10.01.2009

RIYL: communes, 60's hippy-pop, and the Polyphonic Spree

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below

channeling the summer of love via Vagrant records (2009)

This is too spot-on not to quote. As James Christopher Monger of allmusic.com writes:

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros have crafted a love letter to Laurel Canyon and all of its quasi-mystic juju that is as infuriatingly contrived and retro as it is forward-thinking and majestic. . . . but despite all of the analog equipment and peacenik grandstanding, standout tracks like "Home" "Desert Song," and the aforementioned "40 Day Dream" sweep you up in their grandeur like a patchouli tornado and dare you to take your clothes off and jump in the lake with them.

I'm also partial to "Come In Please" and "Om Nashi Me." Feel the love, brother.

Buy it at Insound!

1 comment:

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