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 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.
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.”
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.
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.
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 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.
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 plays In Stereo Sessions at Factory Studios, UK. Filmed by Blacklight Productions and sound by Dom Mitchison of Malthouse.
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!!!!
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).
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.)
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.
The band will kick off their tour on March 13th in Olympia, Washington with a special Interfaith Benefit show. Interfaith Works Nightly Shelter is a shelter/homeless program that works specifically with women and LGBTQ adults in that area. After that, the band will remain on the road through a Milwaukee gig on May 24th. Tickets go on sale November 8th.
Bikini Kill have announced a 2020 international tour. The tour kicks off in March with a benefit for Interfaith Works in Olympia, Washington. Check below for the full list of shows.
Today, the iconic ’90s punk group Bikini Kill announced a 14-date 2020 world tour, kicking off where the band was founded, in Olympia, Wash. on March 13. This first show, at Capitol Theater, is a special one, as it will benefit local female- and LGBTQ- focused homeless shelter, Interfaith Works.
Bikini Kill have announced a 2020 concert in Olympia, Washington. The show is set for Friday, March 13 at the Capitol Theater and will benefit the nonprofit Interfaith Works.
The fourth-quarter deluge continues this week with a slew of new releases, including the crooning, quirky soul of Rex Orange County, R&B singer Gallant, queer pop icon King Princess and more, plus the first new album in seven years from Neil Young & Crazy Horse. NPR Music’s Lyndsey McKenna and Stephen Thompson join host Robin Hilton as they share their picks for the best new albums out on Oct. 25.
Featured Albums:
Mikal Cronin — Seeker
Featured Song: “I’ve Got Reason”
This week: orchestral synthpop fireworks from Anna Meredith; synthpop synthpop from Black Marble; High Llamas main man Sean O’Hagan goes solo and brings an old Microdisney bandmate along; Mikal Cronin undergoes trial by fire on his first solo album in four years; and San Francisco’s The Gonks do twee punk right.
For more reviews on new album, check out Andrew’s Notable Releases, and other records out today I liked (but didn’t review) include: Young Guv’s GUV II, Guided by Voices’ Sweating the Plague, and UK band Dry Cleaning’s second EP of 2019. And if you need more Basement-approved stuff there’s: Wire are back with a new album; The Orielles announced their second album; and Taos duo Tan Cologne are better than their name.
