Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (album)

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Studio album by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Released July 23, 2013
Genre Indie folk, gospel, neo-psychedelia, roots rock, indie rock
Length 56:57
Label Vagrant Records, Rough Trade, Gentleman of the Road
Producer Alex Ebert
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros chronology
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Singles from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  1. "Better Days"
    Released: 20 May 2013
  2. "Life Is Hard"
    Released: 16 September 2013

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is the third album by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released on July 23, 2013 in North America and was released on July 29, 2013 around the world by Vagrant Records and Rough Trade Records. Frontman Alex Ebert stated that "These songs mean everything to me - It's the rawest, most liberated, most rambunctious stuff we've done."[1]

On May 22, 2013, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros posted "Better Days", the first single from the upcoming album on their Soundcloud and Tumblr pages.[2]

On July 15, 2013, the band made the whole album available for streaming online through NPR.[3]

The band uploaded a music video for their second single, "Life Is Hard", on their YouTube channel on September 19, 2013. The music video, filmed in The Box Theatre in New York, was performed in front of a live audience on August 25, 2013.[4][5]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Better Days"  Alex Ebert, Nico Aglietti 4:25
2. "Let's Get High"  Ebert 6:30
3. "Two"  Ebert, Seth Ford-Young, Mark Noseworthy 3:27
4. "Please!"  Ebert 3:32
5. "Country Calling"  Ebert 3:30
6. "Life Is Hard"  Jade Castrinos, Ebert 3:30
7. "If I Were Free"  Ebert, Josh Collazo, Ford-Young, Noseworthy 5:37
8. "In the Lion"  Ebert 4:33
9. "They Were Wrong"  Ebert 3:42
10. "In the Summer"  Ebert 3:35
11. "Remember to Remember"  Castrinos, Stewart Cole, Ebert 4:22
12. "This Life"  Ebert, Aglietti 5:59

Personnel

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Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[7]
Consequence of Sound[8]

On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros holds an average score of 61, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros detail new album, summer tour". Consequence of Sound. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. ↑ "Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Better Days". Edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Stephen (2013-07-14). "First Listen: 'Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros'". NPR. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  4. ↑ Moskovitch, Greg (25 September 2013). "Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Unveil Video For New Single ‘Life Is Hard’". Musicfeeds.com. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Hudson, Alex (19 September 2013). "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros "Life Is Hard" (live video)". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Fred. Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Koellner, Amanda. "Album Review: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved Jul 23, 2013.

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