The new Ezra Bell album (This Way to Oblivion) featuring Subud members Ben Wuamett and Honora Hildreth will be released in April 2020. In the meantime, here are a couple write-ups about the band’s new singles.
Ezra Bell Wake Up New Album on Single “Shhh… The Dog is Sleeping” ” American Songwriter
Dogs can pick up on conflict. Portland, OR six-piece Ezra Bell see things from the eyes of the canine in new single “Shhh … The Dog Is Sleeping,” off the the band’s new album This Way To Oblivion (Dutch Records), out April 3.
SONG PREMIERE: Ezra Bell Shine the Light with Hopeful Folk Rocker “5th and James” – Glide Magazine
Ezra Bell was founded late in the summer of 2013. They say: “It was warm enough to sit on the porch into the evening and learn a couple of songs. A lap drum, a banjo, and an out-of-tune guitar. Woodie Guthrie: ‘A folk singer’s job is to comfort the disturbed, and to disturb the comfortable.'”
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Congratulations and good luck, Ben and crew. I heard this band live in Denver last fall. They are fantastic, watch and listen for great things to happen with them.