Are you ready to do the hippie-hippie shake and freak out like the summer of love never came to an end? There are usually 10 or so pranksters on the bus when Edward Sharpe the Magnetic Zeroes roll into town.
Led by Edward Sharpe (or Alex Ebert, as his government-issued ID would have it), these Los Angeles-based boho reprobates really do have something going on. Yes, they have just stumbled off an old converted school bus powered by vegetable oil, but they have at least had the good sense to park the bus around the corner so as not to frighten off the straights.
Reasons to be cheerful about the Sharpe takeover? One, their live show, a happening where all those diverse indie and folk elements which should really fall apart gel into a euphoric, cosmic feel-good hurrah. Two, their Here Comes EP and forthcoming debut album, both showcasing the band’s psychedelic choral nuggets such as Janglin’ and 40 Day Dream. Feel-good songs to sing as you consider chucking in the day-job and heading into the desert.
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