The often excellent Odd Blood is a step into new directions for Yeasayer, and vocalist Chris Keating touched upon their process in a recent NY Times profile: It was only natural to find the specific elements, the defining elements, of the last record and to eliminate those and create holes. Then you had to fill those holes in with other stuff that we like, which is a lot of electronic, dance-inspired production and cool synthetic tones that haven't been heard before. A mission statement that cou...
Guardian Music — (EMI)Not so much a step-up, but a masterclass in modern, multicultural, weirdo pop music, Yeasayer's second album is both odd and bloody marvellous. Taking in references ... more info
The Independent — On February 5, Brooklyn experimental rock band Yeasayer continues to be the most blogged musical act of the moment, according to The Hype Machine. In second and third ar... more info
Stereogum — The often excellent Odd Blood is a step into new directions for Yeasayer, and vocalist Chris Keating touched upon their process in a recent NY Times profile: It was only ... more info
Pitchfork - Forkcast — Anticipation is ratcheting up for the forthcoming Yeasayer album, Odd Blood, which lands via Secretly Canadian on February 9. "O.N.E" was the second single from the... more info
NME - The Daily Download — Quick bonus track today. We just got sent this UK exclusive, an XXXchange mix of Yeasayer's awesome new single 'O.N.E.'. The track's out March 22nd, album's out Monday (F... more info