PersonA

For other uses, see Persona (disambiguation).

PersonA (pronounced "Persona"^[1]) is the fourth and final studio album by the band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. It was released on April 15, 2016.^[2]

PersonA
Studio album by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Released	April 15, 2016
Genre	Rock
Length	45:10
Label	Community Music
Producer	Alex Ebert, Nicolo Aglietti
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros chronology
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (2013) PersonA (2016)
Singles from PersonA
"Hot Coals" Released: 13 November 2015 "No Love Like Yours" Released: 29 January 2016 "Wake Up The Sun" Released: 24 June 2016 "Perfect Time" Released: 9 September 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."^[3]

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4]	57
US Billboard 200[5]	130
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[6]	10
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[7]	6
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]	12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	15

References

1. Artist interview at 8 minutes
2. "PersonA: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros". iTunes.
3. "Edward Sharpe Is Dead: Alex Ebert on The Magnetic Zeros' Pursuit of Failure, Identity, and Unrealism". Transverse. April 12, 2016.
4. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
5. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
6. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
7. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
8. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
9. "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.