Neon Musical Insight

Sunday, August 8

There were tons of incredible bands that played Sunday morning, but because I’m an old person, I showed up after 2 to get close for Yeasayer. The Brooklynites came out for their own sound check, perhaps enforcing the idea that they’re still on the brink of really exploding. Their set was solid, and even though many of the people in the crowd were camping out for MGMT, tons of fans could be found singing every word to every song. Still, singer Chris Keating poked fun at the fact that they were not perhaps the main attraction. After talking about the band’s performance at Lolla two years prior, he said, “But I’m guessing a lot of you weren’t there. In fact, you’re probably standing there wondering, when are they going to play something I know? Well, here’s something you know.” The strains of “O.N.E.” rang out, and the crowd erupted in cheers. The set was mostly made up of song from Odd Blood, and “Ambling Alp” closed everything out with high energy.

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DOWNLOAD MP3: N.E.R.D – “Hot ‘N Fun (Yeasayer Remix)”

Earlier this year, N.E.R.D. released the first single “Hot ‘N Fun” that would appear on their forthcoming album Nothing, which is due out on September 7 via Star Track/Interscope. On Tuesday, a compilation of remixes of the track were released via Itunes and Amazon that saw such artists as Hot Chip, Crookers and others taking their stab at the party track.

This fresh track is a remix from experimental electronic band Yeasayer. Grab the mp3 above and check out the other artists that provided remixes on the cut below.

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DOWNLOAD MP3: Yeasayer – “Ambling Amp” (The Very Best “Mulomo” Remix)

After a show at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday and one at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday, the guys of Yeasayer stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to perform the first single “Ambling Amp” off of Odd Blood.

Lead singer Chris Keating looked extra suave, donning a pretty sweet suit along with a cleanly shaved face! I guess along with this reinvention of sound on Odd Blood came a visible reinvention as well.

In other Yeasayer news, The Very Best just dropped a remix on the aforementioned track “Ambling Amp” which can be streamed/downloaded above!  *Video after jump

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Review by Caitlin Wittlif

Though a band’s sophomore release still occasionally gets talked about in rock-critic cliché terms, there is no denying that a second album is a good indication of the group’s growth and direction. On Yeasayer’s highly-anticipated release, Odd Blood, they expand and enhance the sounds from 2007’s All Hour Cymbals.  There is a stronger sense of direction to their songs as they create a richer experience for the listener, all the while turning up the groove, which results in both a fun and satisfying album.

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DOWNLOAD MP3: Yeasayer – “O.N.E”

With a little less then two weeks until Yeasayer drops their Sophomore album Odd Blood, the second single — to follow “Ambling Amp” — from the album emerges today entitled: “O.N.E”. “O.N.E” further verifies the bands exploration in pop music, leaving behind their abstractness for a sound that’s much more accessible. The chorus catchy as all hell, and sees Yeasayer going through a complacent R&B makeover.

Secretly Canadian will be releasing the single on March 23. A bit on the late side, considering Odd Blood will be out on February 9.

On the heels of their mucho anticipated sophomore album, Odd Blood, Yeasayer have just announced a planned international tour for 2010. The kickoff date will be on February 5 in Los Angeles, followed by a couple of dates in their home city of New York, then it’s off to England. The tour will span Europe to mid March, before the band will return States side for another month and a half of shows. Theatrics are sure to be included… Full date below:

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Picking up where the Flaming Lips left off, Yeasayer  have revealed their freaky album artwork for their sophomore release Odd Blood, which is due out on February 9 via Secretly Canadian.

The artwork was created by Bejamin Phelan, and was described as being “the study of a future with a distorted biology.”

Plausible or nay? A mindfuck regardless.

Brooklyn experimental band Yeasayer have a new track out entitled “Ambling Amp”. If you dig it, then you have options for purchasing. Either you can pick up the rare 12″ featured in a “space aged metallic sleeve” alone, with b-side remixes of the song from acclaimed artist Memory Tapes, DJ Rupture, and an instrumentals cut, the ultra-exclusive t-shirt and vinyl package, or just the digital download here. Your call. Either way, check out a remix of the track from Memory Tapes below.

Download MP3: Yeasayer – “Ambling Amp” (Memory Tapes Remix)

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