(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 from Middle Eastern pop (Madder Red), to Animal Collective-type balladry (I Remember) to Balearic house (the intro to the wonderful Love Me Girl), it's genuinely eclectic. The record thrives, too, on the combination of straightforward lyrics – "stick up for yourself, son," the narrator tells the boxer Joe Louis in Ambling...
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