CD released: Sep 30, 2016
Year after year the New York City we know, in constant flux, changes with some parts disappearing altogether. Take the Brooklyn venue where the three-piece EZTV played their first show two years ago - gone. The East Village record store that stocked the band's first tape on consignment - shuttered. As the band watch their compatriots move out of the city to cheaper, more idyllic pastures, it's as if New York itself is telling them "Drop dead." When lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Ezra Tenenbaum sings, "Facedown on the concrete, While I dream of wider streets" on "States of Confusion," you can hear weariness in his voice, and a touch of wistful "what-if" longing for more room, a little less hassle, a few more trees ... maybe even a garage to park the 8-track machine. |
