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Album Review: Ezra Furman - Big Fugitive Life

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"'BFL' maintains the angst that was a foundation of the well-received 'Perpetual Motion People'."

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Ezra Furman has returned after about a year with a new EP that explores his Jewish roots (his grandfather escaped the Nazi regime during WWII) and at the same time is an ode to refugees all over the world.

The lead song Teddy I'm Ready is an example of this multi-faceted approach and is a well-layered track that builds into a respectable sax solo. Channelling more than a bit of Isaac Brock, but with inklings of Sufjan Stevens and even Cass McCombs, BFL maintains the angst that was a foundation of the well-received Perpetual Motion People but explores more genres despite less songs.