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CMU Approved
Approved: Yeasayer (CMU Tips For 2010)
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 7 January 2010
Yes, we are well aware that Yeasayer already spent their allotted time in the buzz farm two and a half years ago, so don’t really count as a new band tip. However, we’ve spent the last few months listening to their second album, ‘Odd Blood’, which is due out in February, and if it doesn’t feature in our ‘best of 2010’ round-up come December, then this year will have been very good indeed.
The band’s approach of taking a broad range of music from around the world and fixing them together with a western pop glue remains intact, though they have nonetheless rejigged their sound somewhat. Taking a cue from 80s rock production (rather than hip hop production, as they did on their debut ‘All Hour Cymbals’), they’ve come up with something more accessible and a whole lot more funky. Play with a weird interactive video and download the first single from the album, ‘Ambling Alp’, which is out on vinyl this week, at the link below.
www.amblingalp.com
