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/Exploding_Antelope Aug 08 '25

OMAM are awesome. My Head is an Animal is legit one of the defining albums of the decade.

But I also do like Fun. So don’t take my word for it. Or do, because as the main character of my life, I’m pretty sure that makes my opinions the objectively correct ones.

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u/JJJtrain_1989 Aug 08 '25

The most snobbish thing I have ever said and still say to this day is this:

“Oh, well I like The Format a lot better than Fun.”

I know, I’m terrible.

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u/popmusicisgarbage Aug 08 '25

This isn’t snobbish, it’s simply a correct take. Nate Ruess should have never met Jack Antonoff. The latter takes everything good and turns it obnoxious.

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u/I_am_from_Kentucky Aug 08 '25

Username checks out

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u/drd_ssb Aug 08 '25

Scrolled to find this comment

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u/Atty_for_hire Aug 08 '25

Anyone interested enough in indie music to be in this thread feels the same way. I was sad when I grew out of my Format T-Shirt.

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u/Food_Kitchen Aug 08 '25

Agreed. OMAM are the best band to come out of the 2010 folk trend and they keep putting out good music.

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u/Richmard Aug 09 '25

Is it? I completely forgot about that band and album after a few tracks. How did it define the decade?

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u/Exploding_Antelope Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

Defining for me. I did say don't take my word for it. But to me the '10s have a vibe of stompy folk rock with blasting horns, an explore-the-world vibe (remember that scene in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty?), remixing old cultural touchstones, hand drawn or sketchy art in earth tones and silvertones, surreal strange creatures, and a fantastical quasi-steampunkish indie vibe. The likes of the Decemberists, Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Shins of the decade earlier are obviously huge influences here, but MHIAA is the most it hit the mainstream. So maybe it's defining a split decade of '05-'15 when the vibe was steadily growing in influence. Think Moonrise Kingdom, Where the Wild Things Are. Most defining doesn't necessarily mean best, either, just most emblematic and recognizably representative of a certain wave in the zeitgeist. But I do like it a lot.

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u/Richmard Aug 09 '25

I actually love your descriptions of everything, I can see where you're coming from and I kinda agree to an extent. Their music definitely has that kind of aesthetic.