Twelve Nudes

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Twelve Nudes
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Studio album by
Ezra Furman
ReleasedAugust 30, 2019 (2019-08-30)
StudioCoyote Hearing Studio, Oakland, California
Length27:33
Label Bella Union
Ezra Furman chronology
Transangelic Exodus
(2018)		Twelve Nudes
(2019)

Twelve Nudes is the fifth solo studio album by Ezra Furman. It was released on August 30, 2019, through Bella Union.

Contents

Development

The album takes its name from a series of meditations by Anne Carson "on the intense pain we deal with in life". [1] Furman was inspired to create Twelve Nudes by her anger at the perceived injustices of the Trump administration and late capitalism, as well as her Jewish and transgender identities. [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound B− [4]
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According to Metacritic, Twelve Nudes has a score of 80 out of 100, indicating that it has received "generally favorable" reviews from critics. [2]

Track listing

Twelve Nudes track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Calm Down aka I Should Not Be Alone"2:22
2."Evening Prayer aka Justice"2:55
3."Transition from Nowhere to Nowhere"3:11
4."Rated R Crusaders"2:16
5."Trauma"3:07
6."Thermometer"2:05
7."I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend"3:29
8."Blown"0:55
9."My Teeth Hurt"2:31
10."In America"2:10
11."What Can You Do But Rock 'n' Roll"2:32

Charts

Chart performance for Twelve Nudes
Chart (2019)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 95
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 21
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 49

References

  1. 1 2 "Ezra Furman – Twelve Nudes review: His most urgent and cathartic record to date". The Independent. August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Twelve Nudes". Metacritic .
  3. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Ezra Furman, Twelve Nudes". AllMusic .
  4. ↑ Weiss, Dan (August 29, 2019). "Ezra Furman – Twelve Nudes". Consequence of Sound .
  5. ↑ Hall, Michael James. "Ezra Furman, Twelve Nudes". Under the Radar .
  6. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ezra Furman Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ezra Furman Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.


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