Fragrant World

Fragrant World is the third studio album by American psychedelic pop band Yeasayer, released on August 21, 2012, on Secretly Canadian.

Fragrant World
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012
GenreExperimental rock, psychedelic pop
Length48:21
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerYeasayer
Yeasayer chronology
Odd Blood
(2010)
Fragrant World
(2012)
Amen & Goodbye
(2016)
Singles from Fragrant World
  1. "Henrietta"
    Released: May 25, 2012
  2. "Longevity"
    Released: June 22, 2012
  3. "Reagan's Skeleton"
    Released: November 23, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence of SoundC-[2]
The Guardian[3]
Pitchfork5.4/10[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

Critical reception

The album has received a provisional score of 71 from Metacritic indicating "generally favourable reviews," based on the reviews of 44 critics.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

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

  1. "Fragrant World - Yeasayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Album Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World". August 17, 2012.
  3. Nicholson, Rebecca (August 16, 2012). "Yeasayer: Fragrant World – review" via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Yeasayer: Fragrant World". Pitchfork.
  5. "Music Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  6. "Fragrant World - Yeasayer: Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 September 2012.



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