Up from Below

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Up from Below
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
RecordedJune 2008-June 2009
StudioWoodrow Hideaway, Laurel Canyon
Genre Indie folk, folk rock, neo-psychedelia
Length56:58
Label Vagrant, Rough Trade
Producer Nicolo Aglietti, Aaron Older, Edward Sharpe,
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros chronology
Here Comes
(2009)
Up from Below
(2009)
Here
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound 7/10 [3]
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Pitchfork 4.1/10 [5]
Prefix Mag8.5/10 [6]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5 [7]
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Up from Below is the first album from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was preceded by Here Comes EP .

Contents

Commercial performance

As of July 4, 2013, the album has sold 363,000 copies in United States. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Ebert (credited as the fictitious "Edward Sharpe"), except where noted.

Up from Below track listing
No.TitleLength
1."40 Day Dream"3:54
2."Janglin"3:50
3."Up from Below" (Nico Aglietti, Tay Strathairn, Ebert)4:10
4."Carries On"4:31
5."Jade!" (Christian Letts, Ebert)3:44
6."Home" (Jade Castrinos, Ebert)5:06
7."Desert Song"4:30
8."Black Water"3:51
9."Come in Please" (Aglietti, Ebert)5:07
10."Simplest Love"2:53
11."Kisses over Babylon"5:16
12."Brother" (Aglietti, Ebert)3:57
13."Om Nashi Me"6:16
14."Carries On" (KCRW.com presents) (US digital-only bonus track)4:26
15."Desert Song" (US digital-only bonus video)6:54

Charts

Chart performance for Up from Below
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [11] 86
Canadian Albums Chart [12] 132
US Billboard 200 [13] 76
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Albums (2013) [14] 52

Certifications

Certifications for Up from Below
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] Gold7,500
United States (RIAA) [16] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Up From Below by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros". Metacritic . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. "Up From Below - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Z..." AllMusic . Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. Grant, William (July 22, 2009). "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  4. Hann, Michael (August 7, 2009). "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes: Up from Below". The Guardian. London.
  5. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: Up From Below Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. "Album Review: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up from Below" . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  7. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Up From Below (album review 2) - Sputnikmusic" . Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  8. Gallo, Phil (July 4, 2013). "In the Studio With Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros as They Tap Third Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  9. "The Book of Life". October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2016 via IMDb.
  10. "Edward Sharpe Is Dead: Alex Ebert on The Magnetic Zeros' Pursuit of Failure, Identity, and Unrealism". April 12, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  11. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 February 2010" (PDF). Australian Web Archive. February 8, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  12. "Albums : Top 100". JAM! Music. Canadian Online Explorer. Quebecor Media. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  13. "Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes Chart History". Billboard. September 11, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
  14. "Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros". Official Charts Company. July 20, 2013.
  15. "New Zealand album certifications – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Up from Below". Radioscope. Retrieved August 15, 2025.Type Up from Below in the "Search:" field.
  16. "American album certifications – Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – Up from Below". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 15, 2019.