When he knew that he wanted to use a violin on the bridge of 'Glimpses', he had an urge to call a friend to come play it for him, but then questioned why he wouldn’t try it himself. There isn’t a single sound on the album that Alexander didn’t perform himself. “I wanted to be able to build an album basically with my hands, like building a house by myself,” Alexander remarked of his inspiration for making this album without outside help. Before this album, all of the music he worked on had been collaborative, especially with the 10-person Magnetic Zeros. The album includes ten brand new songs that Alexander wrote and composed entirely himself.ĭuring breaks from touring with the Zeros over the past year, Alexander began building and recording the pieces that would become the songs for this album alone in his bedroom.
Alexander Ebert, lead singer of Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros, releases his debut solo album 'Alexander' through Rough Trade.
