I didn't think I was going to finish up this week. Got sick through the middle. But the fortunes smile on all of you, your reviews are here. 130 Haywire by Josh Turner - I guess you're supposed to fall in love with his baby blues and photoshopped reds. Or his at times [...]
After hearing the first single, "Ambling Amp", and watching the accompanied video, I began impatiently awaiting the release of Yeasayer's sophomore album, 'Odd Blood'. Now, having finally heard the album in its full glory, I'm thinking, " Glad I didn't hastily write this after the first listen, because my thoughts have changed (for the better)". It seems as if 'Odd Blood' is a bit of a grower, although, not all of the tracks rooted themselves to my headphones. Out of the 10 tracks, I can see myself actively seeking out, "Madder Red", "Ambling Amp" [...]
February can be the cruelest of months, even with its brevity. One week you'd swear it was Spring, the next week, you're spitting icicles. The release schedule kind of feels like that as well. To wit, we're (mostly) blessed this week with new releases from Hot Chip, Yeasayer and the influential Gil Scott-Heron's first in 28 years. There's also notable new joints from The Watson Twins, Panthu Du Prince, Kath Bloom, Massive Attack and also staging a comeback, Sade. Playlist: New Releases 02.09.10 [...]
We first heard the name and music of Yeasayer as tracks from their debut album All Hour Cymbals ripped around the internet fueled by the growing blogosphere back in 2007. Well, the Brooklyn based trio are back with a new album and a whole new sound. Aside from the more professional and clean sound of Odd Blood (officially released yesterday, but leaked way back in October), this new album will no doubt treat Yeasayer fans to a quick head-scratch or brow-furrow (maybe even both) as they wonder whether they had picked up the right album. That electro-pop oozing into [...]
Expectations are a tricky thing. We all have them, but sometimes we put the object of that affection on such a high pedestal that those expectations are bound to be disappointed no matter what the outcome. What's more, if you're one of the lucky few that are constantly gratified by those expectations being met, you begin to lose the innocence and joy of life's variability. You become dull, as does everything around you. Most of us, especially with the music we love, demand too much of a future we can't see. Sometimes things work out, other times they don't, but [...]
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Yeasayer is releasing a new album on Feburary 9 th , 2010 entitled Odd Blood through their label, Secretly Canadian. So obviously it has leaked if I am writing about it, but go ahead and order it. (the price will go down before it comes out if you preorder it now, it does on all but 1 cd I’ve ever pre-ordered from Amazon) The foursome’s new album is much heavier on the synths giving them a more psychedelic sound than their 2007 debut album All Cymbals Hour . You [...]
Just happened to come across this album by Yeasayer which just "dropped" today in music stores/ iTunes . Its going to be one of those bands that is getting alot of buzz these days. I will never see live in concert during my lifetime and skip Ottawa. Please bear with me since I don't know that much of this band. Did some research on them on Wikipedia . That Odd Blood is their second album. That the band is from Brooklyn, New York and that their music has been [...]
Who : Yeasayer Title : Oddblood Label : Secretly Canadian RIYL : Bear In Heaven, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, hippies Thoughts : When All Hour Cymbals was released we were pretty excited for this new band that was burning up everyone's ears thanks to the outstanding first single "2080". What we learned is that Yeasayer had made on perfect song and filled a record with a bunch of mediocre [...]
LP Giveaway details at the end of the review. Yeasayer Odd Blood Secretly Canadian out February 9th 89 /100 [ Rating Scale ] Yeasayer’s sophomore release, Odd [...]
Brooklyn-based trio Yeasayer amble back from a three year self-induced exile with what sounds like a trippy jungle-clearing drum circle turned synth-heavy blip hop rave: Odd Blood . With their second full-length album, this tight-knit group of family members (lead singer and bassist are cousins) and childhood friends (lead singer and guitarist grew up ogether) step away from the urban folk roots of their acclaimed debut, All Hour Cymbals and reach out to an equally appealing subcategory of the musical spectrum, electronica. As on "Mondegreen" and "Love Me Girl," quasi-frontman and lead singer Chris Keating occasionally takes [...]
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Finally the time has come for the release of the much anticipated follow up to All Hour Cymbals , and Yeasayer has switched it all up for you with the newest release, Odd Blood. Where they once dabbled in world music with a hint of electronic elements, they have turned the tables, choosing instead to go with electronic music that takes aim at taking over the world. Your first listen might [...]
It's probably not going too far out on a limb to say that Odd Blood is one of the most anticipated albums of the year. The sophomore release from Brooklyn's Yeasayer is the follow-up to the underground smash, All Hour Cymbals, and hits streets on February 9th. Much like the band's debut, Odd Blood shows off a diverse set of influences and styles. Noise rock converges with funk, jazz, a healthy
Yeasayer "Ambling Alp" In the past 24 hours or so I've learned a very hard lesson about Yeasayer. They will probably always and forever be a disappointment to me. The root of this frustration is easy to finger but harder to justify. Basically, Yeasayer aren't the band that I want them to be. Now, I understand that that's all kinds of unfair. You listen to bands as they are , not as they should be . But [...]
U.S.A. Electronic / Experimental /Psychedelic Pop I must admit, I had never actually listened to Yeasayer beofre I recieved this album to review. Now, I wish I had, and then perhaps I would have had more to write about their second album 'Odd Blood'. It's definitely experimental, it's definitely amazing, and it's definitely poppy, but there is something about the nature of their song writing that makes you feel a little alienated and uneasy. Perhaps its the strange sounds they [...]
As much as I enjoy being away, I can’t help coming back thanks to the promise of free music. The Christmas period is always relaxing, but there comes a time in early January when the hypem.com charts are clogged with music from everyone’s “Best Of” lists and remixes by bands that nobody has even heard of yet, and all that you can wish for is that the whole faux-religious festival would just go away so that albums can start leaking again and musicians can start twanging and banging (drums) again. Speaking of leaking, Yeasayer’s second album, “Odd [...]
words: Jamie Milton originally scribed for gigwise.com The previous decade left us with music in a state of evolution, spiralling out of control. A hype machine; playing God with bands plummeting themselves either voluntarily or through a dedicated PR team, into an increasingly influential (when powers combine) blogosphere. It left us with many a popular act, usually American (although The xx managed to take the US before they even played a show there thanks to technology), getting rave reviews across the globe following a flurried spell of being the "next [...]
Yeasayer is releasing a new album on Feburary 9 th , 2010 entitled Odd Blood through their label, Secretly Canadian. So obviously it has leaked if I am writing about it, but go ahead and preorder it. (the price will go down before it comes out if you preorder it now, it does on all but 1 cd I’ve ever pre-ordered from Amazon) The foursome’s new album is much heavier on the synths giving them a more psychedelic sound than their 2007 debut album All Cymbals Hour . You [...]
On my first listen, the first song on Yeasayer's upcoming release Odd Blood, "The Children," sounds like the band decided to play a joke on downloaders by replacing the actual Yeasayer song with a song designed to make the listener feel as uncomfortable as possible. A weird cacophony of bells and creepy vocal processing, all [...]
Re-issued by Matador Records on November 2, Cold Cave's debut album 'Love Comes Close' showcases both engaging experimentalism and catchy melodic hooks.
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