Condition: New
Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
Label: We Are Free
WRF002
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
With printed innersleeve and mp3 download coupon.
New
Country: US
Released: 03 Feb 2009
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental
Tracklist
A1 Sunrise 4:07
A2 Wait For The Summer 4:53
A3 2080 5:24
A4 Germs 3:13
A5 Ah. Weir 1:21
A6 No Need To Worry 5:26
B1 Forgiveness 3:40
B2 Wait For The Wintertime 4:52
B3 Worms/Waves 9:04
B4 Red Cave
Written-By – Grady Owens 4:59
Credits
Mastered By – Alan Douches
Mixed By – Chris Moore
Percussion [Tongue Drum] – Louey Simon
Producer – Anand Wilder, Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton, Luke Fasano
Producer, Written-By – Yeasayer
Recorded By [With] – J. Robbins
Trumpet – Pan
Tuba, Trombone – David A. Miller
Vocals [Addittional] – Anton S., Ben P., Mystic Gaeltacht Singers, The, Suckers
Notes
Recorded at Magpie Cage in Baltimore, USA, Fall 2006.
Recorded at Moldy Jackson Room in Brooklyn, NY, Winter 2007.
Mixed at Stay Gold Studio in Brooklyn, NY, Spring 2007.
Mastered at West West Side in New Windsor, NY, Summer 2007.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 656605510217
You know, writing about music, for me, is usually easy, but I have been sitting here for fifteen minutes figuring out how I can describe Yeasayers first album "All Hour Cymbals" with no avail.
If I wanted to sum them up in one word it would be experimental, which as a label always grabs my attention. If someone asked me to detail that, I would have to say they are best described in one breath as: spiritual/dreamy/atmospheric/experimental indie electronic/gospel/folk/pop/rock. Deciding how to describe their sound is difficult. However, enjoying the product of their eccentric-ness is easier than pressing play on my player.
The album starts off in dramatic fashion with "Sunshine," one of two songs released as a single. The other song being "2028," both are different beasts entirely as well as the best of show. "Sunshine" is a track that features Yeasayers at their dreamy best. The pounding drums, the clacking sticks, pianos, synths and eclectic-gospel "wooing" is a recipe for conjuring pure magic.
"2028," the other 'best of show' starts off with muffled pounding drums, followed shortly by another dreamy melody, this time by an electric guitar; and a lovely piano melody follows shortly after that. The vocals are stellar on this track.
The rest of the album is no slacker. There are other stand out tracks. "Wait For The Summer" is a good pop song. It starts off like a dreamy Beatles track with a kind of chanting vocals and what I can only guess is a seetar (an Indian string instrument). The synths on this one are great. "Germs" starts off quiet but picks up when the drum and accordion are introduced. From that moment, the song moves from atmospheric to hypnotizing. "Worms" is such a peaceful, relaxed track. The falsetto chorus of it is soothing. "Final Path" sounds a bit like an 80s goth rock song and is one of my personal favorites.
There are other songs worth mentioning. However, I will leave the rest for you to review. I merely offer a guiding hand, if you will, introducing this new entry into the world of indie experimentalism. Fans of The Arcade Fire, Menomena, experimentalism, later Animal Collective, The Cure, dreamy pop, The Twilight Sad and good sounds in general should heed my words and capitalize from the collection of this wonderful album.
Yeasayer - 2080
Yeasayer - Wait for the Summer
Yeasayer - Sunrise
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