Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros sound exactly like you’d imagine a 12 piece bunch of hippies with a tour bus driven by a guy called Cornfed should sound like. Alex Ebert, the singer-songwriter behind the group has with “40 Day Dream” penned an uplifting soaring ode to being so in love that you don’t dare look down for fear of realising just how high you have flown.
It’s a racket of an anthem complete with tambourines and accordion, and I just adore it.
They are currently being touted in the US as being one of the bands to watch this year, if this album track is anything to go by they could just live up to the hype, have a listen and decide for yourselves.
davey
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Clicking, clapping and piano accordianing really shouldn't work. But it kinda does - even for the musically challenged like me. And the crazy cultish Jesus dude with his wacky dance style, freakish moves and hippy pants grew on me pretty quickly. Play that one at work tomorrow. xk
ReplyDeleteHonestly, even if the album doesn't live up to this track, any band who names the bus driver after a cartoon pig has my ultimate respect.
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