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February 18, 2008

New Yeasayer Video - "Wait For The Summer"

President's Day is becoming a big going away party for Yeasayer. Tomorrow, they're off to conquer Europe with their chants and yearns and hipster-hippie preaching, and already we paused to marvel at their powerful Conan performance. Now we get a gorgeously animated video for "Wait For The Summer," which uses the bands' silhouettes and insects to portray the circle of life in this apple-oriented universe. (It'll make a little more sense when you watch it.)Directed by Mixtape Club.

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how cool is that?

Posted by: iamamcio at 02/18/08 4:15 PM  | Reply
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I love the video for all of it's beauty, but I hate that hyper-speed mix of the track. I understand they were trying to shave a minute off it because it's an animated video, but the rerecord version feels like Yeasayer's barreling through their own song like they've got somewhere else to be.

Posted by: Ju Bean at 02/18/08 4:18 PM  | Reply
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I agree with Ju Bean. The video is awesome, but the speed of the song takes a little away from it. I really like how the silhouettes singing and dancing rise as they sing "I'm risin' risin' fallin'."

Posted by: chickenflicker at 02/18/08 5:03 PM  | Reply
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I actually dig the sped up version of the song. I think their is a time and place for each, kinda like Broken Social Scene's "Major Label Debut".

Posted by: Magomra at 02/18/08 6:59 PM  | Reply
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real cool*

Posted by: sam drade at 02/19/08 12:27 AM  | Reply
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Great video. From a great album, but really..it's pretty clear this band will never top 2080. We've already heard their best.

Posted by: stephen at 02/19/08 5:02 AM  | Reply
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Beautiful video. Amazing techniques there... Great band.

Posted by: Matthew at 02/19/08 6:49 AM  | Reply
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