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Break Line is the passion project Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder. He’s been working on the project along with Maxwell Kardon since 2009, and now the time has finally come for the album to be released.

The project looks back to rock concept albums of the early 70′s, “following the classic arc of lost love, betrayal, and pride.” The album is described with the following description:

Inspired by this golden age of musical theatre and an old folk song taught in Quaker schools in the 50s, they created their own version of a classic story of betrayal, pride and lost love.

The album includes many collaborations, from fellow Yeasayer bandmates, to members of bands such as Vampire Weekend, Man Man, Dirty Projectors, Suckers, MGMT, and Dragons Of Zynth.

Break Line The Musical is the name of the album that they’re releasing, and will be released July 15 via Secretly Canadian. You can get a taste of the album with the lovely album cut “Wedding Day” which is available to stream below.
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Yeasayer have released a video for the funky jam “Reagan’s Skeleton”. It shows them playing the song live, and shot with a vintage look that definitely fits the Reagan time period. It was directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard.

Watch it below.
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Yeasayer get old fast while they’re jamming out in the studio for their “Longevity” music video. Watch it below.
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A few weeks ago Yeasayer let fans stream their new album Fragrant World for a limited time via a scavenger hunt. Now NPR is streaming the album properly. It comes out August 21 via Secretly Canadian.

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Yeasayer are doing something different than you’re typical album stream. They’ve made things more interesting doing it with an internet scavenger hunt. They have worked with Yoshi Sodeoka to create visual videos of each song from their new album Fragrant World. The videos are hidden on youtube, and required clues that the band gave on twitter.

Here was the letter they released detailing the event:

Fans have done a good job, unlocking 9/10 of the songs. Only one remains. I’ll update with the links once they are all up. Remember, the links are only good until Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Stream the songs below.
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Yeasayer have released a video “vignette” for a new song titled “Longevity”. It’s also off their new album Fragrant World, which comes out on Secretly Canadian on August 21.

Trippy visuals go hand-in-hand with the song which offers Yeasayer’s sparse vocals over a slow burning electronic mood.

Watch the clip below and find a mp3 to download the song via the band.
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Yeasayer have announced a new batch of summer tour dates. The shows will coincide with the release of their new album, Fragrant World, which comes out August 21 via Secretly Canadian.

The band stops in NYC on September 12 to rock Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield. Tickets are on sale on Yeasayer’s website now.

Find the tour dates and the tracklist for Fragrant World posted below:
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“Henrietta” is a new song from Yeasayer. It appeared online today after the band shipped physical CD’s of the song to fans on their mailing list.

A deep electronic groove settles between ambient noises and some familiar Yeasayer vocals. I got a stream for you guys to check out below. Enjoy.

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Yeasayer debuted a new song titled “Devil And The Deed” on Conan’s show tonight. You can watch/listen to it below once again thanks to The Audio Perv:

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Last week, Yeasayer stopped by Australian radio station Triple J to take part in their Like A Version segment. They covered Seal’s “Crazy”, and the result is a loose folk arrangement that’s slightly geared towards the sound found on their debut album, All Hour Cymbals. I really like this cover, and if you were turned off by the sound found on Odd Blood, this may be more up your ally.

Thanks to Rogo for pointing me towards this, and for Mostly Junk Food/The Music Ninja for posting.

[mp3]: Yeasayer – Crazy (Seal Cover)

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