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Everybody Say Yeasayernew
2010's most blogged-about band on Kanye, Brooklyn and Afro-pop.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
05-27-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Experimental rock-band Yeasayer is just trying to stay ahead of the curvenew
The Yeasayer sound is an amalgam of indie rock, electronica and glitchy pop, subtly touched by African, Middle Eastern and Asian influences, and—now on Odd Blood—unabashed dance music.One might wonder how the group can blend such diverse sounds without the results seeming contrived, but Yeasayer pull it off convincingly.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
04-08-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Label Them All You Want, but Yeasayer Aren't Sunshiny Happy Peoplenew
While bands like MGMT (the poster boys of the new psychedelic movement) garner rave reviews for being poppy and unthreatening, Yeasayer's debut album, last year's All Hour Cymbals, plays out like an unbalanced career retrospective.
San Diego CityBeat |
Seth Combs |
11-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
Yeasayer Breaks Throughnew
On All Hour Cymbals, the band mashed sounds that shouldn't have ever been dumped into the same pot. But it worked, as the band received bundles of press all along the blogosphere and invites to various festivals around the globe.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
04-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
Yeasayer Devours Styles, Goes Popnew
While Yeasayer's bizarre but enchanting debut, All Hour Cymbals, hardly aims for that kind of narrative focus, it shows the band similarly gorging itself on a host of styles and sounds.
The Portland Mercury |
John Motley |
01-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
Yeasayer Trots Along Unexpected Musical Pathsnew
The Brooklyn band has managed to engage even the most cynical of indie veterans with its escapist realm filled with an uncompromisingly authentic helping of psychedelic guitar noodling, hypnotic pop vocals, and worldly percussion that's as reminiscent of Carlos Santana as it is of Animal Collective or the Cure.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Fred Miketa |
01-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yeasayer
Yeasayer Blends Influencesnew
All Hour Cymbals is a direct descendant of Brian Eno and David Byrne's collaborations and stands alongside Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance's experimental work. Written in the wake of the second Bush election, it features Middle Eastern strings, African drums, complex harmonies and some very bleak lyrics.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Rhodes |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer
