Here is the second album from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was preceded by Up from Below. Recorded at Adios Studios, a.k.a. the Ed Shed in Ojai, California and at Studio in the Country in Louisiana, it was released on May 29, 2012, by Vagrant Records and Rough Trade Records. It received mostly positive reviews, ranking number 7 on Rolling Stones Best Albums of 2012 list, saying "Frontman Alex Ebert sings earnestly about love and spirituality, letting his mind wander pleasantly over the band's homespun harmonies and easy-going folk-psych instrumentation."
Track listing
Personnel Alex Ebert – vocals, guitars, percussion, organ, string arrangements Jade Castrinos – vocals Stewart Cole – piano, organ, synths, wurlitzer, pump organ, trumpet, alto horn, baritone horn, trombone, omnichord, vocals Josh Collazo – drums, vocals Seth Ford-Young – electric and acoustic bass, electric guitar, vocals Nora Kirkpatrick – accordion, organ, synth, vocals Christian Letts – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals Orpheo McCord – drums, percussion, marimba, drum machines, didgeridoo, vocals
With: Mark Noseworthy – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 11 string guitar, charango, ronrocco, banjo, vocals Aaron Arntz – piano, clavinet Aaron Embry – piano, harmonica Nico Algietti – guitars Aaron Older – bass Nathaniel Markman – fiddle, viola George Castrinos – slide guitar on "Fiya Wata" Matt Linesch – engineer/mixing engineer
Commercial performance Here debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, with 35,000 copies sold in its first week. Up from Below, their debut album, peaked at No. 76. As of July 4, 2013 the album has sold 119,000 copies in United States.
Charts Chart (2012) Peakposition UK Albums (OCC) 170
References
External links
Town of Songs First Listen: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes on NPR Alexander Ebert Interview with Spin Magazine