Odd Blood

Yeasayer | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: February 8, 2010
• Release Date: February 8, 2010
• Label: Secretly Canadian
• Copyright: 2010 Secretly Canadian
• Total Length: 39:54
• Genres: Alternative Rock/General
• ASIN: B00367TZ46
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #384 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Yeasayer..., February 8, 2010

By	Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Odd Blood (MP3 Download)

US trio Yeasayer are musical magpies, cut from the same colourful cloth as acts like MGMT or Santogold. "Odd Blood" is their sophomore disc, comprising catchy jittery electronic Pop with a myriad of influences.

The woozy "Strange Reunions" has a Middle Eastern feel as does "Madder Red" (with a hummed wordless chorus), while the psychedelic clap-filled ballad "I Remember" is remniscent of "Animal Collective". At 10 tracks, no two songs are alike. Their debut CD was beautifully fractured psychedelic Folk/Pop, and they retain their strong sense of melody despite the change in style.

Other standouts are the Radiohead-style "The Children" (with eerie vocodered vocals and clanking beats), the tribal-sounding "O.N.E.", the progressively trancey "Love Me Girl" (my favourite), the bouncy "Rome" with stabbing syths & the experimental ballad "Grizelda".

Otherworldly and highly infectious!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Woah., February 8, 2010

By	Josh Bubbles - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Odd Blood (MP3 Download)

All Hour Cymbals, Yeasayer's first album was a shambling, faded psychedelic romp through post-apocalyptic Africa and Asia. In contrast to that, this sophomore effort, Odd Blood, is a strange marriage of Animal Collective, Radiohead, The Knife, and Phoenix's dancy electro pop. Higher production values come with a complete 180 in terms of musical design, but I'll be damned if it isn't just as fun.

I admit, I enjoyed the old Yeasayer more in terms of genre, but slap me upside the head if I didn't say this wasn't one of the better records I've heard in a while. This new music's just as well written and certainly more mature, and the cheerier atmosphere makes it more approachable. It's a significant movement for the band and it makes me all the more excited for these talented musicians. At least no one can say Yeasayer took the easy way out.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, beautiful, & perfect!, February 13, 2010

By	A.S.M. 75 (EDISON, NEW JERSEY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Odd Blood (Audio CD)

Folks:

This is it! This is the new direction of music. Brooklyn, NY is the hotbed of music these days and Yeasayer is leading the pack in my opinion. The Brooklyn sound fuses an electronic sound that harks back to the 80s with a modern twist of great songwriting. You can easily tell that all the members in Yeasayer are highly skilled musicians and they know how to use their skills in effective songwriting techniques. Most importantly, the songs are catchy and don't require many listens before they creep into your brain and settle in. What a great band. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!