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Ezra
Furman & the Harpoons were formed in 2006 because of songs. Ezra had
written songs that were urgent, desperate, pretty, and explosive, and
these songs had to be heard. From personal musical sketches to
glorious, rollicking pop songs, Ezra Furman & the Harpoons work
tirelessly toward capturing the beauty, despair and headlong wildness
of life, that too-often overlooked magic and poetry that makes us
human. Since their stage debut at Tufts University in February 2006,
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons have played in rock clubs in a babillion
different cities and are now thoroughly homeless in Boston, bursting
into the local scene with gusto and charm. In June 2006, they
self-released their first album, "Beat Beat Beat", which was recorded
in a series of college dorm rooms at Tufts and engineered by Jahn Sood
and Dave Kant from Outtake Records. The original version of "Beat Beat
Beat" is available on the black, magenta and beige markets.
Since
then, the Harpoons signed to Minty Fresh
Records, the eminent Chicago indie label, and headed straight to
the studio. In January 2007, the Harpoons laid down the tracks for
their national debut, with producer Brian Deck (Iron and Wine,
Modest Mouse, Josh Ritter). The resultant album, "Banging Down the
Doors," is available now in stores, online and at live shows. This
momentum and general madness promises great things to come for the
band in the next year. It will most likely be government-mandated
listening for all legal adults within the decade. The follow-up was recently completed and it is so good, so insanely grrratifying and inspiring a record, that you will find that you will seek it out involuntarily as soon as it is available in September or whenever.
The Harpoons are a wild bunch. So wild and free you forgot to laugh. Bassist Job Mukkada is a singer-songwriter in his own right, but staunchly avoids the limelight because of his citrus
allergy. When not drumming for the Harpoons, drummer Adam Abrutyn
manufactures and sells fast-acting valor syrup which is typically
drizzled over the temples and groin area. He also enjoys watching
pancake wars from aboard his hydraulic space-mobile. Lead guitarist Andrew Langer was raised on rock 'n' roll, if you can call Polish sausages rock 'n' roll. Which Andrew believes you can. He is nine feet tall and exudes a pulsating blue aura.
haha, i found you guys on youtube the video " take off your sunglasses " i found your bob dylan influences in that song and thats a compliment. I really liked it, you got a cool style man! a found you at Spotify also so i'm gonna start to listen to you really :)
if you got time, listen to my tunes at my space. the videos. lots of love
aww, I saw your set at the middle east few nights back. pretty impressive. wish i could have stuck around after to say hi. what was that about moving to new york? :(
hey, so you guys should come to cleveland, because that would be fun and we might even get to meet and become friends. also, i like your music. so come to cleveland, okay? or if you don't feel like coming to cleveland, i'm sure i could find a place for you to play. okay great. bye
Thanks for playin the MidEast the other night. I was about to leave and then heard your first couple of songs and decided to stay because you guys were great!
Hello Yes it was a veryy good move :) I love your music it is soooo great and amazing!!! Take Off your Sunglasses is one of my favourit songs.. i love it :)
ok. you did it. you took my two favorite things and put them together. i am afraid of the things i might do to myself out of exuberance. i love you guys... sleep on my floor anytime you want and i love ol' andrew. you guys unravel my universe! come back to austin.
I may make it to Lollapalooza if so I'll def. check you guys out again. You need to come back to IN as soon as you get a chance though let me know in advance and I'll spread the word like wildfire. Stay real. Peace, Wes Oh and ps you can put me on the payroll if you want, lol. Later
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