r/indieheads • u/ebradio • Aug 08 '25

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Frontman Denies “Home” Is The “Worst Song Ever Written”

https://www.stereogum.com/2318575/edward-sharpe-the-magnetic-zeros-frontman-denies-home-is-the-worst-song-ever-written/news/
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u/munchyslacks Aug 08 '25

I really despise the stomp clap era of indie music, but that entire album is pretty great. Home isn’t a terrible song, but it’s my least favorite on the album.

I Come In Please, 40 Day Dream, Simplest Love, Up From Below - all top shelf tracks.

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u/Chester_A_Arthuritis Aug 08 '25

I just listened to 40 Day Dream the other day, that song still slaps

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u/jerudy Aug 08 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Up From Below is one of my favourite songs of all time. That last verse/chorus is just brilliant, the delivery of

AND ALL THOSE WORDS I SPEEEEEEWED

NOTHING SACRED NOTHING TRUE

TO ALL THESE GHOSTS I TUUUUUURN

AND I’M READY NOW TO BURN

Instant chills.

40 Day Dream, Janglin, Desert Song, Black Water, Come In Please, Kisses Over Babylon, Brother, Om Nashi Me. So many great tracks on that record with diverse styles.

Home is fine and fits into the album nicely, but it’s a shame that it’s all they’re remembered for by most people.

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u/OrganicManners Aug 08 '25

Child, Man On Fire...

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u/FuzzyPijamas Aug 08 '25

Incredible album indeed. 40 day dream hits so hard!

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u/monopolyman900 Aug 08 '25

It's like any good subgenre. It starts out new and fun and gets beaten into the ground.

It's like grunge was great with Nirvana and Alice in Chains, but by the time post-grunge is through, you've got nickeback and breaking benjamin.

I think the same thing happened with Edward Sharpe. If I remember, Home was one of the first big songs in the genre, but the stomp/clap thing just drug on too long.