Ezra Furman & The Harpoons

Ezra Furman's Rhapsody original session strays from the material of Banging Down The Doors to include a handful of unknown tunes -- the raw, warbling vocals of "Happy New Year" and the quick-strumming beat of "Don't Turn Your Back On Love" -- songs he dedicates to "the confused lovers." Furman's rambling has the endearing-if-edgy bite of young Robyn Hitchcock, and "Kirsten Dunst" shows off the nudge-nudge folksie humor of another obvious idol, Woody Guthrie.