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13 Facts About Ezra Furman

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Ezra Furman was born on September 5,1986 and is an American musician and songwriter.

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Ezra Furman and the Harpoons was a four-piece rock band active between 2006 and 2011.

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The group broke up in 2011, and Furman began touring as a solo artist.

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Ezra Furman raised money through Kickstarter to fund the recording and self-release of the album.

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The album was recorded at Studio Ballistico, located at the time in the attic of the house Ezra Furman was living in, and produced by Tim Sandusky, who owned both the house and the studio.

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In early 2015, Ezra Furman signed to Bella Union and on April 27, announced that a new album, Perpetual Motion People, would be released on July 6 in the UK and Europe, and on July 10 in the US.

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In 2016, Ezra Furman released the EP Big Fugitive Life, saying it felt like the "end of a chapter, musically" and calling the collection a "group of our favourite orphaned songs", four of which missed out on inclusion on Perpetual Motion People, and two which came from the time of The Year of No Returning.

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Ezra Furman recruited John Congleton as producer for the album.

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Ezra Furman released her ninth album, All of Us Flames, produced by Congleton, in 2022.

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Ezra Furman announced her tenth studio album Goodbye Small Head in February 2025 with the single "Grand Mal", announcing a UK and North American tour.

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Ezra Furman's father is from a Jewish family, and her mother converted to Judaism.

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Ezra Furman came out as a transgender woman in late April 2021.

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Ezra Furman's elder brother Noah is a visual artist who designed the cover of the Harpoons album Banging Down the Doors.