Ezra Furman Is the Troubadour of Teenage Angst on ‘Sex Education’ Soundtrack

Jan 23, 2020

The ‘Sex Education’ Soundtrack Is Finally Getting An Official Release

Jan 21, 2020

Musician and songwriter Ezra Furman is finally releasing Netflix’s Sex Education soundtrack following Season 2 hitting the streaming network. Furman, tapped by the Sex Education creators to “be the Simon & Garfunkel to our The Graduate,” has shared Season 1’s somber acoustic ballad “Every Feeling” along with the news.

Ezra Furman Announces “Sex Education” Soundtrack Out This Friday, Shares “Every Feeling”

Jan 21, 2020

Ezra Furman has announced the release of her soundtrack to the acclaimed Netflix show Sex Education and shared a track from it, “Every Feeling.” Sex Education Original Soundtrack is due out digitally this Friday via Bella Union and features music from both seasons 1 and 2. The second season just premiered last Friday. The soundtrack is due out on CD and vinyl April 10. Check out “Every Feeling” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as Furman’s upcoming tour dates.

Ezra Furman Announces Sex Education Original Soundtrack

Jan 21, 2020

Following the success of last year’s Twelve Nudes, Ezra Furman announces Sex Education OST, songs from season 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix TV show. The 19-track LP will be released via Bella Union and is available to download and on DSPs this Friday, Jan. 24th, with a physical release on CD and vinyl to follow on April 10th.  To celebrate Furman has shared “Every Feeling”, the standout track from Season 1. “Every Feeling” was inspired by a bad bout of depression: “I was so bored of having these feelings year after year, I just wanted to feel them all and get them over with.”

“SEX EDUCATION,” SEASON 2: THE DOCTOR IS IN

Jan 21, 2020

When it débuted on Netflix last year, the British series “Sex Education,” created and co-written by Laurie Nunn, established itself as one of the freshest, funniest, and most humane depictions of teen life in years. (Its second season came out on Friday.) It centers on Otis (Asa Butterfield), a mild-mannered teen who, despite being a virgin in a dorky windbreaker, in the first season becomes a sex therapist to his high-school peers. He’s got hangups—he won’t even masturbate—but, all around him, the world is bursting with vitality and lust, and, because his divorced parents are both sex therapists, he’s got the concepts down. A savvy classmate, Maeve (Emma Mackey), notices his talent for giving advice, and the plot unfurls from there. “Sex Education” has fun with its concept and characters while respecting them: we get to know people through their intimate vulnerabilities, alongside diagrams of genitalia and phrases like “scrotal anxiety.” As they manage their clinic and their lives, Otis and Maeve fall in love, but not at the same time. The writing and performances (many by relatively unknown young actors) are so sharp that, by the end of the first season, the status of each relationship felt like a cliffhanger.

The Songs In Sex Education Season 2 Will Get You In The Mood (Yes, That Kind Of Mood)

Jan 21, 2020

It might seem tired to use the Divinyls’ masturbation anthem “Touch Myself” for a scene of yes, you guessed it, Otis (Asa Butterfield) touching himself. But, the Sex Education season 2 soundtrack is wired because it found a way to switch the track and make it something truly iconic. That’s why every song on the new season of Netflix’s Sex Education will get you in the mood. To do what, you ask? Well, anything your little heart desires.

'SEX EDUCATION' SEASON 2 SOUNDTRACK: EZRA FURMAN ANNOUNCES SOUNDTRACK ALBUM RELEASE

Jan 21, 2020

Ezra Furman’s music is a vital part of Sex Education’s soundtrack, with songs like “Love You So Bad,” “I Can Change” and “Devil Or Angel” featuring across Seasons 1 and 2 of the Netflix show. Furman is such a part of the Sex Education world, in fact, that he cameoed in its first season as the singer at the school prom.

Ezra Furman on being a gender nonconforming, bisexual Jew in Donald Trump’s nihilistic world

Jan 16, 2020

Ezra Furman released his fifth album Twelve Nudes in the summer of last year. And since then, we haven’t been able to stop listening to it. This is why.

Ezra Furman Is Angry. Aren't You?

Jan 16, 2020

The white noise makes Ezra Furman’s airhorn of a new album Twelve Nudes intensely gratifying. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter, an under-the-radar indie darling for the past decade who recently gained a new audience on the soundtrack of Netflix’s popular Sex Education, rails against the wealthy and powerful with lyrics that could be straight out of the Little Red Songbook and feedback-rich punk riffs straight out of CBGBs.

EZRA FURMAN // In Stereo Session

Jan 16, 2020

Ezra Furman plays In Stereo Sessions at Factory Studios, UK. Filmed by Blacklight Productions and sound by Dom Mitchison of Malthouse.

Episode 238 - Mikal Cronin

Jan 14, 2020

Get ready to set sail! In this episode, Damian is joined by his former shipmate on the Bruise Cruise & one of his favourite songwriters: Mikal Cronin! Join the two as they discuss: all ages shows, the Toronto connection, the joy of getting your OWN record & so much more!!!!

Mac DeMarco Tops Lineup For Los Angeles Edition Of Panache’s Annual Planned Parenthood Benefit Concert

Jan 8, 2020

Independent booking agency and management company Panache is once again showing love to Planned Parenthood by hosting Village Of Love, its eighth annual Valentine’s Day Planned Parenthood benefit concert series with event held in cities across the U.S. Panache unveiled the lineup today for its Los Angeles edition, topped by Mac DeMarco, who is managed and booked by the company (excluding the U.K. and Europe).

Galway Advertiser's Best Albums of 2019

Dec 19, 2019

6. Ezra Furman - Twelve Nudes (Bella Union )

A howl of rage at the state the world, and especially the USA, delivered in 28 minutes of furious punk, with a little glam rock on the side, but never is it hollow. As Furman declares on ‘Evening Prayer aka Justice’: “If you’ve got the taste for transcendence. Then translate your love into action. And participate in the fight now. For a creed, you can truly believe.” Amen to that!

The 50 best albums of 2019

Dec 19, 2019

7. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard — Infest The Rats’ Nest or Fishing for Fishies – Daniel J. Willis

There was a debate among our nominating committee which of the two albums King Gizzard released this year should go on the list. It wasn’t easy because they’re so wildly different. The first, April’s Fishing for Fishies, is a psychedelic rock throwback with bluesy undertones, reminiscent of the early ‘70s. The second, August’s Infest the Rats’ Nest, is a Metallica- and Motörhead-inspired thrash metal manifesto about environmentalism. Eventually we realized that if a band releases two albums worthy of consideration that aren’t even in the same genre, they had a good enough year to crack the top 10 with their combined effort.

NPR's Best Albums of 2019

Dec 11, 2019

No music I heard this year convinced me I could hear my own cells dividing like Designer, Aldous Harding’s approachable, enigmatic third album. It’s lovely, but how do you explain it? The New Zealand-born Harding writes songs in familiar, folk-simple forms but appends them with odd angles that sometimes land like jokes and sometimes like warnings. Voices emerge from the depths to thread hints of peril or restlessness into the fabric of gentle melodies. Harding’s lyrics are filled with poetic images that slip away when you try to grasp them — she’s spoken about her desire to resist interpretation. (With her flexible but utterly distinctive voice, she sometimes reminds me of Cat Stevens, if you never had a single clue what Cat Stevens’ songs were about.) The title track stops and starts as if looking over its shoulder to see if you’re still there. “The Barrel” could be a consideration of motherhood, or it could be about creation and destruction, a tale of a minor deity, off in a corner of the universe, a god sinking her fingers into clay, shaping a new world by rules as she imagines them. All that inscrutability could be off-putting, but Designer is the kind of art that rewards questioning. It only frustrates if you demand answers. —Jacob Ganz

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announce North American tour

Dec 10, 2019

Next spring, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play a trio of “marathon” three-hour sets that pull from their entire 15-album discography, including this year’s Fishing for Fishies and Infest the Rat’s Nest. The plan is to not repeat a single song, and even then they likely won’t cover their full catalog. Now it looks like they’ll have time to dig even deeper into their cumulative tracklist, as they’ve today announced a full North American tour.

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Plot 2020 North American Tour

Dec 10, 2019

Last month, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard announced a pair of three-hour marathon shows in North America, and the Aussie outfit have now padded out their itinerary to make the most of their time on the continent.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce 2020 US and Canada Tour Dates

Dec 10, 2019

The prolific Australians King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard have unveiled a slate of 2020 tour dates in the United States and Canada. The dates fall between their previously announced 3-hour marathon sets at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif. on Apr. 18 and at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 5 and 6.The new dates begin the day after their Greek Theatre marathon show on Apr. 19 in Portland, Ore. and will conclude on May 2 at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, right before the band heads to Morrison, Colo. for their marathon sets at Red Rocks. Other highlights include a set of two dates in Canada – Apr. 27 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto and Apr. 28 at the Olympia in Montreal – followed by a visit to the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Apr. 30. Leah Senior will join the band as support during this set of shows.An artist pre-sale for tickets begins on Dec. 11 at 12 p.m. ET, and the general on-sale begins Dec. 13 at 12 p.m. ET. Head to the band’s website for more information. Check out a complete list of announced tour dates below!

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce 2020 Tour

Dec 10, 2019

Melbourne rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a North American tour. The concerts take place in April and May 2020. Three of the trek’s shows will feature three-hour marathon sets. Check out the band’s poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released two albums this year: Fishing for Fishies and Infest the Rats’ Nest.

Bikini Kill Announce Additional 2020 Tour Dates

Dec 10, 2019

Legendary feminist punk band Bikini Kill recently regrouped for 10 thrilling performances in select cities NYC, LA and London + a special headlining Riot Fest appearance, marking their first full shows since 1997. These shows sold out quickly and the enthusiastic fan response encouraged the band to launch a more expansive run. Their recently announced 2020 international tour dates are selling out quickly and today, the band is thrilled to announce additional dates with stops at NYC’s Prospect Park Bandshell, Red Rocks, Burger Boogaloo and a special second show in Olympia.

Bikini Kill expand tour, add Prospect Park, Red Rocks & more (updated dates)

Dec 10, 2019

The reunited Bikini Kill have been rolling out 2020 tour dates, and now they’ve added even more, including Oakland, CA’s Burger Boogaloo in July, and shows at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival on August 4, Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheater on October 21. Tickets for Prospect Park, and all the new dates, go on sale Friday December 13 at noon, with a fan presale starting Wednesday December 12 at noon; the password for that will be available via the band’s newsletter.

Bikini Kill Add Tour Dates, Headlining Burger Boogaloo 2020

Dec 10, 2019

The 2020 Burger Boogaloo initial lineup has been announced, and this year, it’s headlined by the reunited Bikini Kill in their first Bay Area show in 25 years. The lineup also features Circle Jerks, Flipper, Alice Bag, Carbonas, Bleached, and host John Waters. It takes place from July 11-12 in Oakland’s Mosswood Park.

Bikini Kill have also expanded their upcoming 2020 world tour dates. Find their itinerary below, and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Bikini Kill Announce Additional 2020 Tour Dates

Dec 10, 2019

Bikini Kill played their first live shows together in over 20 years on a reunion tour last year—with the extremely limited stops of Los Angeles and New York. Lucky for the rest of the continent (and for Scandinavia), the riot grrrl icons are set to visit many more North American cities this coming spring, as well as play Norway’s Øya Festival.

After announcing the first run of tour dates earlier this fall, Bikini Kill have added a few more to the docket today, including a show at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Bandshell, one at Morrison, Colo.’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and one at Burger Boogaloo in Oakland, Calif. Founding members Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail (plus guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle) will kick off the tour at the Capitol Theatre in the band’s birthplace of Olympia, Wash., with a second date also announced today. Both Olympia shows will benefit the city’s Interfaith Works Shelter.

Check out the full slate of tour dates below. Tickets go on sale Dec. 13, at 9 a.m. PST or 12 p.m. ET. If you’re signed up for the Bikini Kill email newsletter, you’ll receive a presale code for use on Dec. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. PST or 12 p.m. ET.

Burger Boogaloo 2020 Lineup

Dec 10, 2019

The initial lineup for the 2020 edition of Burger Boogaloo has been announced. It includes the reunited Bikini Kill, who will play their first Bay Area show in 25 years as part of the fest, and Circle Jerks, who will play their first Bay Area show in 10 years.

Kathleen Hanna on What Bikini Kill Means Now

Nov 22, 2019