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Ezra Furman Releases New Single, “Book Of Our Names,” Via ANTI-
Monday, April 4th, 2022

Ezra Furman Releases New Single, “Book Of Our Names,” Via ANTI-

“In her first solo release since coming out as transgender in 2021, indie folk star Ezra Furman is ready to get away from all of the bulls–t.” - Billboard  

Ezra Furman releases a new single, “Book Of Our Names,” out today on ANTI-/Bella Union. This song follow’s last month’s single, “Point Me Toward The Real,” Furman’s first solo release since 2019’s Twelve Nudes and her stint soundtracking Netflix’s hit show Sex Education. “Book Of Our Names” is sparse but deeply emotive, with Furman’s voice guiding through the pulsing guitars. “This song is about what it feels like to live together under an empire that doesn’t value your lives,” Furman says. “I sing it as a Jew and as a trans woman, knowing well the stakes and consequences of being part of a hated population. But it is a protest song intended for use by any movement for collective survival and freedom. I noticed that the book of the Bible called Exodus in English, the one where the Hebrews escape slavery in Egypt, is called the Book of Names in Hebrew. And I started to think that the act of saying names out loud, of seeing individuals in their full irreplaceable uniqueness, holds the seed of true liberation.” 

Watch Ezra Furman’s “Book Of Our Names” Visualizer 

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Next month, Furman and her band - Ben Joseph (keyboards), Jordan Jordensen (bass), Sam Durkes (drums) - will embark on a North American and European tour, including stops in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and more. Tickets are on sale now.  

 

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