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Yeasayer have not forgotten the past, but simply evolved their sound from a ritualistic one into a futuristic one. Unpredictable melodies on tracks like “Grizelda?? and “Strange Reunions” serve as reminders of the band’s earlier work, but these are exceptions to the forward-moving, electric sound of the rest of “Odd Blood.” This feeling of forwardness is largely due to a change in percussion use from “Cymbals.” The band has eschewed their old tricks...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yeasayer | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...Children,” which opens the album, is less melodic and upbeat than the other nine tracks, and therefore seems more of a prologue than an actual component of the record’s aesthetic. Additionally, later album cuts such as “Grizelda?? are much more in keeping with Yeasayer’s earlier sound, contradicting the development displayed on the rest of the album. Closing the record with these less ambitious tracks leaves something of a disappointing aftertaste as the promise of the rest of the album is left somewhat unfulfilled. The middle tracks...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yeasayer | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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