Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' "Here" Out Today


Here, the new release from Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, is available today, via Community Music. The album is the follow-up to the band's breakout debut album Up From Below. Recorded in Bogalusa, LA and Ojai, CA, Here premiered on NPR Music's First Listen last week and is the pre-cursor to a second album to be released later this year.

In celebration of the release, KCRW will air a special broadcast this morning at 11:15a PST of the band's Berkeley Street Session in which the band performs the album in its entirety. Tune into 89.9FM (Los Angeles) or KCRW.com to hear the set. 

Additionally the band just launched their Town of Songs website, an online environment of exploration and discovery set in the world of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. 

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros will wrap up its current North American tour this week, which featured sold out shows in New York City, Toronto, Oakland, Washington, DC and Chicago. After a performance at the Wakarusa Festival in Ozark, Arkansas on June 1st the band will head overseas for UK dates. 

HERE 

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Here Tracklisting:
1. Man On Fire
2. That's What's Up  
3. I Don't Wanna Pray
4. Mayla
5. Dear Believer
6. Child
7. One Love to Another
8. Fiya Wata
9. All Wash Out
  

"...they've got so much heart, they can crush hipster irony with one squeeze of the accordion."   
Entertainment Weekly 
  
"The making of this album has spanned a time of immense perseverance and, thankfully, co-creation," said frontman Alex Ebert. "Making this album has been a test of our faith in ourselves and in the universe, and brought us closer together and in greater harmony with one another... A deluge of music has been written and recorded, and we are intensely excited to share it with anyone who wants to feel it." 
  

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Tour Dates:  

MAY 
30th                   Columbus, OH               The LC Pavilion
31st                    Nashville, TN                  Ryman Auditorium

JUNE
1st                       Ozark, AR                      Wakarusa Festival

 

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros formed in Los Angeles in 2007.  They released their debut album, Up From Below, in July 2009 on Community Music.  The album has sold over 275,000 copies in the US, and charted on iTunes for 69 straight weeks.  With its unique and universal appeal, their hit single "Home" soared to over 775,000 downloads.  After intensive touring throughout 2009-2011, including hit appearances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Coachella, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have proven themselves to be a touring force to be reckoned with. In March 2011, the troupe's lead singer Alex Ebert released his solo debut album, Alexander, on Community Music, which was written and recorded during breaks from being on tour as a part of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. The album includes ten brand new songs that Alexander wrote and played entirely himself. In April 2011, the band embarked on the "Railroad Revival Tour" with Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show where the band traveled exclusively in vintage railcars across the American Southwest for a week and played concerts at unique outdoor locations along the route.  Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros actively support Water Wells For Africa, Charity Water, APJ Now, Hope Campaign and Voice Project. 



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