Perpetual Motion People

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Perpetual Motion People
Perpetual Motion People.jpg
Studio album by
Ezra Furman
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

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "Perpetual Motion People". Metacritic .
  2. ↑ Monger, Timothy. "Perpetual Motion People". AllMusic .
  3. ↑ Gwee, Karen (2015-07-01). "Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People". Consequence of Sound .
  4. ↑ Empire, Kitty (2015-07-05). "Ezra Furman: Perpetual Motion People review – an outsider who's not just lovable but hummable". The Observer .
  5. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (2015-07-07). "Perpetual Motion People Review". Pitchfork .
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2016-03-11). "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. 2015-11-25. Archived from the original on 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  9. ↑ "Gigwise's albums of the year". gigwise.com. 2015-12-19.
  10. ↑ "The Top 75 Albums of the Year". Uncut . December 2015.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


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