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Smells Like Mediocrity: Yeasayer’s Fragrant World
EIC September 3, 2012After two years Yeasayer releases a new album, miles from their folksy debut. By Navneet Nagra Yeasayer debuted in 2007 with All Hour Cymbals, an album of tribal drum beats and genre-shifting vocal rhythms. Next came Odd Blood; a shift from their groovy debut, Odd Blood mixed pop and electronica. A two-year break and the world became fragrant. Fragrant World is a completely new direction for Yeasayer, straying from their folksy roots into rattling electronic beats. This jarring contrast from their previous albums leads the listener to double-take. The album single “Henrietta” starts with a cruising downbeat interspersed with an…
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Album review: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats — Regina Spektor
EIC June 4, 2012By Navneet Nagra Seasoned eccentric Regina Spektor sends down another round of intelligent chamber pop It’s been three years since Regina Spektor’s last studio release Far, and the wait was worth it. What We Saw From The Cheap Seats is…
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Record renaissance
EIC April 9, 2012By Navneet Nagra Vinyl — archaic or classic? Sales trends in the last five years have been tipping in favour of the gramophone It’s 1991, the embarrassing ‘80s are behind us, and on the horizon is a new world of…
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