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Yeasayer made a stop at First Avenue Tuesday night (May 24th) on their tour in support of their new album Amen & Goodbye which came out this past April on Mute. Even though the tour was for this new album, the band chose to play a handful of songs from each of their four full length releases spanning the last nine years.
The show was opened up by New York experimental pop duo (who played as a trio) Young Magic. These guys are out in support of their new album Still Life (out now on Carpark).
The last time we saw the band in town, it was a co-headlined show with Quilt at the now-defunct 400 Bar in 2012 (which we think was their last Minneapolis appearance)... so it’s been a long time since we saw the duo.
The music of Young Magic had a much more ambient feel than that of the headliner. Singer Melati Malay had a very haunting vocal style which can only be described as spooky. The darkness and deepness of the voice has a very somber feeling but when you mix that with the intricate drum work done by one drummer on a live set and the other drummer on an electric set, it becomes something extremely unique and something you just can't ignore. The music is a perfect soundtrack for a lazy Sunday where you just want to be surrounded by pillows and engulfed in a sea of blankets. It was extremely calming without being boring.
Words just can't describe the feeling you get from the crowd at one of Yeasayer's shows. To say the feeling is electric would be an understatement. You can't help but lose yourself in the excitement of it all even if you don't know words to the songs or even the beat of the song. The members of the band seem to pretty much stay on their own sides of the stage and don't seem to move around much but there's still this sense of energy that comes off of the stage. I think this feeling of such high energy is why I have absolutely fallen in love with these guys when seeing them live but quickly become bored when listening to their recordings.
Yeasayer's stage is always interesting. Last time I saw them the stage was filled with mirrors that gave off an awesome effect when mixed with the lights and movement. Last night, the stage was filled with strange characters that had certain parts of them light up. For example, there was a figure of a Victorian style female standing next to a stack of speakers. She had three sets of arms that were illuminated by strings of light and the speakers and her face would light up along with the music. My friend quickly became obsessed with the figure of a child with a pineapple on his head that was out front and center of the stage. For this figure, the middle of the pineapple had been cut out and light flashed brightly through it. There was also a string of lights that illuminated the crouching child's butt. The figures were strange and almost distracting because you were trying to figure out what they actually were.
The music of Yeasayer is upbeat and fun. It's indie-rock with a hint of techno mixed in with it. The high pitched vocals mixed with the low bass sound creates a contrast that you just cannot ignore. When the band has three vocals going, it's enough to stop you in your tracks. It's beautiful and deep but also full of energy and it makes you want to dance.
Yeasayer’s Amen & Goodbye is out now on Mute Records.
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Young Magic
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The last time we saw the band in town, it was a co-headlined show with Quilt at the now-defunct 400 Bar in 2012 (which we think was their last Minneapolis appearance)... so it’s been a long time since we saw the duo.
The music of Young Magic had a much more ambient feel than that of the headliner. Singer Melati Malay had a very haunting vocal style which can only be described as spooky. The darkness and deepness of the voice has a very somber feeling but when you mix that with the intricate drum work done by one drummer on a live set and the other drummer on an electric set, it becomes something extremely unique and something you just can't ignore. The music is a perfect soundtrack for a lazy Sunday where you just want to be surrounded by pillows and engulfed in a sea of blankets. It was extremely calming without being boring.
Words just can't describe the feeling you get from the crowd at one of Yeasayer's shows. To say the feeling is electric would be an understatement. You can't help but lose yourself in the excitement of it all even if you don't know words to the songs or even the beat of the song. The members of the band seem to pretty much stay on their own sides of the stage and don't seem to move around much but there's still this sense of energy that comes off of the stage. I think this feeling of such high energy is why I have absolutely fallen in love with these guys when seeing them live but quickly become bored when listening to their recordings.
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Yeasayer |
The music of Yeasayer is upbeat and fun. It's indie-rock with a hint of techno mixed in with it. The high pitched vocals mixed with the low bass sound creates a contrast that you just cannot ignore. When the band has three vocals going, it's enough to stop you in your tracks. It's beautiful and deep but also full of energy and it makes you want to dance.
Yeasayer’s Amen & Goodbye is out now on Mute Records.
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Yeasayer at First Avenue, Minneapolis (24 May 2016) |
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