10 Rock Bands You Forgot Were GREAT
4. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
If Home was the only track you heard by these guys, go back and give them a deep dive. The ten plus piece band delivered a whole number of happy go lucky tracks with their take on hippie-rock.
Their whole vibe was about celebrating life while imparting a sense of union and community to their audience. I know, sounds a bit hippy cult doesn't it... , but don't be put off, even by lead singer Alex Ebert literally dressing like a messiah figure.
Up From Below was an album oozing with catchy lyrics, jangly guitar parts and uplifting horn sections. Again, these guys turned up at a time when folk rock was all the go, but their huge sound definitely gave them the edge over their contemporaries.
As was the case with many acts of this genre they drifted out of the mainstream during the mid 2010s. Alex Ebert has since gone in an even more experimental direction, which has resulted in some pretty interesting sounds, but it's far more sombre and self reflective than the work he did with Edward Sharpe.
Save this revisit for the next time you have a long journey, it's road trip music.