Fragrant World
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{{Infobox album
| name = Fragrant World
| type = studio
| artist = Yeasayer
| cover = FragrantWorld.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 21, 2012
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Experimental rock, psychedelic pop
| length = 48:21
| label = Secretly Canadian
| producer = Yeasayer
| prev_title = Odd Blood
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Amen & Goodbye
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fragrant World
| type = studio
| single1 = Henrietta
| single1date = May 25, 2012
| single2 = Longevity
| single2date = June 22, 2012
| single3 = Reagan's Skeleton
| single3date = November 23, 2012
}}
}}
{{music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fragrant-world-mw0002382245|title=Fragrant World - Yeasayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
|rev2 = Consequence of Sound
|rev3 = The Guardian
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/16/yeasayer-fragrant-world-review|title=Yeasayer: Fragrant World – review|first=Rebecca|last=Nicholson|newspaper=The Guardian |date=August 16, 2012|via=www.theguardian.com}}
|rev4 = Pitchfork
|rev4score = 5.4/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16940-fragrant-world/|title=Yeasayer: Fragrant World|website=Pitchfork}}
|rev5 = Tiny Mix Tapes
|rev5score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/yeasayer-fragrant-world|title=Music Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World|website=Tiny Mix Tapes}}
}}
Fragrant World is the third studio album by American psychedelic pop band Yeasayer, released on August 21, 2012, on Secretly Canadian.
Critical reception
The album has received a provisional score of 71 from Metacritic indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on the reviews of 44 critics.{{cite web|title=Fragrant World – Yeasayer: Reviews|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/fragrant-world/yeasayer|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=14 September 2012}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 48:21
| title1 = Fingers Never Bleed
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Longevity
| length2 = 3:09
| title3 = Blue Paper
| length3 = 5:06
| title4 = Henrietta
| length4 = 4:39
| title5 = Devil and the Deed
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = No Bones
| length6 = 3:08
| title7 = Reagan's Skeleton
| length7 = 5:04
| title8 = Demon Road
| length8 = 4:11
| title9 = Damaged Goods
| length9 = 4:57
| title10 = Folk Hero Shtick
| length10 = 4:38
| title11 = Glass of the Microscope
| length11 = 5:24
}}
Personnel
=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=
- Jason Trammell – drums (2, 4 and 7), percussion (6), MPC (11)
- Ahmed Gallab – percussion (6)
- Brian McOmber – drums (2, 4 and 9), percussion (9)
- Dan Carey – MPC (3 and 5)
- Al Carlson – melodyne (4), saxophone (10)
- Kishi Bashi – strings (2)
- "Delicate" Steve Marion – guitar (3)
- Elliot Bergman – kalimba (5)
=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
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for Fragrant World ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|47|artist=Yeasayer|album=Fragrant World|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|25|artist=Yeasayer|album=Fragrant World|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|67|artist=Yeasayer|album=Fragrant World|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|98|id=202099|artist=Yeasayer|album=Fragrant World|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|100|date=20120826|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|76|artist=Yeasayer|album=Fragrant World|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|82|date=20120826|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|44|artist=Yeasayer|rowheader=true|access-date=June 27, 2022}} |
References
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