Admittedly, I sort of burned out on Odd Blood months ago, after a few weeks of constant rotation and initially proclaiming it on par with the band’s debut All Hour Cymbals. Now that I’ve had time to fully digest and take a step back I can view the band’s second LP for what it is. All Hour Cymbals was one of the finest records of the last decade and Odd Blood is a nice contrast and addition to the band’s live canon, giving the live shows a fuller sound and doing away with a lot of the grooviness that stamped their early live sound in favor of a more dance-oriented show. A very strong effort, but All Hour Cymbals it is not in my opinion. However, seeing the opener (and strongest song on Odd Blood) “Madder Red” jarred me right back to the giddy level of excitement for the new material and last year’s anthemic stomp-clap “Tightrope” is a nice follow-up. Yeasayer is in a small group of three new-ish bands that have my full attention for the duration of their career (along with Delta Spirit and Dr. Dog–barring some sort of Kings of Leon foray/demise into arena rock homogeneity) and this video only resurrected my need to catch the band while they are still touring on the new material (they skipped New Orleans twice in the past year in route to Austin, something a lot of touring bands sadly do). These guys are gonna be around for a long time, so check out their fall tour dates and go see them while they are still playing smaller venues. Also, it’s great to see vocalist Chris Keating still doing his signature hand gyrating move.
Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com
Setlist:
Madder Red
Tightrope
Love Me Girl
I Remember
Wait For The Summer
Sunrise
Mondegreen
Ambling Alp
Rome
O.N.E.
Grizelda
2080
Yeasayer 2010 U.S. Tour Dates
JULY 23 at CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY in SEATTLE, WA
AUGUST 6 – 8 at LOLLAPALOOZA in CHICAGO, IL
SEPTEMBER 28 at MR. SMALLS THEATRE in MILLVALE, PA
SEPTEMBER 29 at NEWPORT MUSIC HALL in COLUMBUS, OH
SEPTEMBER 30 at BLUEBIRD NIGHTCLUB in BLOOMINGTON, IN
OCTOBER 1 at CANNERY BALLROOM in NASHVILLE, TN
OCTOBER 2 at MASQUERADE (HEAVEN STAGE) in ATLANTA, GA
OCTOBER 3 at TRUSTEES THEATRE in SAVANNAH, GA
OCTOBER 4 at STATE THEATRE in ST. PETERSBURG, FL
OCTOBER 5 at THE FILLMORE in MIAMI, FL
OCTOBER 7 at CLUB FIRESTONE in ORLANDO, FL
OCTOBER 8 at UNION GREEN in TALLAHASSEE, FL
OCTOBER 9 at HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANDS in NEW ORLEANS, LA
OCTOBER 10 at AUSTIN CITY LIMITS in AUSTIN, TX
How appropriate…
Wait for the summer
We’ll sleep when we wanna
Don’t tell your mother
We’ll leave when we
We’ll leave when we wanna
–Wait for the Summer
1 comment:
Love the lighting and stage set for the homepage video! A fantastic 'mellow yellow glow' look for the band and a really eye-catching look for audience.
I like to hear a band with an original sound and their own distinctive style and these guys certainly have all of that. Great look, great sound and distinctive musical arrangement!
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