Review Summary: chirpy whistling, hands full of claps- a giving a genuine feel.
This is going to be my first attempt at a music review. I’ve been listening to Alexander Ebert’s album every morning the last 3 days, and since I know I won’t be buying it any time soon, a little guilty voice in my head gently asked me to compensate for the delightful music, using some skill of my own.
Alexander Ebert is the frontman of a band called Edward Sharp & The Magnetic Zero’s which is probably known through their song “Home”. For those of you who know this song, imagine Alexander Ebert’s album as the baby boy that was born from the love that’s felt in that song. Throughout the album this baby boy grows into a man and experiences life as it is. Both sorrow and joys is seen from a cheery corner. With that sentence I wish to show there’s certain amount of build-up in this album. The first song called "Let’s win" is a 3 minute song containing some delightful guitar strumming and cheerfull claps and beats. Alexanders medium pitched voice adds even more butterflies and flowers to the scene.
If you’re thinking this is an album having the same amount of glee emerging in every song, then I’m either going to dissapoint you or not. The fact this album feels so good in the core of my ears is cause the songs balance each other out and therefor make it realistic. Like I said this album represents truth in both grief and happiness. Especially the song "Glimpses" ,a heartfelt bluesy song, puts you in such place you enjoy the beauty in his emotions, no matter how bitter they are.
The songs I’ve mentioned are somewhat the first and last, the rest floats in between appropiately and creates an impressive compilation that might put your ears begging for more.
