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Yeasayer To Tour US

Nick Chaivarlis — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:07:34 +0000

After recently premiering their video for “O.N.E.” and wrapping up their European tour, Yeasayer are barely giving themselves a break. The band are getting ready to tour the U.S. and their first stop will be taking place this April in Washington D.C. with Javelin.

In commemoration of a tour well done, Yeasayer posted this time lapse video in their blog from one of their stage setups in Amsterdam. Like most memories made in Amsterdam, there has to be recorded proof in order to relive them:

04.03.10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
04.04.10 Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
04.05.10 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel *
04.06.10 Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade*
04.07.10 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe *
04.08.10 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre *
04.09.10 Houston, TX @ House of Blues Houston *
04.10.10 Austin, TX @ The Parish *
04.11.10 Austin, TX @ The Parish *
04.13.10 Marfa, TX @ The Crowley Theatre *
04.14.10 Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress *
04.15.10 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room *
04.17.10 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore Auditorium
04.19.10 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
04.20.10 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
04.21.10 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
04.23.10 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
04.24.10 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
04.25.10 Omaha, NB @ Waiting Room
04.26.10 Saint Louis, MI @ Gargoyle Club
04.27.10 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
04.28.10 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
04.29.10 Chicago, IL @ Metro
04.30.10 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
05.01.10 Toronto, ONT @ Lee’s Palace
05.02.10 Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa
05.03.10 Boston, MA @ Paradise
05.04.10 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
05.05.10 Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero

* w/ Javelin

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For more information on Yeasayer, visit yeasayer.net

Yeasayer Premiere Video for “O.N.E.”

Brianne Turner — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:46:50 +0000

Yeasayer have premiered their new video for “O.N.E.,” the newest single from their newest release, Oddblood. The video was directed by Radical Friend duo Kirby McClure and Julia Grigorian, who also handled the directorial duties and NSFWness of the “Ambling Alp” video. The visual adaptation of “O.N.E.” has a little bit of a Total Recall vibe (kind of), a lot of lazers and neon clothes, and a futuristic chess tournament. And in true Yeasayer form, it is very odd(blood).

Unfortunately, the video was premiered in un-embeddable form on the Rolling Stone website, so you have to make a one-click trip to watch it. But please do not let that stop you.

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For more information on Yeasayer, visit yeasayer.net.

Album Reviews: Yeasayer, The Besnard Lakes

Joshua Krage — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:11:12 +0000

»Album Reviews For Release Date: 02.09.10
by Joshua Krage

Hoo baby, we got some contenders out this week. Lots of blog buzz and indie underground fandom surrounding a few of this week’s releases and deservedly so for all of them (not something you can say very often). If this is only the fifth week of the year and we’re at this level of excellence, the rest of 2010 will have to pony up something fierce. Actually a month from today will pretty much look just like this release week, so whatever you find that’s good on here, you’ve got about a month to enjoy it before something just as good or possibly better comes along — so get crackin’!

AM
Animal Liberation Orchestra

The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night – like Arcade Fire, this is an epic-scope indie rock band out of Canada, primarily built around a husband/wife musical team who share lead vocal duties. Unlike Arcade Fire, this band’s epic sound waxes more on the art-damaged/shoegaze/krautrock side of the spectrum, with husband Jace Lasek’s huge walls of multi-colored guitars melding with wave after wave of ethereal soundscape keyboards and ambient drones. This album plays best as a complete work, keeping a sprawling, thematic tone throughout and really evoking a more angelic My Bloody Valentine vibe in many places, which is outstanding.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
VV Brown
Buzzcocks – live reissues
Fear Factory
Galactic
Gigi
HIM

Hot Chip, One Life Stand – the new LP from London electro-indie enthusiasts and LCD Soundsystem contemporaries kicks off in dance-able fashion and doesn’t let up until past the halfway point. I’m personally not a huge fan of this band, but they throw in some interesting arrangements on this album (steel drums, backing vox rounds, synths and such) and, in general, this album is up to par with what they’ve done so far.

Jaheim
kd lang – best of

Massive Attack, Heligoland – most Massive Attack fans can agree that their previous effort (2003′s 100th Window), while instrumentally excellent, is not hard to surpass in terms of overall quality and/or memorability. Now that the “group” is essentially founder Robert DelNaja and collaborators, expectations may be low, but luckily he and producer/group member Neil Davidge have crafted some slick, slippery dub beats, ambitious ambient feel and some choice guest vocal spots from Tunde Adebimpe (TVOTR), Martina Topley-Bird and Elbow’s Guy Garvey (!). The overall result is a stronger, more memorable trip into trip-hop mastery, mostly due to these excellent guest performances, but top-shelf nonetheless. Worth checking (and chilling) out.

Dave Matthews / Tim Reynolds – live in Las Vegas

Allison Moorer, Crows – Though only one track from this album is available on the webs, it’s a great track This left-of-center country songbird’s track record is pretty solid, so if you like a great vocalist who writes killer, heart-wrenching songs that haunt you like, well, a crow, here’s someone that might interest you.

Georgia Muldrow
OST – Starstruck
Pantha Du Prince
Phantogram
The Pretenders – live in London
Reckless Kelly

Sade, Soldier of Love – I never knew a song with a soldier theme could sound so sexy, but that’s because Sade has never sung it before now. Nothing new here really, and not even any real highlights, mostly just the soft, sultry and smooth adult/contemporary soul grooves that made this Nigerian crooner a household name (pronounced “$har-Day”). That’s all we really want anyway, so well done.

Gil Scott-Heron
Josh Turner
The Watson Twins

Yeasayer, Odd Blood – this sophomore album from this indie buzz band has been on every hipsternet blog’s “Best of 2010″ list before 2010 even started, and after hearing it, I can tell you that it is rather good, but they put the word “odd” right up there in the title, so you’ve been warned. Their debut had an incredibly rare and eclectic blend of world-beat and indie rock greatness, garnering much praise and much head-scratching; their follow-up will leave just as many heads a-scratched, but for different reasons, such as the dour drone of lead track “The Children” and the LP’s back half morphing into a sample-driven, tempo-shifting dance beast with other-worldly synths and alien sounds. Luckily, a meticulous and masterful mix of genres is still ever-present throughout the whole album, and top-drawer tracks like “I Remember” and the brilliant/controversial “Ambling Alp” spring brightly from foundations of soil-born shuffle and timeless keyboard beds. Jittery vocalist Chris Keating’s wild, wavering vocals are well served by these compositions, coming alive with surprising emotion and ample energy, and well-teamed with Anand Wilder’s backing vox and superb sample-pad skills. The biggest reason I was a-scratchin’ my head was mostly due just to wondering how the hell they made those seriously strange sounds, but my head was also bobbin’ so they did their job very well. I’d say this album deserves the hype, and I’m already enjoying repeat listens.

You Say Party! We Say Die!, XXXX – spitfire-y post-punk new-wave upstarts with a serious ’80s jones. Vintage retro keyboards with plenty of slick, oily textures and shadowy dance grooves, it’s like a hipster GenX prom where you can’t tell if the band is trying to be ironic or just really big fans of the sound. I could’ve sworn this came out last year, and I remember listening to and reviewing it, but it never got an actual release until this week.

Just to whet your wondering mind over next month, we’ve got new LPs on deck from Gorillaz, Liars, Ted Leo, the Danger Mouse/James Mercer collaboration known as Broken Bells, a recently-unearthed entire album of unreleased Jimi Hendrix recordings, and a White Hinterland album. But don’t get ahead of yourself — enjoy this week first. You’ll thank me.

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Yeasayer Offer “O.N.E” as Free Single

Nick Chaivarlis — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:54:06 +0000

With just about two more weeks until its release, Yeasayer’s upcoming album, Odd Blood, is already generating a lot of buzz among music fans. A good way to get a lot of buzz generated is to show people naked bodies. The video for “Ambling Alp” is odd (blood) with a lot of NSFW nudity:

If you can’t wait until the February 9th release date of Odd Blood, you can log onto the band’s official website to get a free download of “O.N.E,” the latest track from the new album. Pre-ordering the album is an even better alternative to waiting, and in return you will get an immediate digital download of the full album. The direct download is $9.99 and the physical copy plus immediate download is only $10.00. Splurge the penny — it’s worth it.

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Be sure to catch Yeasayer on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on February 10th.
For more information on Yeasayer, visit yeasayer.net.

Yeasayer Hold Odd Blood Listening Parties This Weekend

Brianne Turner — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:29:04 +0000

Though Odd Blood is set for a February 9th release date, Yeasayer are giving you a chance to hear the band’s second studio album at your favorite local record store this weekend. In select cities throughout the U.S., independent record stores are holding listening parties for Odd Blood, also allowing fans to pick up vinyl copies of the album weeks before it hits store shelves. (P.S. We understand that you were excited, but the vinyl is gonna sound a whole lot better than the torrent file does).

Odd Blood is great (“Ambling Alp!” “I Remember!”), so we will see you at the Portland party. Here are the dates for the other cities:

All dates are set for January 15th unless otherwise specified:

Austin, TX
End of an Ear
Waterloo

Bloomington, IN
Landlocked

Charlotte, NC
Lunchbox

Cincinnati, OH
Shake It

Cleveland, OH
Music Saves

Eau Claire, WI
Revival Records

Indianapolis, IN
Luna Midtown
Luna Annex

Los Angeles, CA
Origami
Vacation Vinyl

Lynchburg, VA
Speakertree

Madison, WI
Strictly Discs

Nashville, TN
Grimey’s [Sat, January 16th]

New York City, NY
Sound Fix
Other Music

Normal, IL
Waiting Room Records

Norman, OK
Guestroom

Oklahoma City, OK
Guestroom

Orlando, FL
Park Ave. CDs

Portland, OR
Jackpot Downtown [Come say hi!]

Salt Lake City, UT
Slowtrain

Seattle, WA
Easy St. QA
Easy St. Cal Ave
Sonic Boom – Capitol Hill [Sat, January 16th]

St. Louis, MO
Vintage Vinyl

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For more information on Yeasayer, visit yeasayer.net.