Twelve nudes

"This fuzzy, muddy record splits the difference between the bubblegum pop-punk of Furman's earlier albums, such as 2015's `Perpetual Motion People', and the more unknowable 'Transangelic Exodus'. 'On Your Own' is a swooning epic drenched in feedback, on which he implores, "Don't believe in what they tell ya / Go see it on your own." He's called the album "a controlled forest fire of negativity," razing the way for positivity, and indeed it's an invigorating call-to-arms for a better world".

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"It's the harshest record he has made. The absence of saxophonist Tim Sandusky means there is no softness to the corners, just jagged edges - but the melodies are still indelible, the hooks still exhilarating. It's the sound of someone exploding".

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"In many ways, the LP is the 32-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist's foray into punk, not only in its musical and lyrical characteristics, but also in its unedited pulse. It's the sonic equivalent of a hastily stretched canvas splattered with a palette of raw truth, the paint spread by physical reaction rather than intellectual concerns".

"'Twelve Nudes' søger at forene Ezra Furmans status som singer/songwriter med et forsøg på noget rå, ufiltreret punk - det resulterer i nogle ganske fine stunder, men som helhed føles det som et knapt så essentielt værk i en ellers imponerende diskografi ... den skramlede punkinstrumentation gør lyden meget ensartet på tværs af numrene ... Der er nogle rigtig stærke sange hist og her på 'Twelve Nudes', men albummet føles meget som en fodnote i Furmans ellers formidable karriere. Hvis du ikke har hørt noget andet fra hende, vil jeg anbefale at tjekke bagkataloget ud - og måske vente med 'Twelve Nudes' til du er godt inde i hendes musik".

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