EZRA FURMAN (London Shepherd's Bush Empire, 22/10/15)

I never thought when I saw Ezra Furman at the Sebright Arms last February he'd be selling out Shepherd's Bush Empire 18 months later, but it's a (rare) credit to Britain's music fans that he is. One could argue that the first half of the set was not quite up to his usual gleefully anarchic standards, but when he started throwing out the hits (and there's quite a few of these now) "My Zero", "Body Was Made", "Wobbly", "Lousy Connection"- it swiftly became the chaotic, gloriously celebratory experience that's become his hallmark. And of course, there was that set-closing cover of "Crown of Love", that was essentially the most perfect thing ever.