Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American 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
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. The band recorded their debut album, Up From Below, in Laurel Canyon produced by Airin Older and Nico Aglietti. It was released on July 14, 2009.
countdown, the largest music poll in the world,. The song has been featured in many TV shows, videos and commercials, including a trailer for the film Cyrus
, NBC
's Community
, Fox
's "Raising Hope
, and season 4, episode 10
of ABC
's Ugly Betty
.
Their song "Janglin" was featured in a television ad for the 2011 Ford Fiesta.
The song "Carries On" was used in the trailer for the upcoming film 50/50.
The song "Truth", from Ebert's solo album, was played at the end of first episode of the fourth season of Breaking Bad
.
The music video for "Kisses Over Babylon" was featured on a 2011 episode of Beavis and Butt-Head
.
The band plans to release solo albums for band members Jade Castrinos and Christian Letts, followed by a second Edward Sharpe album.
Alex Ebert
Alex Ebert is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.-Early life:...
, vocalist of the power pop
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
group Ima Robot
Ima Robot
-Band history:Ima Robot formed in the late 1990s, after vocalist Alex Ebert's band The Lucky 13's broke up, and became successful in the early 2000s after signing with Virgin Records. The band's other original members were Timmy "the Terror" Anderson, Oligee, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and the prolific...
. Their first full-length recording, Up from Below
Up from Below
-Charts:-External links:* * * *...
, 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
West Hollywood, California
West Hollywood, a city of Los Angeles County, California, was incorporated on November 29, 1984, with a population of 34,399 at the 2010 census. 41% of the city's population is made up of gay men according to a 2002 demographic analysis by Sara Kocher Consulting for the City of West Hollywood...
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Origin
After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house with his lifelong friend Nicholas Raymond Kellen, and joining a 12-step program for addiction, Ebert began work on a book about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. 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. 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 with silver trim. Their first show in 2009 was Marfa, Texas at the Marfa Film FestivalMarfa Film Festival
The Marfa Film Fesival was a Film festival held in Marfa, Texas, celebrating contemporary and classic film, as well as hosting musical events, tours of the area, and various other art related activities. The first annual was held May 1–5. The second annual was held April 29 - May 3, 2009...
. The band recorded their debut album, Up From Below, in Laurel Canyon produced by Airin Older and Nico Aglietti. It was released on July 14, 2009.
Feature-length musical
On April 12, 2009, the band released "Desert Song", a music video which is part 1 of a 12-part feature-length musical. Part 2, "Kisses Over Babylon" was released November 24, 2009 through Spinner.com. Part 3, "40 Day Dream" was released recently.Members
- Alex EbertAlex EbertAlex Ebert is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.-Early life:...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Jade Castrinos – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Nico Aglietti – guitar, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, keyboards, vocals - Stewart Cole – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
, percussion, keyboards, tenor ukulele, vocals - Aaron EmbryAaron EmbryAaron Embry is an American songwriter and record producer. He is the firstborn son of screenwriter / talent manager Karen Embry and dental technician H. Charles Randall. He is the eldest brother of actor Ethan Embry and photographer Kessia Embry...
– keyboards, piano, vocals - Josh Collazo – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion, vocals - Orpheo McCord – percussion, vocals
- Nora KirkpatrickNora KirkpatrickNora Kirkpatrick is an American actress and musician.-Career:Kirkpatrick graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a degree in Theatre Film and Television. She is probably best known for her role as Katherine, the stern president of Panhellenic, on the ABC Family TV series Greek...
– accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, vocals - Christian Letts – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Seth Ford-Young – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
- Chris Richard – vocals, percussion
- Anna Bulbrook – violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, vocals - Tyler James – piano, vocals
- Felix BloxsomFelix BloxsomFelix Bloxsom, was born in Sydney, Australia. He is a professional musician, best known for his drumming and percussion playing.Since completing Jazz studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2000, Felix has worked with a diverse group of artists across many styles and genres...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Nathaniel Markman – occasional fiddlerFiddlerA fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle or violin.Fiddler may also refer to:*Fabrangen Fiddlers, an American musical group founded in 1971*Tupolev Tu-28 "Fiddler", a fighter aircraft*Fiddler , a DC Comics villain...
- Ryan Richter – guitar, lap steel
- Scott Ralston – tour manager
- Bryan Ling – manager
Former personnel
- Airin Older – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals, banjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, percussion - Tay Strathairn – piano, harmonica, vocals
- Michael Farfel – manager/announcer
Recognition
Their song "Home" was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100, 2009Triple J Hottest 100, 2009
The 2009 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day 26 January 2010. It is the seventeenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....
countdown, the largest music poll in the world,. The song has been featured in many TV shows, videos and commercials, including a trailer for the film Cyrus
Cyrus (film)
Cyrus is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by brothers Jay and Mark Duplass and starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener.-Plot:...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Community
Community (TV series)
Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
, Fox
Fox
Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
's "Raising Hope
Raising Hope
Raising Hope is a television comedy program first aired on September 21, 2010 on Fox. The series airs on Tuesdays at 9:30 pm. On January 10, 2011, Fox renewed Raising Hope for a second season, which premiered on September 20, 2011....
, and season 4, episode 10
The Passion of the Betty
"The Passion of the Betty" is tenth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama series, Ugly Betty, and the 75th episode overall. It originally aired on ABC in the United States on January 6, 2010.-Plot:...
of ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
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Their song "Janglin" was featured in a television ad for the 2011 Ford Fiesta.
The song "Carries On" was used in the trailer for the upcoming film 50/50.
The song "Truth", from Ebert's solo album, was played at the end of first episode of the fourth season of Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series...
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The music video for "Kisses Over Babylon" was featured on a 2011 episode of Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
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Singles
- "40 Day Dream/Geez Louise40 Day Dream/Geez Louise"40 Day Dream"/"Geez Louise" is a 7" vinyl single released in the UK to succeed the album Up from Below by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros...
" (2009) - "Home" (2010) #27 The NetherlandsDutch Top 40The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
; #28 Billboard Alternative Songs; #40 Australia; #52 SwedenSverigetopplistanSverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
. - "Memory of a Free Festival" (2010)
- "Chickens in Love" (2010)
The band plans to release solo albums for band members Jade Castrinos and Christian Letts, followed by a second Edward Sharpe album.
Performances
- Bonnaroo (June 2010)
- Sunset Junction Street Fair in Los Angeles, CA (August 22, 2010)
- Evolve Music and Arts Festival 2011
- Outside Lands Music and Arts FestivalOutside Lands Music and Arts FestivalThe Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival is a music festival held annually in San Francisco, California at Golden Gate Park. The first edition occurred August 22–24 in 2008, and included over 60 musical acts from around the world, as well as several art installations...
(August 2010) - Austin City Limits Music FestivalAustin City Limits Music FestivalThe Austin City Limits Music Festival is an annual three-day American music festival that takes place in Austin, Texas at the city's central public park, Zilker Park...
(October 2010) - LollapaloozaLollapaloozaLollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
Chile (April 2011) - Rites of Spring Music FestivalRites of Spring Music FestivalRites of Spring is an annual music festival held at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee in late April.- History :The history of the festival is defined on the Rites of Spring website:- Lineups :2011...
at Vanderbilt University (April 16, 2011) - Walk In Lay DownWalk In Lay DownWalk In Lay Down is a concert event held in the Brookings Quadrangle at Washington University in St. Louis twice each year since 1973. The concert is named for an old tradition in which students would bring sofas into the quad and lie on them while watching the performances. This tradition is...
at Washington University in St. Louis (April 29, 2011) - Coachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalCoachella Valley Music and Arts FestivalThe Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival, organized by Goldenvoice and held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley...
(May 2010) - Thursday at the SquareThursday at the SquareThursday at the Square is a free weekly concert series held annually from May through August in Buffalo, New York in Downtown Buffalo in Lafayette Square.-History:...
in Buffalo, NY (Thursday, June 2, 2011) - Mountain JamMountain Jam"Mountain Jam" is an improvised instrumental jam by The Allman Brothers Band. The song's first known recording is on 5-4-1969 at Macon Central Park, but was officially released later on the albums; Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970, Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970, The...
in Hunter, NY (Sunday, June 5, 2011) - 80/35 Music Festival80/35 Music Festival80/35 is a multi-day music festival in Des Moines, Iowa celebrating music and the people who support music. The name comes from the two prominent interstates, I-80 and I-35, that meet at the corner of Des Moines. The festival includes a stage for national touring bands and several smaller stages...
in Des Moines, IA (Saturday, July 2, 2011) - Evolve Music Festival in Antigonish, NS (Friday, July 23, 2011)
- Electric Forest Music Festival in Rothbury, MI (Sunday, July 3, 2011)
- Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest in Ottawa, ON, Canada (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)
- SummerfestSummerfestSummerfest is a yearly music festival held at the Henry Maier Festival Park along the lakefront in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The festival lasts for 11 days, is made up of 11 stages with performances from over 700 bands, and since the mid-1970s has run from late June through early July, usually...
in Milwaukee, WI, USA (Thursday, July 7, 2011) - Dave Matthews BandDave Matthews BandDave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
Caravan in Chicago, IL, USA (Friday, July 8, 2011) - Twilight Concert in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (Thursday, July 28, 2011)
- Edmonton Folk Music FestivalEdmonton Folk Music FestivalThe Edmonton Folk Music Festival is an annual four-day outdoor music event held the second weekend of August in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 1980 by Don Whalen. The festival continues to draw many people from around the world as both spectators and performers. The current producer of...
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Thursday, August 4, 2011) - Way Out West FestivalWay Out West FestivalWay Out West is a three-day music festival held in Gothenburg, Sweden, during August that plays host to a variety of popular music artists mainly from the rock, electronic and hip-hop genres...
in Gothenburg, Sweden (Friday, August 12, 2011) - PukkelpopPukkelpopPukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...
in Kiewit (Hasselt), Belgium (Thursday, August 18, 2011) - Rock en SeineRock en SeineThe Rock en Seine festival is a two or three-day Rock 'n roll festival, held at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, Château de Saint-Cloud's park West of Paris, inside the garden designed by Le Nôtre...
in Paris, France (Friday, August 26, 2011) - Reading and Leeds Music FestivalsReading and Leeds FestivalsThe Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...
in Leeds and Reading, Endland, UK (Saturday, August 27 and Sunday August 28, 2011) - Electric PicnicElectric PicnicThe 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
in Stradbally, Laois, Ireland (Saturday, September 3, 2011)