Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | |
|---|---|
 The band in 2011 |
|
| General information | |
| origin | Los Angeles , California |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock , pop rock , indie folk |
| founding | 2007 |
| Website | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
| Current occupation | |
| Alex Ebert | |
Guitar, synthesizer , keyboard , vocals |
Nico Aglietti |
| Stewart Cole | |
Keyboard, piano, vocals |
Mitchell Yoshida |
Drum , drums, vocals |
Josh Collazo |
Drums, vocals |
Orpheo McCord |
Guitar, vocals |
Mark Noseworthy |
Guitar, vocals |
Christian Letts |
Percussion, vocals |
Christopher Richard |
Electric bass , vocals |
Seth Ford-Young |
| former members | |
Electric bass, vocals, banjo , drums |
Aaron Older |
Piano, harmonica , vocals |
Tay Strathairn |
Vocals, guitar |
Jade Castrinos |
Accordion , vocals |
Nora Kirkpatrick |
Keyboard, piano, vocals |
Aaron Embry |
|
Chart positions Explanation of the data |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albums | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American band from Los Angeles , California . The band can be assigned to the genres of alternative rock , pop rock and indie folk .
history
The band was founded in 2007 by Alex Ebert , the singer of the band Ima Robot . Shortly before, Ebert met the singer Jade Castrinos in a café and decided to make music with her.
In the summer of 2008 the band completed their first tour through America and gave their first concert at the Marfa Film Festival in Marfa (Texas) .
About a year later, on July 14, 2009, the band released their first album called Up from Below , which reached number 76 on the Billboard 200 . A little later, the EP Here Comes followed .
Surname
The band's name comes from a fictional character that Alexander Ebert invented after completing a twelve-step program for coping with a drug problem. The character was a kind of messiah who was sent to earth to save humanity, but was then "distracted" by several girls and often fell in love.
Big Easy Express
In April 2011 the band went on the Railroad Revival Tour through the United States with Mumford & Sons and Old Crow Medicine Show . The three bands rode a 14-car train from Oakland to New Orleans and played six concerts along the way. The tour was captured in the documentary Big Easy Express by Emmett Malloy.
Discography
Albums
- Up from Below (2009)
- Here (2012)
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (2013)
- PersonA (2016)
EPs
- Here Comes (2009)
Singles
- 40 Day Dream / Geez Louise (2009)
-
Home (2009, US:
Platinum + gold) - Memory of a Free Festival (2010)
- Chickens in Love (2010)
Popular culture
- The song Home was featured in the TV series Community , Alles Betty! , Gossip Girl , Glee , Raising Hope and in the French film " Ein Mordsteam " (original title: De l'autre côté du périph).
- The song Janglin was heard in a 2011 US advertisement for the Ford Fiesta .
- The song Carries On was used in a trailer for the film 50/50 - Friends for Life .
- The music video for Kisses Over Babylon was featured on an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head in 2011 .
- The song 40 Day Dream was used by AMC for a trailer for the fifth season of the television series Mad Men . It is also featured in the sixth episode of the third season of the television series Chuck .
- The song Home was featured in the TV commercial for the Peugeot 2008 crossover SUV in 2013 .
- The song Better Days can be heard in “Plan T”, a documentary about the French windsurfer Thomas Traversa.
- The song Home can also be heard in an instrumental cover version in the series Modern Family (S05E24)
swell
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: AT CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US
- ↑ Article on pastemagazine.com , accessed July 20, 2012
- ↑ Article on rollingstone.de , accessed on June 20, 2012
- ↑ Video on hearya.com , accessed January 4, 2012
- ↑ musikradar.de , accessed on June 8, 2013
- ↑ [1] , accessed on August 23, 2015