So I picked up the Yeasayer album a couple weeks back and have been slowly digesting it. It’s pretty good. Here’s my review…
If you’ve never heard them, vocally I hear a lot of Clap Your Hands mixed with a hint of Spree…musically I definitely get some Thievery Corp but less electronic and more jam band-y. Each track is layered thick with vocals, choral backing, sitar, guitars, percussion, cymbals, and about 10 other audio tracks. It’s a lot to mentally process.
What I like and don’t like about this disc is it’s one of those cd’s you can listen to all day and not really know where one track begins and ends. It speaks really well for the overall quality of the disc, but it’s hard to pick out one track that really stands out. Track 3, 2080, is the most listener friendly…cool guitar riff that sounds a lot like the bass line in Pink Floyd’s Money. But track 2, Waiting for Summer, is probably one of my fav’s. It’s got a cool sitar riff throughout and has a cool Native American-ish style vocal.
On another note…this disc was tricked out when they mixed it. My head gets dizzy listening to certain tracks, because of the left/right alternating parts. Sonically this thing is deep. If you were stoned, I’m pretty sure you’d throw up about half way through…
2 comments:
I've put a lot more listen into this cd then Casey and I think it deserves a lot more credit. I love it! Agreed, songs run together but it's great to listen to and zone out at work or while running. It's unlike any other album we've gotten this year. I could see people either hating or loving it but obviously I'm the latter.
I've put a lot more listen into this cd then Casey. I think it deserves a lot more credit... I love it! Agreed, the tracks do tend to run together but it's great for zoning out while at work or running. It's really unlike any other album we've gotten in a while. I think most people will either hate it or love and obviously I'm the latter.
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