Fragrant World
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| Studio album by Yeasayer | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, psychedelic pop | |||
| Length | 48:21 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producer | Yeasayer | |||
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Fragrant World is the third studio album by American psychedelic pop band Yeasayer, released on August 21, 2012 on Secretly Canadian.
Critical reception
The album has received a provisional score of 71 from Metacritic indicating "generally favourable reviews", based on the reviews of 44 critics.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Fingers Never Bleed" | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Longevity" | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Blue Paper" | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Henrietta" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Devil and the Deed" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "No Bones" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Reagan's Skeleton" | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Demon Road" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Damaged Goods" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Folk Hero Shtick" | 4:38 |
| 11. | "Glass of the Microscope" | 5:24 |
Total length: |
48:21 | |
Personnel
The following people contributed to Fragrant World:
Yeasayer
- Chris Keating – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11), backing vocals (3, 5, 9 and 10), Maschine synth (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11), drum programming (2, 3, 4, 6 and 8), synthesizer (2, 4, 5 and 8) , Jupiter (7)
- Anand Wilder – lead vocals (3, 5, 9 and 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11), guitar (1, 4, 8, 9 and 11), piano (1), Nord (1), Juno 106 (3, 4, 9 and 10), Jupiter MKS-80 (3), Korg MS-20 (3), Farfisa (3), Boss Supershifter (3), organ (4), cello (5), drum programming (5), Electribe (6), synthesizer (6), trident piano (7), ARP Omni 2 (7), talk box (8), celeste (9), 12-string guitar (10), Rhodes (10), mellotron (10)
- Ira Wolf Tuton – J bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10), melodyne vocals (1), Omnisphere (9 and 10), Harmonic Octave Generator (4), Roland SH-2 (5), bass synthesizer (6), Roland SH-101 (7), ARP 2600 (7), tambourine (7), Moog Murf (9), piano (10)
Additional musicians
- Jason Trammell – drums (2, 4 and 7), percussion (6), MPC (11)
- Ahmed Gallab – percussion (6)
- Brian McOmber – drums (2, 4 and 9), percussion (9)
- Dan Carey – MPC (3 and 5)
- Al Carlson – melodyne (4), saxophone (10)
- Kishi Bashi – strings (2)
- "Delicate" Steve Marion – guitar (3)
- Elliot Bergman – kalimba (5)
Recording personnel
- Yeasayer – producer
- Al Carlson – recording
- Abe Seiferth – additional recording
- Alexis Smith – engineer
- Dan Carey – mixing
Artwork
- Ana Maria Lucaciu – modeling
- Jason Nocito – photography
- Other Means – design
References
- ↑ "Fragrant World - Yeasayer: Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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