I think this song is out to get me. I remember vaguely watching this band play late one night on Letterman. And although they seem to be a random collection of hippies and vagabonds there was something about the oft repeated refrain of “home is wherever I’m with you” that held my attention. I mean basically, this track which hails from the 2009 album Up From Below (amazon) (itunes), is the epitome of the modern indie folk classic. There are two singers, male and female, whom sing in a throwback call and response style of vocalization. There’s more whistling than an Andrew Bird album. There exists a musical break about ninety seconds into the track that would do the trumpet segments in Sufjan Stevens songs proud. They even take a break in the middle of the song to talk over the musical background. To be honest I’m not sure there’s a stereotype that they missed.
mp3 : Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home
Now all they need to do is drop the “and the Magnetic Zeros” from their name and they might be a respectable group.
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They did a pretty decent session over on Daytrotter - if you haven’t checked it out yet, I recommend it:
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/edward-sharpe-and-the-magnetic-zeroes-concert/20030885-3738191.html
I’m a little bit obsessed with ‘40 Day Dream.’
It’s infectious, for me.
i respectfully disagree. bloggers like yourself always try to take away from bands by saying stuff like: so and so is good, but they copy from this artist and take from that artist. why don’t you just respect music for what it is MUSIC and understand nothing is original anymore! styles will continue to be “ripped off” but it always will come down to how it sounds and for me this band sounds amazing and their live show is something to see.