Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Jul 23, 2013
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
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  1. TomasAG
    Jul 29, 2013
    10
    This band keeps getting better and better. Every song in this album is so powerful and amazing that you can't stop listening to it! A true masterpiece.
  2. Slowave
    Jul 23, 2013
    8
    This band keeps doing what it does, and it does it better than anyone else is doing. Good music is good music, and while some critics can't seem to separate the music from the story behind it (Ima Robot and the question of "how can these guys be for real?"), there really is no denying that this is simply "good music." Forget about hippies, folk revival, Lennon, and hipsters. ForgetThis band keeps doing what it does, and it does it better than anyone else is doing. Good music is good music, and while some critics can't seem to separate the music from the story behind it (Ima Robot and the question of "how can these guys be for real?"), there really is no denying that this is simply "good music." Forget about hippies, folk revival, Lennon, and hipsters. Forget about Ebert and his past, and forget that this is 2013 and not 1970. Don't read Pitchfork and don't read Spin. If you are in the mood to accept this music for what it is (creatively melodic, adventurous, convincing and well executed), then the music will speak for itself. Even the tracks that at first glance seem to be "filler" grow into favorites after a few listens. A great album from a great band that is doing something unique. Nuff said.… Expand
  3. donnk
    Apr 28, 2014
    10
    Raw, emotive, energetic and infectious..the album feels as though it tumbled through a time machine from the 60s. These are the hymns to life from the messianic character Edward Sharpe. In a landscape of autotune and plastic productions, this is fresh air.

    Sometimes all you need is happy music and love.
  4. sunflower16
    Jun 2, 2014
    10
    Bandleader-vocalist, Alex Ebert is full on love drunk in band's third LP. With a sort of psychedelic and 1970's sound, this album will leave you with goose bumps and good vibes. The 10-piece band adds a rich and harmonious sound to Ebert's beautiful yet whiny voice. Seeing and hearing songs from this LP truly pull on your heartstrings and get you emotionally involved in the concert.Bandleader-vocalist, Alex Ebert is full on love drunk in band's third LP. With a sort of psychedelic and 1970's sound, this album will leave you with goose bumps and good vibes. The 10-piece band adds a rich and harmonious sound to Ebert's beautiful yet whiny voice. Seeing and hearing songs from this LP truly pull on your heartstrings and get you emotionally involved in the concert.

    Overall, an upbeat and positive album that will be sure to bring a smile to your face.    … Collapse
  5. HelenCrayon
    Jan 12, 2014
    10
    Another amazing album from these guys. They just keep getting better. It's kind of different to their earlier stuff, it's more like 1970's The Beatles music than the kind of Jefferson Airplane/Matthews Southern Comfort Band I get from their first two albums. But still a very good album
  6. Brunoluis
    Sep 14, 2015
    10
    From the first time I heard this album could not stop more , I feel it is exactly about what artists should sing in the current world situation , should sing about love, should sing about freedom and political consciousness , and this album is just that, they managed to make a work of art , worthy of being heard and followed by this generation

    Desde a primeira vez que ouvi esse álbum    From the first time I heard this album could not stop more , I feel it is exactly about what artists should sing in the current world situation , should sing about love, should sing about freedom and political consciousness , and this album is just that, they managed to make a work of art , worthy of being heard and followed by this generation

    Desde a primeira vez que ouvi esse álbum não consegui parar mais, sinto que é exatamente sobre isso que os artistas deveriam cantar na situação atual do mundo, deveriam cantar sobre amor, deveriam cantar sobre liberdade e consciência politica, e esse álbum representa exatamente isso, eles conseguiram fazer uma obra de arte, digna de ser ouvida e seguida por essa geração    … Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 27, 2014
    80
    Nominally folk gospel, they embrace an array of styles from rock to dance, via unashamedly esoteric. [Oct 2013, p.100]
  2. PopMatters
    Oct 4, 2013
    60
    Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes may not be the most stellar example of what the title band can do, but is worth a listen to fans of the band and fans of new versions of old styles of music making.
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  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Aug 26, 2013
    70
    Brilliant, frustrating, thrilling and irritating. In other words, exactly what we’ve come to expect from an Edward Sharpe album.
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