''Alexander'' is the debut
studio album by American musician
Alex Ebert, lead singer of
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
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and
Ima Robot. It was released on March 1, 2011 under the Community Records label. The song "Truth" was featured in the season 4 premiere of
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Box Cutter". The lead single “A Million Years” was featured in the season 4 episode "
Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner" in the NBC series ''
Chuck
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Production
Alex Ebert produced the album during breaks from his work with ''Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros'' and ''Ima Robot''. He played all the instruments on the album himself.
Promotion
Before the release, the entire record was streamed on Alex's website, alexanderebert.com. Alex Ebert, backed up by other members of ''Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros'', promoted the album heavily in 2011. On July 20, 2011, they performed songs from the album on
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, and Alex described going solo as "addictive." They performed their song "Truth" on
Conan on September 12, 2011. Songs from ''Alexander'' were frequently played while on tour with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
Critical reception
Reviews were average for this album. ''
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'' gave the album two-and-a-half out of five stars. They stated, "the dream-catcher naiveté he tries on here seems genuine. It's also kind of annoying: 'Would you call the Earth an asshole for turning round and round?/Ya know it never, ever stays in just one place.' We wouldn't, because unlike some people, we weren't skipping out of science class to do 'shrooms." ''
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'' mentioned, "Equal parts charming and trying, unequal parts soul and rock and folk, it's an album that's as easy to love as it is to hate. In fact, I can't keep myself from doing both at once", giving the album a rating of 5.9 out of 10. ''
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