Odd Blood

2007年に結成されたブルックリンをベースに活動する4ピース。実験的要素が強いながらも、キャッチーなサウンドで、アメリカのみならず、英仏などヨーロッパでも注目されている。彼らの楽曲『Tightrope』は、Arcade Fire、The National、Yo La Tengoと並び、コンピレーション・アルバム『Dark Was The Night』に収録された。 インディー・レーベル、「WE ARE FREE」からリリースされた『ALL HOUR SYMBALS』に続く2作目となる本作は、MUTEと新契約したことで、初の世界メジャーデビューとなる！
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Spin - "The biggest, boldest, and best moments on their second album nod flamboyantly to influences never before evident -- Erasure and Haircut 100, among others..." Entertainment Weekly - "Yeasayer reinvent themselves as avant-popsters, toying with the sounds of Duran Duran, Yaz, and the Cure." Billboard - "Between the folds of intricate sound on ODD BLOOD float Yeasayer members Anand Wilder's and Chris Keating's expressive vocal harmonies, giving this seemingly disparate, indefinable music a clear identity." Paste - "[T]his version of Yeasayer has as much in common with New Order as it does Animal Collective, its many moving parts rebuilt upon a synth-pop engine." Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 = "'The Children' opens with clattering beats, synth heaves and processed vocals that crossbreed T-Pain with the Residents....'Ambling Alp' is a hugely catchy anthem..." Clash - "On ODD BLOOD, Yeasayer have reclaimed the late-'80s and early-'90s radio friendly staples in all their glorious, sparkling energy." Uncut - Ranked #39 in Uncut's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2010" -- "[T]he quartet streamlined their sound into catchy, psychedelic '80s pop." Rolling Stone (p.58) - 4 stars out of 5 = "'The Children' opens with clattering beats, synth heaves and processed vocals that crossbreed T-Pain with the Residents....'Ambling Alp' is a hugely catchy anthem..." Spin (p.73) - "The biggest, boldest, and best moments on their second album nod flamboyantly to influences never before evident -- Erasure and Haircut 100, among others..." Entertainment Weekly (p.105) - "Yeasayer reinvent themselves as avant-popsters, toying with the sounds of Duran Duran, Yaz, and the Cure." Billboard (p.32) - "Between the folds of intricate sound on ODD BLOOD float Yeasayer members Anand Wilder's and Chris Keating's expressive vocal harmonies, giving this seemingly disparate, indefinable music a clear identity." Paste (magazine) (p.62) - "[T]his version of Yeasayer has as much in common with New Order as it does Animal Collective, its many moving parts rebuilt upon a synth-pop engine." Clash (magazine) - "On ODD BLOOD, Yeasayer have reclaimed the late-'80s and early-'90s radio friendly staples in all their glorious, sparkling energy."

Yeasayer are a psychedelic rock band from Brooklyn, New York, although the band themselves describe their sound as "Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel". 'Odd Blood' was recorded in rural upstate New York and includes the single 'Ambling Amp'.|

中東系サイケデリック・ゴスペル・ロックで跳躍し、エキゾ・ブームの中心に立つ彼らが2作目を投下。本作では土着ビートが煌びやかなエレクトロ・ポップに変貌を遂げた。それはまるで宇宙と楽園とダンスフロアを行き来するような昂揚感をもたらす極上のサイケ･ポップで、エキゾの先にある理想郷を示している。いまをときめくセクレタリー･カナディアンにレーベルを移籍し、今年の<フジロック>にも出演と勢いも申し分なし！
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