Blips: Three Under The Radar Bands

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

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To call Edward & The Magnetic Zeros a band would be a bit of an understatement, they are more like a small gang or even more like a commune of happy hippies. Comprised of somewhere around ten members that play everything from guitar to banjo to accordion to trumpet, the band puts out a sound that could be best described as a mix between the swirling psychedelic choral-rock of the Polyphonic Spree, the sprawling grandeur of the Arcade Fire and the shear silliness of Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem – though completely unique at the same time.

The band put out their full-length debut Up From Below earlier this year, which give  The Flaming Lips a battle for one of the better acid-drenched rock albums out right now. Edward Sharpe and his band of cohorts are currently out on the road on a lengthy tour that stretches into mid-December, and judging from the Letterman appearance below look to be like a heck of a band to catch live

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The Black Hollies

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The term psychedelic gets thrown around a bit liberally these day when it comes to pegging a band’s sound. Well in the case of The Black Hollies, it couldn’t be more of an accurate description of just what this four-piece hailing from Jersey City, NJ puts out. Drowning in swirling organ and acid-soaked vocals and guitar riffs, the band seems as if they spent a lot of time soaking up and studying the garage sounds of original Nuggets box set.

The band, who wouldn’t have seemed out of place on the San Fransisco ballroom circuit, have recently put out their third full length Softly Towards the Light – which is highly recommended for fans of the 13th Floor Elevators, Moby Grape, Strawberry Alarm Clock and even early Grateful Dead. The Black Hollies will be playing a few CMJ showcases this week, and head back out for month-long tour in November.

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  1. as always, bang up job, JG. black hollies kinda blew me away when I saw them earlier this year. highly recommended. and magnetic zeroes also kinda blew me away… in a different way — I had no idea what to expect.

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