Perpetual Motion People
by Ezra Furman
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Clash Music
    Jul 6, 2015
    90
    An enlightening journey through the mind of an outsider, but an entirely relatable one.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Jul 6, 2015
    90
    In such a hugely enjoyable and compelling set, the weaker moments are few and far between.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Jul 2, 2015
    90
    Despite Furman’s own insecurities and wanderlust, Perpetual Motion People sounds like home.
  5. AllMusic
    Jul 13, 2015
    80
    If you're willing to get on board with Ezra Furman and the beautifully messy world that he celebrates here, Perpetual Motion People is a ride worth taking.
  6. Delusions of Adequacy
    Jul 7, 2015
    80
    He may like his disguises and perhaps enjoys provoking his audiences but underneath the image and the keen ear for wordplay a really quite serious songwriting talent is very determinedly making himself heard.
  7. Mojo
    Jul 6, 2015
    80
    Driven, hooky, moving. Better than Prozac or a sunny day. [Aug 2015, p.88]
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  8. DIY Magazine
    Jul 6, 2015
    80
    This is a messy, disorderly but beautifully blissful and idiosyncratic record--and that seems like the statement he’d like to make.
  9. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 6, 2015
    80
    Perpetual Motion People confirms Furman as no mere white male navel-gazer, but flammable phosphorus.
  10. The Guardian
    Jul 2, 2015
    80
    Perpetual Motion People is the restless sound of a genuine one-off in a generic world.
  11. Uncut
    Jul 1, 2015
    80
    His sax-heavy third solo album blows its own horn. [Aug 2015, p.75]
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  12. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 1, 2015
    80
    A constantly surprising and relentlessly melodic pleasure.
  13. Q Magazine
    Jul 1, 2015
    80
    Furman's collage approach and his Joanthan Richman-styled variations are charming, full with both life and with tunes. [Aug 2015, p.106]
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  14. Under The Radar
    Jul 27, 2015
    70
    A little scattered and with occasionally mediocre lyrics, it congeals into a fun, extremely varied, and repeatedly listenable album.
  15. Rolling Stone
    Jul 10, 2015
    70
    Perpetual Motion People is an album that makes you root for him to pull through.
  16. PopMatters
    Jul 9, 2015
    70
    It’s dazzling, dizzying and yes quite exhausting, to the point where the only thing you can pin down with any certainty is that Furman has undeniable talent.
  17. Pitchfork
    Jul 7, 2015
    69
    While he's deeply indebted to traditional sounds and familiar structures, he comes alive most when he's sewing fissures into the forms he knows so well.
  18. Consequence
    Jul 1, 2015
    67
    Perpetual Motion People is about change, action, and metamorphosis.

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Lup
    Jul 10, 2015
    9
    Nearly perfect album. All kinds of influences and sounds, incredible talent. Third album with the boy-friends and the most joyful albumNearly perfect album. All kinds of influences and sounds, incredible talent. Third album with the boy-friends and the most joyful album they've made. There are emotional ballads (Ordinary Life, Hour of Deepest Need) and raucous rollicking punk and rock 'n' roll songs (Restless Year, Tip of a Match) and then a huge amount of doo-woop influence too (Lousy Connection, Haunted Head, Pot Holes)... really an incredible feat.… Full Review »
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