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February 18, 2008

Yeasayer Perform Conan's "Favorite Song In A Long Time"

Yeasayer made the long commute from Brooklyn to 30 Rock on Friday night, coming armed with background singers, new agey mysticism, and let's face it, lots of swagger. "2080"'s the tune they deemed fit for their live national television debut, definitely the right choice in Conan's eyes; at the show's open his introduction betrayed not having a clue who they were, but by the end -- well you read the post headline. They bring a little prop-flair to the stage, but we wouldn't expect any less from set directors. Such a great song, so very Police circa '82. Best part: No picket lines were crossed during the making of this movie.

Awesome. All Hour Cymbals is out via We Are Free. European friends, they're coming to you next, kicking off a ten-country tour tomorrow. Dates after the jump.

02/19 - Nijmegen, Holland @ Doornroosie
02/20 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB
02/21 - Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino
02/22 - St. Malo/Route Du Rock, France @ Omnibus
02/23 - Barceona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
02/25 - Cologne, Germany @ Gebaude 9
02/26 - Berlin, Germany @ Lido
02/27 - Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren
02/28 - Olso, Norway @ John Dee
02/29 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Klubb Spark at Debaser Medis
03/01 - Malmo, Sweden @ Debaser
03/05 - Birmingham, UK @ Bar Academy
03/06 - London, UK @ ICA
03/08 - Glasgow, Scotland @ King Tuts
03/09 - Manchester, UK @ Night & Day
03/10 - London, UK
03/11 - Amsterdam, Holland @ Melkweg

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Makes me all that more pissed off that I missed their show a few ago (MGMT, not so much).

Posted by: west at 02/18/08 10:59 AM | Reply
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who's that girl in the beginning of the video

Posted by: James Snuka at 02/18/08 11:34 AM | Reply
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sounds like they like da ariel pink.

Posted by: tv casualty at 02/18/08 12:22 PM | Reply
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The songs are there, the flair is there, but when I saw them w/ MGMT a couple of weeks ago, the vocals weren't quite...well... they were a bit annoying, compared to the recordings. Still a good show, tho.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at 02/18/08 12:49 PM | Reply
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Man, caught these guys a couple of weeks ago with MGMT, but no way did they rock near that hard. Was a little disappointed after seeing them live, but that was damn good.

Posted by: Jason at 02/18/08 1:01 PM | Reply
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>who's that girl in the beginning of the video

shes the cover model from the new S.I. swimsuit edition

Posted by: jr at 02/18/08 1:12 PM | Reply
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Got audio of the Conan performance over here if anyone is interested:

http://www.culturebully.com/yeasayer-on-late-night-with-conan

Posted by: Chris at 02/18/08 7:20 PM | Reply
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yeah i saw them that night in philly and they were ok, but i noticed a bass backing track on more than one of their songs...which was annoying.

Posted by: ryan97ou at 02/19/08 11:18 AM | Reply
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new age honky tonk

Posted by: clown at 02/20/08 2:07 AM | Reply
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Ryan97- Bass backing track? You obviously have no idea what you are talking about!

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