Yeasayer - Henrietta + Longevity Music Video Vignettes By Yoshi Sodeoka - REDEFINE magazine - music art film journalism

With every new album they release, Yeasayer’s fame grows rich with new haters and new fans. Admittedly, I was a bit skeptical about their opening single, “Henrietta,” and still am — but they could be doing worse, and the new single, “Longevity,” definitely pleases me at least a little bit. Be warned: the direction they’re heading is definitely hella pop — more similar to Odd Blood than All Hour Cymbals, by a long shot. So, those of you who are mourning Yeasayer’s past need to just get over it, and they’ll tell you that in their “be here now” affirming “Longevity”. Both “Longevity” and “Henrietta” can be heard below via prismatic vignettes — or music videos, for laypeople — created by video artist Yoshi Sodeoka. For the latter, the band themselves recommend drugs. Fragrant World comes out August 21st on Secretly Canadian.

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Yeasayer – “Longevity”

Yeasayer – “Henrietta

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YEASAYER TOUR DATES 2012
06/19 – Richmond, VA @ The National
06/20 – Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
06/21 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
06/22 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
06/23 – Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
06/24 – Cincinnati, OH @ 20th Century Theatre
07/04 – Gdyina, PL @ Open’er Festival
07/07 – Bruges, BE @ Cactus Festival
07/08 – Liege, BE @ Les Ardentes Festival
07/09 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli
07/13 – Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
07/15 – Ferropolis, DE @ Melt! Festival
07/31 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theater
08/01 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
08/02 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theater
08/03 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall
08/04-05 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga
08/14 – Clifton Park, NY @ Upstate Concert Hall
08/21 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
08/22 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater
08/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
08/25 – Omaha, NE @ The Slowdown
08/26 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
08/27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
08/29 – Vancouver, BC @ Eugene Low
08/30 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune
08/31 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
09/01 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
09/03 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
09/05 – Dallas TX @ House of Blues
09/06 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs
09/07 – New Orleans, LA @ The Republic
09/08 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
09/09 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
09/11 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
09/12 – New York, NY @ Rumsey Playfield (Summer Stage)
09/14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer