“Up from Below,” the debut album from the ten piece folk/rock/indie group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros will possess you to quit your job, wear loose clothing, live in the woods, and love your life.

Lead singer Alex Ebert releases genuine emotion with vocals which combine the metal intensity of Bruce Dickinson with the eerie tones of Arcade Fire’s Win Butler.

Words can attempt to capture their distinct style, but Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have crafted a sound and feel like none before. Foreign, ancient, yet startlingly homey, the music summons feelings buried deep inside every human who has run their toes through the dirt of this earth.

“Up from Below” does not provide the soundtrack to our lives, but to the way of life we desperately long for and were meant to experience.

The track “40 Day Dream” opens with an invasive knocking which bangs on the door to your mind then barges its way through, painting the nebulas and stars which glow in the sky.

The fall of humankind is exemplified in “Up from Below,” which heart wrenchingly tells the tale of a young boy who discovers the existence of death (“I was only five when my dad told me I’d die, I cried as he said son, was nothing could be done”).

The songs “Jade”, “Simplest Love”, and the popular single “Home” feature the strong love between band mates Ebert and Jade Castrinos.

In “Home,” Jade and Ebert sing, “Home is whenever I’m with you”. Their duet is a rarity in music today as their love seems genuine, tender, and heartfelt.

I recommend Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to anyone who wishes to be reminded on how to appreciate life. As Ebert declares, “The band is in the rainbow playin’ love for you and I.”