Your Daily Song Fix

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros is an ensemble band led by Alex Ebert, vocalist of the power pop group Ima Robot. After breaking up with his girlfriend, moving out of his house, and joining Alcoholics Anonymous, Ebert began work on a story about a messianic figure named Edward Sharpe. According to Ebert, Sharpe “was sent down to Earth to kinda heal and save mankind…but he kept getting distracted by girls and falling in love.”

The band’s first full-length recording, Up from Below, was released on July 7, 2009. “Home” was voted number 15 on the Australian Triple J Hottest 100, 2009 countdown, the largest music poll in the world. Shout out to my sister, Neekole, for recommending this song.

Ever wonder what the Beatles would sound like if they joined forces with Frank Zappa? …and spoke Portuguese? Check out this song by Os Mutantes from São Paulo, Brazil. They were part of the Tropicália movement in Brazil which arose in the late 1960’s.

Eddie Hazel was most famous for his incredible lead guitar playing in Parliament Funkadelic. In 1977, Hazel recorded Guitars, Dames, and Guitar Thangs with support from members of Parliament Funkadelic. “What About It?” is a great song off the album. While it doesn’t feature him ripping crazy solos, it has a really cool groove. Check out Maggot Brain if you want to see some ripping guitar solos.

I’ve been getting back into Pink Floyd lately so here’s one of the lesser known Floyd songs. “See Emily Play” was written by Syd Barret and recorded on May 23, 1967. According to A Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey, by Nicholas Schaffner, Emily is the Honorable Emily Young, daughter of Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet, and nicknamed “the psychedelic schoolgirl” at the UFO Club.