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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is a band led by Alex Ebert, vocalist of the power pop group Ima Robot. Their first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released July 7, 2009, digitally and July 14, 2009, physically on Community Records. Their first show as a full band was played July 18, 2007, at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, California.
Their song "Home" was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 countdown, the largest music poll in the world,[1] and has also been featured in a trailer for the film Cyrus. The song "Home" was also used as the background accompaniment for a video called "Guy Walks Across America" by Conscious Minds. The video generated huge internet success, getting millions of hits on YouTube, as well as being featured on the front page of Yahoo! News. The song "Home" was also featured in an NFL commercial and Season 1: Episode 9 of NBC's "Community". It was also featured as the closing song to the 2010 Warren Miller ski movie, Wintervention.
Their song "Janglin" was featured in a television ad for the 2011 Ford Fiesta.[2]
The band plans to release solo albums for Ebert, Jade, and Christian and then a second Edward Sharpe album.[3]
Origin
After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house with his lifelong friend Nicholas Raymond Kellen, and leaving a 12-step program for addiction (he left, he has said, to live in a more honest reaction to the truth of the moment, not be bound to certain behaviors by fear-based dogma), Ebert began work on a book about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe.[4] According to Ebert, Sharpe "was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind...but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love." Ebert later met singer Jade Castrinos outside a downtown Los Angeles cafe.[5] In the summer of 2009, as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Ebert and Castrinos toured the country with a group of fellow musicians in a big white bus. Their first show in 2009 was Marfa, Texas at the Marfa Film Festival.[4] The band recorded their debut album, Up From Below, in Laurel Canyon produced by Aaron Older and Nico Aglietti. It was released on July 14, 2009.
Feature-length musical
On June 5, 2009, the band released "Desert Song", a music video which is part 1 of a 12-part feature-length musical.[6] Part 2, "Kisses Over Babylon" was released November 24, 2009 through Spinner.com.[7]
Members
- Alex Ebert – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
- Jade Castrinos – vocals, guitar
- Nico Aglietti – guitar, synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
- Stewart Cole – trumpet, percussion, keyboards, tenor ukulele, vocals
- Aaron Embry – keyboards, piano, vocals
- Airin Older – bass, vocals, banjo, percussion
- Josh Collazo – drums, percussion, vocals
- Orpheo McCord – percussion, vocals
- Nora Kirkpatrick – accordion, vocals
- Christian Letts – guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
- Tay Strathairn – piano, harmonica, vocals
- Chris Richard – vocals, percussion
- Anna Bulbrook – viola, vocals
- Tyler James – piano, vocals
- Nathaniel Markman - occasional fiddler
- Ryan Richter – guitar, lap steel
- Michael Farfel – announcer
- Scott Ralston – tour manager
- Bryan Ling – manager
Discography
Albums/EPs
- Here Comes EP (2009)
- Up from Below (2009) #76 Billboard 200[8]
Singles
- "7" Singles" (2009)
- "40 Day Dream/Geez Louise" (2009)
- "Home" (2010) #28 Billboard Alternative Songs[9]
- "Memory of a Free Festival" (2010)
- "Chickens In Love" (2010)
References
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- ^ "Countdown | Hottest 100 - 2009 | triple j". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ oz (2010-05-26). "Ford Fiesta Commercial Song, Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros [Bands + Brands] — HearYa - Indie Music Blog". Hearya.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "The Arts Section: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros". TheArtsSection.com. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ a b "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros: C'Mon Get Happy! :: Music :: Features :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Marta Tarbel. "Dynamic, Charismatic and Determined to Set the Soul Free". Telluridewatch.com. Retrieved 2010-11-1.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|Date=ignored (|date=suggested) (help) - ^ “”. "Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - Desert Song". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, 'Kisses Over Babylon' - Video Premiere". Spinner. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros/chart-history/1110851
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros/chart-history/1110851?f=377&g=Singles