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Home > Austin Music Source > Archives > 2008 > September > 27 > Entry

ACL review: Yeasayer

By Chad Swiatecki | Saturday, September 27, 2008, 11:20 AM

The harmonies are there, man are they there. Like some Mamas and the Papas or CSNY-level stuff. Beautiful, pristine, even commanding when the four men of Yeasayer belt them out over the swirling rhythms of their Brooklynite indie rock (which is officially a genre now). So what are those beautiful voices saying. Uh? Hmmm. My notepad has some stuff about mothers and sisters, something or other about pearls, maybe a sunrise. Honestly, I’ll have to get back to you on that. All this is to say that Yeasayer is a “sound” band if ever there was one. A band highlighted by a truly exceptional drummer (Luke Fasano, also a backup singer) that’s clearly trying to meld as many musical elements as possible — Middle Eastern and African rhythms, dub, lo-fi pop and choral music are some that jump out continually. And while last year’s “All Hour Cymbals” did a fair job of making that hodgepodge work, the quartet’s Friday afternoon set was too short on highlights like “Waiting for the Summer,” where a churning, see-saw bed of music was the perfect accompaniment for the group’s voices that are often in search of a message. Photo: Jay Janner AMERICAN-STATESMAN

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