Ezra Furman

A fiery, androgynous folk-punk provocateur from Chicago, Ezra Furman's Lennon-esque sneer, raw, open-hearted lyrics, and flamboyant style have helped to make him one of the most engaging and unpredictable art-pop confectioners of his era. Emerging in the late 2000s with his band the Harpoons, he issued three well-received albums before going solo in 2012 with the release of The Year of No Returning -- future offerings would be credited to Furman and a rotating cast of bandmates under monikers like the Boy-Friends, the Visions, and the Band with No Name. He continued to hone hi...