All of Us Flames
Returning to familiar sounds of vintage girl groups and rock’n’roll, Ezra Furman writes trans pride and existential fear into an album that feels like her most complete picture yet.
On album six, the Chicagoan successfully marries heavy concepts with blaring reverb and sweeping indie-rock. But sometimes less is more
All Of Us Flames reveals Ezra Furman to be an empathetic artist still committed to truth-telling, and railing against the injustices of the world
Punk in sentiment, pop in sound, and political for the fact it exists, the album weaves justified fury into a testament to community, using past sounds to envision a new future.
In contrast to the pure punk anger of her last album, Ezra Furman now sounds beatifically calm
Ezra Furman has seemingly spent her last two albums in constant motion. She first traced a collection of Springsteen-esque stories of escape and romance songs with 2018’s Transangelic Exodus, then quickly offered up an incendiary punk paen to rage and fury with 2019’s Twelve Nudes.
Ezra Furman has always – in essence – been a punk rock performer. Strident, confrontational, and inspiring, she’s forever walked her own path, inviting
Ezra Furman could be to the queer community what Bruce Springsteen is to blue-collar America. All Of Us Flames is a rousing, ambitious record
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All Of Us Flames by Ezra Furman album review by Adam Fink. The singer/songwriters full-length is now available via Bella Union/ANTI-
Where a classic American musical sensibility unites with anger. Review by Kieron Tyler