''Here'' is the second album from

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an American folk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2005. The group is led by singer Alex Ebert. The band's name is based on a story Ebert wrote in his youth, about a messianic figure named E ...

. 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 Studio in the Country is a recording studio located at 21443 Hwy 436 in Washington Parish, Louisiana. The studio has been in operation since 1972. It was conceived and originally owned by recording engineer William S. "Bleu" Evans. It sits on ...

in Louisiana, it was released on May 29, 2012 by

Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is home ...

and

Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk rock and early post-pun ...

. It received mostly positive reviews, ranking #7 on

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

's Best Albums of 2012 list, saying "Frontman

Alex Ebert Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert (born May 12, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the American bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. On January 1 ...

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 Orpheo McCord (born 1979) is an American composer and percussionist. He is an original member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and a former member of The Fall, Fool's Gold and Cass McCombs. His debut solo album, ''Recovery Inhale'', was r ...

- 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

References

External links

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Town of Songs

First Listen: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes on NPR

Alexander Ebert Interview with Spin Magazine
* {{Authority control 2012 albums Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros albums Rough Trade Records albums Vagrant Records albums Albums recorded at Studio in the Country