Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros have revisited headline shows, festivals and studio sessions from the past few years for the release of their first live album on October 9th.
“To our amazement, it’s been seven years since our first show,” frontman Alex Ebert says. “We’ve grown up in that time. Beauty and heartache and joy stretched over that time. Our wills were tested and maybe even bested in that time. But mostly what a triumph that time has been.”
‘Live In No Particular Order: 2009-2014‘ is set to be followed next year by the band’s fourth studio album, their maiden fully independent release.
“We smiled ‘so much my face hurts’, as you’ll hear,” Alex continues. “We stressed plenty too, frowned and pained, but mostly we were doubled over laughing or riding our bicycles – and danced – we did a lot of dancing. And we played.”
“We went from friends to family in that time. We became (and I hold this word as near-sacred) a Band in that time. And here is an album that spans that time.”
‘Live In No Particular Order: 2009-2014’ tracklist:
‘Better Days’ (Brixton Academy, London, February 11, 2014)
’40 Day Dream’ (NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert, Washington, DC, October 2009)
‘If I Were Free’ (GOTR Daytrotter Session, Troy, OH, August 30, 2013)
‘Janglin’ (Floydfest, Floyd, VA, July 27, 2013)
‘Up From Below’ (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, March 20, 2011)
‘Brother’ (Gurtenfestival| Bern, Switzerland, July 12, 2012)
‘Please’ (Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square, PA, August 28, 2013)
‘Mother’ (The Box, New York, NY, July 25, 2013)
‘Home’ (Floydfest, Floyd, VA, July 27, 2013)
‘Mayla’ (Babcock Theater, Billings, MT, May 28, 2013)
‘They Were Wrong’ (Summer 2013)
‘This Life’ (Summer 2013)
‘Black Water’ (Spring/Summer 2013)
‘I Don’t Wanna Pray’ (Brixton Academy, London, UK, February 11, 2014)
‘Truth’ (Big Top, Los Angeles, CA, October 19, 2013)
‘If I Were Free’ (Floydfest, Floyd, VA, July 27, 2013)
‘Fog On The Tyne’ (Sirius XM Studios, New York, NY, August 08, 2012)
‘Bad Bad Love’ (WXPN’s World Cafe, Philadelphia, PA, June 01, 2011)
‘Life Is Hard’ (O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK, February 12, 2014)
‘All Wash Out’ (KCRW’s Apogee Sessions, Los Angeles, CA, April 05, 2012)
‘All Together’