Up from Below
| Up from Below | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | June 2008-June 2009 | |||
| Studio | Woodrow Hideaway, Laurel Canyon | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, folk rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Length | 56:58 | |||
| Label | Vagrant, Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Nicolo Aglietti, Aaron Older, Edward Sharpe, | |||
| Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 4.1/10[5] |
| Prefix Mag | 8.5/10[6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5[7] |
| Uncut | |
Up from Below is the first album from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was preceded by Here Comes EP.
Commercial performance
[edit]As of July 4, 2013, the album has sold 363,000 copies in United States.[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Alex Ebert (credited fictitiously as "Edward Sharpe"), except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "40 Day Dream" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Janglin" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Up from Below" (Nico Aglietti,Tay Strathairn, Ebert) | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Carries On" | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Jade!" (Christian Letts, Ebert) | 3:44 |
| 6. | "Home" (Jade Castrinos, Ebert) | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Desert Song" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Black Water" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Come in Please" (Aglietti, Ebert) | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Simplest Love" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Kisses over Babylon" | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Brother" (Aglietti, Ebert) | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Om Nashi Me" | 6:16 |
| 14. | "Carries On" (KCRW.com presents) (US digital-only bonus track) | 4:26 |
| 15. | "Desert Song" (US digital-only bonus video) | 6:54 |
In popular culture
[edit]- "Kisses Over Babylon" the music video appeared in 8th season of Beavis and Butthead in the episode "Bathroom Break".
- "40 Day Dream" was featured in a promo for season 5 of Mad Men and season 3 episode 6 of Chuck in Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler
- "Janglin" was featured in a commercial for the 2011 Ford Fiesta.
- "Brother" was named after Ebert's good friend and famed actor Heath Ledger, who died in 2008. Ebert said in an interview with the BuildSeriesNYC in early 2020 that he and Ledger, the night before Ledger's death, were talking about a movie script concept where they are brothers, and one of them dies, and the spirit is with the other. Ebert talked about being stunned the next morning to find out Ledger had died.
- "Home" was featured in a commercial for the NFL that focused on many cities and their home fans. It was used in the 2014 movie The Book of Life,[9] in an episode of Community entitled "Debate 109", and in the season 1 finale of Raising Hope. "Home" was covered by the cast of Glee in the sixth-season episode "Homecoming". The commercial ubiquity of "Home" and other derivative pop folk songs eventually grew to frustrate Ebert.[10]
- "Om Nashi Me" was featured in Andrew Reynold's part for the Emerica video "Stay Gold".
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[11] | 86 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 132 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 76 |
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (2013)[14] | 52 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Up From Below by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Up From Below - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Z..." AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Grant, William (July 22, 2009). "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
- ^ Hann, Michael (August 7, 2009). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes: Up from Below". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: Up From Below Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Album Review: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up from Below". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below (album review 2) - Sputnikmusic". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (July 4, 2013). "In the Studio With Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros as They Tap Third Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Book of Life". October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Edward Sharpe Is Dead: Alex Ebert on The Magnetic Zeros' Pursuit of Failure, Identity, and Unrealism". April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 February 2010" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Albums : Top 100". JAM! Music. Canadian Online Explorer. Quebecor Media. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Chart History". Billboard. September 11, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ "Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros". Official Charts Company. July 20, 2013.
- ^ "American album certifications – Edward Sharpe & The magnetic Zeros – Up from Below". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
