The chanted, harmonious Brooklyn-via-Baltimore psychedelic-pop troupe told Jessica in a Progress Report that they were, essentially, trying to "make you feel inadequate, like you're not cool enough…   Read Story »

Save for "Tightrope," it's been a while since we've heard anything from Yeasayer beyond its members' cameos (SMD, B4L), production work, and remixes. That'll change in early 2010 (not 2080) when the…   Read Story »

Simian Mobile Disco's second album Temporary Pleasure includes guest spots from Beth Ditto, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, Gruff Rhys, Telepathe, and others. One of these others, Yeasayer's Chris Keating,…   Read Story »

So far the group-chanting Brooklyn BTW Suckers are best known for their outfits, a self-titled EP produced by Yeasayer's Anand Wilder and Chris Moore (TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), and a lineup…   Read Story »

While Yeasayer is slowly progressing on their followup to All Hour Cymbals, the band's stayed in sight with one of the many standouts on the Dark Was The Night comp, and via some noteworthy…   Read Story »

If you haven't yet, get a listen of Natasha Khan's excellent Two Suns LP at MySpace. For those seeking collab tracks, "The Big Sleep"'s got Scott Walker and Yeasayer bassist Ira Wolf Tuton is on…   Read Story »

When posting about favorite Two Suns moments -- opener "Glass" with its Brian Chippendale drums, "The Big Sleep"'s Scott Walker turn, and the new single "Daniel" -- I called the latter a "chilly,…   Read Story »

NAME: Yeasayer PROGRESS REPORT: Recording their followup to 2007's All Hour Cymbals in Woodstock, New York. "There's some music that can make you feel happy and good, and there's some that can make…   Read Story »

After listening to any of the four tracks on Brooklyn quartet Suckers debut self-titled EP you won't be at all surprised to learn that Yeasayer's Anand Wilder produced it, along with Chris Moore (TV…   Read Story »

Yesterday the National delivered "So Far Around The Bend," Dark Was The Night's most immediate track to date in a lineup that's also brought us Dirty Projectors + David Byrne, the Books with Jose…   Read Story »