Ezra's New Album, Gold Rush Kid

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Both of his albums hit number one and spent 336 weeks in the charts. The transformations on his lovely third album, gold rush kid, are less about tearing up the script than recognizing a moment as its happening and discovering contentment within it. It's a steadier album, he says, the first time around, he relied on his travels for something to write about. And so then writing about crocodiles and dreaming becomes quite realistic.

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