Perpetual Motion People

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Perpetual Motion People
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
Genre Folk rock, indie rock, doo-wop
Length42:25
Label Bella Union
Ezra Furman chronology
Day of the Dog
(2013)
Perpetual Motion People
(2015)
Songs by Others
(2016)

Perpetual Motion People is a 2015 album by Ezra Furman.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound B- [3]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [5]
Vice (Expert Witness) Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [6]

According to Metacritic, Perpetual Motion People has a score of 80 out of 100, indicating that it has received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. [1]

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeYearRank
The Guardian The Best Albums of 20152015
25 [7]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 20152015
4 [8]
Gigwise Gigwise's Albums of the Year2015
1 [9]
Uncut The Top 75 Albums of the Year2015
43 [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Restless Year"2:25
2."Lousy Connection"4:11
3."Hark! To the Music"1:25
4."Haunted Head"4:49
5."Hour of Deepest Need"4:27
6."Wobbly"3:00
7."Ordinary Life"2:20
8."Tip of a Match"2:35
9."Body Was Made"3:31
10."Watch You Go By"4:09
11."Pot Holes"3:18
12."Can I Sleep in Your Brain?"3:57
13."One Day I Will Sin No More"2:31

References

  1. 1 2 "Perpetual Motion People". Metacritic .
  2. Monger, Timothy. "Perpetual Motion People". AllMusic .
  3. Gwee, Karen (July 1, 2015). "Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People". Consequence of Sound .
  4. Empire, Kitty (July 5, 2015). "Ezra Furman: Perpetual Motion People review – an outsider who's not just lovable but hummable". The Observer .
  5. Geffen, Sasha (July 7, 2015). "Perpetual Motion People Review". Pitchfork .
  6. Christgau, Robert (March 11, 2016). "Guitar Rock Grooves". Noisey .
  7. "The Best Albums of 2015". The Guardian . Guardian News and Media. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  8. "Albums of the Year 2015". roughtrade.com. November 25, 2015. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  9. "Gigwise's albums of the year". gigwise.com. December 19, 2015.
  10. "The Top 75 Albums of the Year". Uncut . December 2015.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)