Odd Blood
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| Studio album by Yeasayer | ||||
| Released | February 8, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Studio | Jersville Studio (, New York) Great City Productions (New York, New York) |
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| Length | 39:36 | |||
| Label | Secretly Canadian | |||
| Producer | Yeasayer | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | A– |
| BBC Music | (favorable) |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times |  |
| NME | (8/10) |
| NOW |  |
| Pitchfork | (6.1/10) |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | (8/10) |
Odd Blood is the self-produced second studio album by American experimental rock band Yeasayer. Recorded in the state of New York during 2009, it was released on February 8, 2010 in Europe and a day later in North America, with Secretly Canadian as the primary label. "Ambling Alp", "O.N.E.", "Madder Red", and "I Remember" were released as singles. Odd Blood peaked at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at number 64 on the UK Albums Chart. It reached number five on the U.S. Billboard Independent Albums chart. Yeasayer followed the record's release with an extended tour throughout 2010.
Odd Blood was mostly crafted with engineer Steve Revitte in a secluded cabin studio. During the sessions, Yeasayer experimented with different types of instruments and recording machines. Auxiliary musicians were hired to help with the process. The idea was to marry sonic experimentation with pop structures, while primary songwriters Chris Keating and Anand Wilder explored a variety of themes such as boxing, addiction, and paranoia. Odd Blood also contains several love songs. The album received largely positive reviews from critics. Praise centered on its cohesive merging of genres, especially the pop-influenced rhythms.
Yeasayer's acclaimed debut studio album, All Hour Cymbals, was released in 2007 by independent label We Are Free. The band followed its success by supporting synthpop duo MGMT on tour and by part-producing and playing bass guitar on Bat for Lashes' Two Suns, a dream pop record released in 2009. The same year, a new Yeasayer track, "Tightrope", was used in Red Hot Organization's Dark Was the Night compilation in support of HIV/AIDS sufferers, while vocalist and keyboardist Chris Keating sang on Simian Mobile Disco's single "Audacity of Huge", from the band's electronic record Temporary Pleasure.
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