I was excited to listen to Alexander because of how epic front man Alex Ebert’s work was on 2009s Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Zeros album From Below. Alexander definitely has some of the same hints of folk and indie rock that was strong on From Below but also brings some new things to the table. The instruments used are not nearly as distorted and Alex Ebert’s vocals sound crisper. The music itself seems really minimal with background vocals and horns leading almost all of the harmonies and melodies, and simple beats made from percussion and stringed instruments being the meat for the songs. I know that when I put this on I was really hoping for another From Below, but it’s not that, and maybe that’s for the best. I think sometimes we tend to judge the current work of artists purely on their previous albums, and honestly it’s hard not to, but Alexander really ought to be judged on its own merits. This is not Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, but what it is is pretty great.
Final Review- 80
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