head” Twelve songs, twelve variations on the experience of completely losing control, whether by weakness, illness, mysticism, BDSM, drugs, heartbreak or just living in a sick society with one’s eyes open. These songs are vivid with overwhelm. They’re not about someone going off the rails, they are inside that person’s heart,” Furman explains..
Furman has previously posted about: We are going on tour in various places this year, those tickets are all on sale starting tomorrow.You can pre-order the new record, other new merchandise that’s just been made available, a tshirt, a notebook… Ezra Furman dot com slash merch.
We wanted to make something beautiful in this world and so “Goodbye Small Head” is coming out on May 16th Recorded in Chicago with my band, same bandmates I’ve played with since 2012: Ben Joseph, Jorgen Jorgensen and Sam Durkes
Produced by Brian Deck
“The songwriting here is a revision to William Wordsworth’s famous proclamation that “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.” I can agree with that, except for the tranquillity part. I wanted somewhere to put my amazement and trembling. My yearning and aching and total bewilderment The experience of complete loss of control in the face of overwhelming beauty and hurt And so “Goodbye Small Head” A phrase lifted from the Sleater-Kinney song “get up” thank you Sleater-Kinney The first single is called “Grand Mal” An outdated term for a major seizure I have never had a seizure but Stephanie told me a lot about hers The song is dedicated to you, Stephanie, and to all who live with epilepsy.
“Goodbye Small Head” will be released on 16th May via Bella Union
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