You have no idea how long I have been waiting to post what I am about to post. Since Toy Stereo was nought but a collection of isolated and disparate primordial thought-pulses snaking about in the far corners of Frank and Matt's mind-boxes; since those distant days of 2010, enswirled in a misty memory-haze, I have been waiting, always waiting, for new material from Brooklyn-based electronic maestros Yeasayer. Their 2007 album All Hour Cymbals remains one of my all-time favourite records; I had quite honestly never heard anything like it - the mix of folk and world influences combined with witty sampling and masterful arrangements was a sonic treat unrivalled by anything else that Matt's dad had recommended we listen to. That car journey to Glastonbury 2008 was momentous; as we neared the fabled Worthy Farm site my anticipation grew into a fevered excitement in the knowledge that we would soon be witnessing these actual wizards of sound perform live before our very peepers. Needless to say the gig was brilliant and over the years to come I would travel far and wide to such exotic cities as Nottingham and Bristol, to student unions, converted tugboats and former opera houses to see Yeasayer live. Things had gone a bit quiet since the release of their second album, 2010's Odd Blood, an extravagant and athemic anti-pop masterpiece; but now we finally have a new track - entitled 'Henrietta'. I am absolutely delighted to say that Yeasayer have taken their sound in a more understated, impressionistic direction which is a welcome progression from the fizzing multilayered busy-ness of Odd Blood. Download 'Henrietta' for free here.
[19.07.12] | authored by 