PersonA

PersonA
Studio album by
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
ReleasedApril 15, 2016
GenreRock
Length45:10
LabelCommunity Music
ProducersAlex Ebert, Nicolo Aglietti
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros chronology
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
(2013)		 PersonA
(2016)
Singles from PersonA
  1. "Hot Coals"
    Released: 13 November 2015
  2. "No Love Like Yours"
    Released: 29 January 2016
  3. "Wake Up the Sun"
    Released: 24 June 2016
  4. "Perfect Time"
    Released: 9 September 2016

PersonA (pronounced "Persona") is the fourth and final studio album by the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released on April 15, 2016.

In an in-depth interview with Transverso Media, lead singer Alex Ebert explained his desire to evolve on PersonA, stating, "In a lot of ways this album does things that are missing." He went on to discuss why the name Edward Sharpe is crossed out on the cover, saying, "There was no character to begin with, so why not kill him? He never really was there. If anything, and at most, Edward Sharpe was a vehicle for me to get to slough off whatever I had become up until that point, and to get back to or sort of allow my pure self to come forth into sort of a clean slate."

Track listing

All lyrics written by Alexander Ebert; all music written by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hot Coals" 7:17
2."Uncomfortable"Alexander Ebert3:46
3."Somewhere"Alexander Ebert3:18
4."No Love Like Yours"Alexander Ebert2:57
5."Wake Up the Sun" 6:41
6."Free Stuff"Alexander Ebert3:05
7."Let It Down" 4:33
8."Perfect Time" 4:41
9."Lullaby"Alexander Ebert, Mitchell Yoshida3:55
10."The Ballad of Yaya" 4:57
Total length:45:10

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)57
US Billboard 200130
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)10
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard)6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)15

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