
This week has been full of outdated indie discourse about whether or not Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros’ 2009 hit “Home” is the worst song of all time. A clip of the group’s Tiny Desk performance has been recirculating on X with many strong opinions about “Home,” the “stomp clap” era, and whether “Home” is “stomp clap.” Now bandleader Alex Ebert (who also fronted the dance-rock group Ima Robot before Edward Sharpe) has weighed in.