YEASAYER – Odd Blood

January 27, 2010 > Releases

Following Yeasayer’s first album they were accused of being two rather contrasting things- hippes and hipsters. Their bright clothes and freakbeat sound did seem to suggest a certain truth in this but it was the poppier moments on that album that really excited. So it’s no surprise that ‘Odd Blood’ is a development of this sound. After all, nobody wants to be labelled a hippy.

So, in comes rave piano, big choruses and lyrics about love. It’s truly exuberant stuff.
For me the best songs are ‘Mondegreen’, ‘Love Me Girl’ and ‘One’. ‘Mondegreen’ is an incredible funk stomper, complete with saxophone, ‘Love Me Girl’ sounds like a Brooklyn band making 90’s UK house music, but better, and ‘One’ is just an incredible pop song and likely to be Yeasayer’s first flirtation with chart success. Don’t be surprised if they become 2010’s MGMT, but don’t let that put you off. This is great stuff.