To engage a new Yeasayer album is to engage the faceless beast -- the band is like a phoenix, continually bursting into flames and emerging from the ashes a new, changed aesthetic. To criticize them for stylistic integrity would be missing the point -- they actively avoid photocopying themselves. Thus with
Fragrant World, the third tent pole in their ever-growing discography, they've nailed yet another style with surprisingly fresh sounds, coating their brilliant hooks in a new sense of self. And it's one of their best senses yet.
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