6. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below
Ed Sharpe's live show got him on this list. I enjoyed every song that I heard from the album prior to seeing his live show, but after the experience of seeing Ed Sharpe in concert, this album catapulted into my top ten. Seeing these songs performed in person with such energy and.... joy gave me reason to revisit the album, and I'm glad I did. Combining the "freak folk" charm of Devendra Banhart, and the communal (some may say cultish) aesthetic of artists like Flaming Lips and Polyphonic Spree, Ed Sharpe and his 10 piece band of psychedelic musicians deliver a powerful album of handclaps, horns, and jangly guitar.
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