Win Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ ‘Up From Below’ on Vinyl (Contest)

This entry was posted by chris maroulakos on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 10:37 am.

Last month we described Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros as sounding like Arcade Fire minus the glum pretentiousness. And while that was meant as a compliment to Sharpe and Co. at the time, things have changed since then.

In the past few weeks we’ve given the band’s debut album, Up From Below, dozens of listens, and it turns out that the Los Angeles collective is much more than a pleasant reminder of another band’s glory days. Fronted by Ima Robot’s Alex Ebert, the eleven-piece band mixes rustic 60s pop with infectious melodies and childlike innocence to create songs that stay in your head—and, dare we say, your heart—for days on end. And, since the only thing we at Owl&Bear like better than good music is good music on vinyl, we’re happy to report that the album has just been released in the wondrously waxy format, and we’re giving it to one of you for free.

For a chance to win the LP, simply comment on this post and include your email address in the form (your email won’t be visible to the public). The winner will be chosen at random on November 15, 2009.

Also, be sure to listen to their exuberant ballad “Home”, which is easily one of the year’s best songs. We recently featured it on Podcast vol. 126, and it’s also available for download here.

Finally, the band is touring the States right now, so be sure to catch them. Dates are below.

Oct 31 – Legendary Park Plaza (KCRW) – Los Angeles, California
Nov 3 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, California
Nov 4 – Club Congress - Tuscon, Arizona
Nov 6 – The Independent – Austin, Texas
Nov 7 – The Loft – Dallas, Texas
Nov 9 – WorkPlay Theatre – Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 10 – 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 11 – 40 Watt Club - Athens, Georgia
Nov 12 – Kent State Folk Festival – The Kent- Kent, Ohio
Nov 15 – First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 16 – Black Cat – Washington, Washington DC
Nov 17 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, New York
Nov 18 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, New York
Nov 21 – Pearl Street Downstairs – Northampton, Massachusetts
Nov 22 – Club Metronome – Burlington, Vermont
Nov 23 – Petit Campus – Montreal, Quebec
Nov 24 – El Mocambo Club – Ontario
Nov 27 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, Illinois
Nov 28 – High Noon Saloon – Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 29 – The Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, Colorado
Dec 2 – Sheridan Opera House – Telluride, Colorado
Dec 5 – Neumos – Seattle, Washington
Dec 8 – The Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, British Columbia
Dec 9 – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, Oregon
Dec 10 – WOW Hall – Eugene, Oregon
Dec 12 – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, California
Dec 14 – The Mayan – Los Angeles, California