Yeasayer.
New York is overwhelming. This week, one of the shows I am kicking myself for not going to is Entrance and Yeasayer at Don Pedro's on Tuesday. Yeasayer's music is a bit overwhelming too. Listen closely and you might hear guitar riffs firing in rounds, hands clapping a Baltimore beat, voices harmonizing in unison, or children laughing. Maybe not, but the two songs I have (yes, I have only heard two songs) are sliced from a thick atmosphere. I could not even begin to list their musical influences.
Density seems to be the sound of Brooklyn right now. With exceptional albums from Grizzly Bear and Panda Bear (and a forthcoming from Animal Collective) out in the past two years, bands are finding something new in blurring rhythms, noises, voices, and sounds together. Maybe it is the vocal harmonies or just the warmth of the music but for some reason these bands tinkering around in Brooklyn sound like they are all listening to Brian Wilson or the the Beach Boys. But the music is obviously more than that, it feels new. This may not be the only thing happening in Brooklyn, but sonically it is the most exciting.
Yeasayer is signed to Monitor Records who are releasing their expansive single "2080" and an album this year. Said The Gramophone, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Culture Bully also have their ears peeled. Get ready.
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Yeasayer – 2080 (MP3)
Yeasayer – Sunrise (MP3)