Hello everyone, and welcome to yet another Monday on Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice. Today is actually the 40th post I've ever written on this here blog, so I thought for today's Song Of The Day, I'd post something that has at least something to do with being 40 years old. So, for the last twenty minutes, I've been searching for a track that would compliment the mood of this post (which is dreary, by the way. Nobody likes being forty and my blog is no exception!) when I finally realized I had the perfect song, which I just recently stumbled upon (thanks to Daytrotter). The track is called God Is A Middle-Aged Woman by Ezra Furman & The Harpoons.
First a bit about the band; Ezra Furman & The Harpoons are a band consisting of Ezra Furman (surprise!), Jahn Sood, Job Mukkada and Adam Abrutyn. Does anybody else think that Ezra Furman & The Harpoons should definitely win the (nonexistent) award for band with the most fantastically named members? Anyways, they are based around Chicago, Illinois and sound a bit like a mixture of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bob Dylan, Neutral Milk Hotel and a couple other influences that I can't quite place.
Now, a bit about the song; This is song is about God, who apparently is a Middle-Aged woman. She has been left by a man named Jeremy, and is thinking of a remarriage to a man who isn't quite sure she exists. The narrator seems to have some very strong feelings for God though, but these could be just mutual. It has some pretty minimalist instrumentals at first but the guitar is later joined by bass, drums and harmonic giving the song a fuller sound. The only thing that remains a constant in this song is the guitar and the lonely, Alec Ounsworth-esque wail of Ezra Furman. Needless to say, I HIGHLY recommend this track.
God Is A Middle-Aged Woman - Ezra Furman & The Harpoons.
Happy fortieth Looks Like Coffee, Tastes Like Juice and thank you for reading.
