Mysterious Power is the third studio album by Ezra Furman and the Harpoons. It was released on April 5, 2011 as the follow-up to 2008's Inside the Human Body. It was the band's last album; Ezra Furman has since gone on to record music under her own name with backing band The Boyfriends.

Mysterious Power
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 5, 2011
Recorded2010–2011
GenreIndie rock, Folk rock
Length41:35
LabelRed Parlor Records
Ezra Furman and the Harpoons chronology
Inside the Human Body
(2008)
Mysterious Power
(2011)

The album has been met with critical acclaim, with the Chicago Sun Times calling it "a joyous racket, a splintered confessional, an anxious thrill ride with the top down next to a fidgety poet who's crazy in love."[1] After appearing at South by Southwest in March, the band launched a U.S. headlining tour in support of the album.[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Wild Rosemarie" – 4:02
  2. "I Killed Myself But I Didn't Die" – 4:15
  3. "Hard Time In A Terrible Land" – 2:27
  4. "Mysterious Power" – 3:09
  5. "Teenage Wasteland" – 2:09
  6. "Bloodsucking Whore" – 4:22
  7. "Don't Turn Your Back On Love" – 5:49
  8. "Portrait Of Maude" – 2:46
  9. "Fall In Love With My World" – 2:43
  10. "Too Strung Out" – 1:52
  11. "Heaven At The Drive-In" – 3:48
  12. "Wild Feeling" – 4:21
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chicago Sun Times     [3]
Consequence of Sound     [4]
Paste Magazine(8.2/10)[5]

References edit

  1. ^ Conner, Thomas (2011-04-08). "CD review: Ezra Furman & the Harpoons, 'Mysterious Power'". Blogs.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  2. ^ "Ezra Furman & The Harpoons' "Mysterious Power" Set For April 5th Release". MVRemix. 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. ^ Conner, Thomas (2011-04-08). "Review: CD Review: Ezra Furman & the Harpoons, Mysterious Power". Chicago Sun Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ^ Kivel, Adam. "Album Review: Ezra Furman & the Harpoons – Mysterious Power". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ Whitman, Andy. "Ezra Furman & the Harpoons: Mysterious Power". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2011.