Odd Blood - Yeasayer
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78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 136 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the second full-length album for the Brooklyn-based rock band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. NOW Magazine
    100
    Hopefully there’s still enough room on people’s psych plates for Odd Blood, a masterful follow-up that deserves to get into your ears.
  2. BBC Music
    80
    The new sound features a dense, Dave Fridmann-like production: pumping, parping, squelching sounds familiar to those from The Flaming Lips, or MGMT, but rarely coupled to such strong hooks, or vocal performances, by either.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Yeasayer’s greatest achievement is their balancing act, teetering between heartfelt and overly earnest, between invoking and pastiching past decades, between worldly experimentalism and token tourism.
  4. Dot Music
    60
    They seem keen to hold a mirror up to familiar pop tropes, but in doing so only reveal themselves for what they are - a gang of weirdoes carrying guitars. Perversely, their eagerness to engage the mainstream attention span often seems obnoxious in itself.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MooziikMaster
    10
    WHOA! This is one of the best things that I have heard in a long time. From beginning to end, this album put a smile on my face. From the creepy, electronic opener "The Children" to the calm finale "Grizelda" and every beat, rhythm, and word in between, this album is flawless. The best songs on this album have to be "The Children", "Ambling Alp", "Madder Red", "O.N.E.", and "Rome". Yeasayer has released another great album. If this is the style of music that is popular now, keep it coming!… Expand
  2. Armington
    9
    A breath of fresh air. There is nothing more invigorating than hearing a band having such fun, experimenting and playing around with their sound, teasing the quirky potential out of every track. I haven't been this excited by an album since Late of the Pier's debut.… Expand
  3. Pipinowns
    9
    Experimental. A word used to describe many recent albums. This is one of the few albums that actually fits that definition, as you Yeasayer brings us an album absolutely nothing like it's predecessor, which is a very good thing. The album sounds simple, yet feels complex: a paradox which will have you hitting the repeat button constantly.… Expand
  4. j30
    7
    The album as a whole stands as a pretty darn good pop album. My biggest question is whether or not Odd Blood will stand the test of time.

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