Comments on: Yeasayer Odd Blood Album Review

By: Yeasayer – “Phoenix Wind” at PMA | Pretty Much Amazing

Yeasayer – “Phoenix Wind” at PMA | Pretty Much Amazing — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 04:12:47 +0000

[...] check out side B, “Phoenix Wind.” It’s a perfectly Yeasayer song you’ll love if you loved Odd Blood – electronics percolate and swirl beneath fingerpicked surf-y guitar as Anand Wilder and Chris [...]

By: MP3: Yeasayer – Valentine’s Day EP & “I Remember” Video at PMA | Pretty Much Amazing

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:12:41 +0000

[...] on this Valentine’s Day. The EP contains “I Remember” from 2010′s beloved Odd Blood LP, as well as a few remixes of the track. Along with a free EP comes the arrival of [...]

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Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:04:27 +0000

[...] 1990 classic “Crazy” now, it feels to have more in common with Yeasayer‘s most recent Odd Blood, than their new cover of the track. While Seal’s original houses electronic influences, [...]

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By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:30:14 +0000

Best album Ive heard this year.

regarding children as being a “bad” song

i believe it was made to be “weird” at best to set up the rest of the album

its slow and dreery and makes you want the upbeat of ambling alp

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:30:14 +0000

Best album Ive heard this year.

regarding children as being a “bad” song

i believe it was made to be “weird” at best to set up the rest of the album

its slow and dreery and makes you want the upbeat of ambling alp

By: Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review) | PhotogMusic

Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review) | PhotogMusic — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:11 +0000

[...] and that their music has been called “Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel“. Besides this album sounding very fun on the experimental rock and psychedelic pop dance side of things. They remind me [...]

By: Douglas Kelley

Douglas Kelley — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:19:48 +0000

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By: Douglas Kelley

Douglas Kelley — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:19:22 +0000

This album is pretty fantastic… and I think it is utterly strange how atrocious the first track is. Producers failed Yeasayer in this realm.

By: Warehouse

Warehouse — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:49:39 +0000

Also, I wish this review had more content, because it’s basically stating the album is good because it is mixed well and sounds good sonically. If this were the case Chris Keating could be rambling nonsensical sentences and the album would receive the same rating. Many of the songs are poorly fleshed out and touch on familiar subjects in tired and uninspired ways. Content-wise, this album is skimpy, and the great arrangements and instrumentation can’t save that.

By: Warehouse

Warehouse — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:35:32 +0000

Yeah… the album is really boring. The singles are good, not great, but the rest of the album comes of as Animal Collective lite, but without the absurdity or any of the fun. Too much of the album begs to be anthemic when it is nowhere near.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:58:30 +0000

Pitchfork kinda pooped on this album. I disagree with their review and am more along the lines with this one. Great album. Madder Red and I Remember are great, and of course, Ambling Alp and ONE…

By: dominick R Rocco

dominick R Rocco — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:47:09 +0000

The Children is one of my favorites on the album, it’s ominous and original, I don’t understand the hate.

By: Boom

Boom — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:10:27 +0000

i’d love to see you try and recreate The Children in garageband…

By: News and reviews 10.02.10 « High Rotation

News and reviews 10.02.10 « High Rotation — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:39:50 +0000

[...] Much Amazing’s review of the new Yeasayer album Odd Blood makes me want to rush out and buy tix to their Zurich [...]

By: Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review) « MW Music Review Blog

Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review) « MW Music Review Blog — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:27:16 +0000

By: Kanji

Kanji — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:06:19 +0000

Hm. For me The Children is the best track on the album. Your hatred is curious.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:27:42 +0000

“O.N.E.” is my leading contender to top my best of 2010 singles list, and I’m enjoying the album as well

By: ari

ari — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:20:07 +0000

Great review, greater album.

Definitely already put I Remember on a mixtape-gift. Hah! (“that will be tugging heartstrings on its fair share of mixtapes in the years to come”)

Also, dynamite: “You can understand the forest, but the trees are pretty damn fun on their own.”

Just saw them perform at the Natural History Museum on 2/5 and apart from their broken monitors, it was incredible! I’m calling it the best album of the year, I don’t care if it’s February, and that I’ve had it since 2009. Coachella can’t come soon enough (their next show nearby)!

By: anthonycalabro1 (Anthony Calabro)

anthonycalabro1 (Anthony Calabro) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:56 +0000

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By: Izam

Izam — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:25:13 +0000

Am I the only person in the world who actually LIKES “The Children?”

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:19:39 +0000

absolutely LOVE your review. spot on! i love this album, and seeing them live tonight in Brooklyn. going to be an epic experience. if you have the time, check out my review of the album. I wrote it a while back, but re-posted it for the release date.

http://thewildhoneypie.blogspot.com/2010/02/album-review-yeasayers-odd-blood.html

nearly the same rating you gave it. i would say that’s strange, but it’s not considering the album is near perfect….

By: Abby

Abby — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:48:54 +0000

Best line:

“that will be tugging heartstrings on its fair share of mixtapes in the years to come”

Great review!

By: de_la_SCHMOOZ

de_la_SCHMOOZ — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:27:31 +0000

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By: Aiden

Aiden — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:22:26 +0000

Great review PMA. I love all of the gusto, even though I may not share it. I think the album is pretty damn good. Maybe around a high 7 or low 8.

Anyway, this would sound great on vinyl