Fragrant World
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
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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 |
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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
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
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- Chris Keating
- Cale Parks
- Ira Wolf Tuton
- Anand Wilder
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| | Former members |
- Luke Fasano
- Ahmed Gallab
- Jason Trammell
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