Yeasayer reveals “Wait for the Summer” video

How do we know that Yeasayer’s a buzz band? For one thing, it appeared as a Band of the Week back in January on these very (web) pages. And for another thing, when we wrote about Yeasayer’s tour with MGMT, we used the word “buzz” in the title. But perhaps you need some arty, visual evidence to legitimize your enthusiasm. Well, you’re in luck, unbeliever, because the band has just premiered its loopy video for “Wait for the Summer,” off of 2007’s acclaimed All Hour Cymbals. The video features bugs, apples, and general trippiness, resulting in a whole other kind...  read more

Band of the Week: Yeasayer

In its very short history, Yeasayer has already inspired a long list of disparate comparisons—to members of the old guard like Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel and Fleetwood Mac, as well as to contemporary acts like Animal Collective, TV on the Radio and Vampire Weekend—which only reveals...  read more

Buzz storms collide as Yeasayer, MGMT tour

One is soon to be featured as a Paste Band of the Week. The other has already graced our mag's pages as a 4 To Watch artist. Yup, we have a gut feeling that Yeasayer and MGMT are each going to be a pretty big deal over the next few years, if they aren't already dominating your eardrums. So now that the pair is touring together, Paste advises that you get in on the ground floor while the two remain relative unknowns outside of the Web's incestuous blog circles. Below are the duo's North American dates. Please note that the...  read more