All Hour Cymbals
A kaleidoscopic fusion of global rhythms and choral harmonies. It sounds like a futuristic folk ritual performed in a shimmering, dust-swept desert.
October 23, 2007 · No Colors
A kaleidoscopic fusion of global rhythms and choral harmonies. It sounds like a futuristic folk ritual performed in a shimmering, dust-swept desert.
October 23, 2007 · No Colors
All Hour Cymbals feels like a transmission from a culture that doesn't exist yet, one that has fused ancient spiritual traditions with futuristic technology. It is an album of immense warmth and dust, sounding as if it were recorded in a canyon where the echoes of Middle Eastern percussion and Appalachian folk music have been bouncing around for decades. The defining characteristic is the vocal work: thick, multi-tracked harmonies that transform indie rock songs into something resembling liturgical chants. It is music that feels both grounded in the earth and reaching for the stars.
How does All Hour Cymbals sound next to the rest of Yeasayer's catalogue?
Desert saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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