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Persona

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

Persona

Fourth album of psychedelic indie folk from the LA band led by Alex Ebert, recorded almost entirely in one room in New Orleans

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Community Music
UK Release date
15/04/2016
US Release date
15/04/2016
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    Starting from a foundation of psychedelic folk-pop that’s been the band’s bread-and-butter to date, PersonA quickly veers off into unconventional, exploratory directions
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  2. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    PersonA is proof of the exemplary musicianship of Magnetic Zeros, and their ability to forge songs as rich lyrically as they are musically
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Their most exceptional record yet. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   Clash

    The sun worshippers have added dashes of shadow and are all the more interesting for it
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  5. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Where the band truly shines is when it strikes a balance between erudite musicianship and songwriting prowess
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  6. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s like Marmite and marmalade. At first it tastes weird, but after the first mouthful you realise it all works together strangely well
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  7. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    The sloughing off of artifice has produced an album of softer music
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  8. 6.0 |   The Music

    Ebert channels Nina Simone on a number of tracks and the raucous streets of New Orleans... can be found all over it
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  9. 6.0 |   All Music

    On the whole PersonA finds the group still offering music-festival-friendly fare, but of a nature that's more jammy than jamboree
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    At times, you yearn for the presence of a strong editor in the studio
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  11. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Hippie crew takes a magical mystery tour of New Orleans
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  12. 6.0 |   Beardfood

    Ultimately this is a band that grew some teeth
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  13. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The late-60s retro references employed feel considered enough not to grate
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  14. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Most affecting at his most minimal
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    In its own terms, ‘PersonA’ is largely an impressive album but there’s still some way to go yet
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  16. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Alex Ebert and co. continue to miss the connectivity and energy of their live performances
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  17. 5.5 |   The 405

    The Magnetic Zeros and their brand of music is not one well suited to the audience they were attempting to find this time around
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  18. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Edward Sharpe's bombastic hippie-folk utopianism takes a darker hue in PersonA
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  19. 2.0 |   Gig Soup

    A boring and meandering album. Difficult to listen to, it was a disappointing experience. It seems that without Jade Castrinos,' Edward Sharpe is more zero than magnetic
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