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Rhye, Austra, Schultz + Forever and more in this week's musical round-up

Ezra Furman: Love You So Bad It’s no small wonder to make a song that’s altogether likable, relatable and admirable. Ezra Furman does this with “Love You So Bad,” which has just been released in video form, directed by frequent collaborator Joseph Brett. There’s a dramatic and substantial upbeat energy to Furman’s well-composed world. The song will appear on Transangelic Exodus, the musician’s forthcoming sonic …

Ezra Furman: Love You So Bad

It’s no small wonder to make a song that’s altogether likable, relatable and admirable. Ezra Furman does this with “Love You So Bad,” which has just been released in video form, directed by frequent collaborator Joseph Brett. There’s a dramatic and substantial upbeat energy to Furman’s well-composed world. The song will appear on Transangelic Exodus, the musician’s forthcoming sonic study on being an outsider.

Schultz + Forever: Backwards

With an ’80s-style exuberance and a NSFW music video that starts with a statement-making shot, “Backwards” makes for quite the experience. The vision of Schultz + Forever’s Jonathan Schultz and directors Glen Bay Grant and Ejner Seidelin, the music video features the Danish-born singer-songwriter posing as a nude model—before appearing and performing clothed. The song will appear on Grand Guignol, out next year.