As we write, Brooklyn-based indie band Yeasayer is fast becoming one of the most blogged about band on the internet. Anand Wilder, Chris Keating and Ira Wolf Tuton have been around for a few years now and they have worked with artists such as Bat For Lashes or Simian Mobile Disco and toured with MGMT or Beck. Their first album, All Hour Cymbals, garnered critical acclaim from underground-oriented web sites but failed to receive mainstream success (get it on iTunes). Its multi-layered textures and quirky psychedelic turned it into a favourite for many reviewers but was sometimes considered too quirky and experimental. Be that as it may the track “Sunrise” is definitely one of our faves here at umstrum||music…
Yeasayer – Sunrise (Hey Champ Remix)
The band is now signed to Secretly Canadian and ready to release their highly anticipated sophomore album. Their new LP is called Odd Blood and it will be available on February 9, 2010. To create Odd Blood, Yeasayer holed themselves up in the hills of Woodstock, NY, before putting the final touches on the album in New York City. The result is a gorgeous indie record that indulges in nu-wave and electropop but easily transcends both genres. It is full of coulour and definitely packed with great tracks.
All in all it really looks like 2010 is going to be Yeasayer’s big breakthrough year… Keep up with the boys and check out their tour dates (America and Europe) on MySpace. Buy their music on 
1 comment
6 pings
Kevin English says:
January 24, 2010 at 5:25 pm (UTC 1 )
There has been a lot of buzz about Yeasayers lately…so much so that I sort of tuned them out. Thanks for pointing out these songs. I grabbed, “I Remember” for my collection.
MMMATTHIAS – JAMES EP (Electro/House – Germany) « umstrum || music says:
February 10, 2010 at 5:48 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] remix of “O.N.E” for Yeasayer was recently playlisted on BBC Radio 1’s Kissy Sell Out [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.7 « umstrum || music says:
March 28, 2010 at 2:27 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Astro – Hongo Atomic (Barretso Remix) 13 Shiny Toy Guns – Starts With One (Classixx Remix) 14 Yeasayer – Sunrise (Hey Champ Remix) 15 Rob Cowen & The Dissidents – City Lights (James Yuill Remix) [...]
DALE EARNHARDT JR JR – IT’S A CORPORATE WORLD (Indie/Alternative – US) says:
July 3, 2011 at 6:44 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] World manages to be an album which might appeal equally to fans of Sufjan Stevens, Passion Pit or Yeasayer. Give it a try, listen to the album on Paste [...]
JAVELIN – CANYON CANDY (HipHop/Electronica – US) says:
August 10, 2011 at 11:08 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] and George Landford spent driving through the South and Western landscape when they toured with Yeasayer or their good friends Lucky [...]
WARPAINT – THE FOOL (Folk/Indie – US) says:
September 6, 2011 at 7:43 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] as the Reading and Laneway festivals. They have also shared the stage with The xx, Band of Horses, Yeasayer, Akron/Family, Javelin, and The [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.7 says:
December 7, 2011 at 4:36 pm (UTC 1 )
[...] Astro – Hongo Atomic (Barretso Remix) 13 Shiny Toy Guns – Starts With One (Classixx Remix) 14 Yeasayer – Sunrise (Hey Champ Remix) 15 Rob Cowen & The Dissidents – City Lights (James Yuill Remix) [...]