Fragrant World
by Yeasayer

Fragrant World by Yeasayer
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-08-14
Overall rank: 7,109th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 43 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2012 (145th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,373rd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,109th)

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Yeasayer bestography

Fragrant World is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Yeasayer on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Yeasayer is Odd Blood which is ranked number 2341 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 683.

Yeasayer album bestography « Higher ranked (4,940th)
All Hour Cymbals
This album (7,109th)
Fragrant World
Lower ranked (20,841st) »
Amen & Goodbye

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Fragrant World track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Fragrant World rankings

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Overall rank: 7,109th | 2010s rank: 1,373rd | 2012 rank: 145th

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Fragrant World ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 43 votes)
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75/100
From 12/12/2018 21:59 | #226948
I love this album. I'd put it narrowly between All Hour Cymbals and Odd Blood. There's a lot more acoustic exploration on this album and some really unique sound textures arise out of this, which only goes on to accent the strange lyrics in a really mutually beneficial way.
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70/100
From 01/31/2015 12:34 | #133304
J'adore cet album (comme le groupe) en particulier le morceau 1 Fingers never bleeds
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From 03/26/2014 21:09 | #107681
Seriously underrated band on this site. One of the best albums of 2012 for me
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From 09/25/2013 15:29 | #86812
"Let's make "All Hour Cymbals" again without any of the hooks!" No, thanks.
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65/100
From 01/02/2013 16:23 | #59803
Yeasayer's sound hasn't budged from their last release. There are less "hits" on this indie synth-rock album, pointing to a more "complicated" feel this time around. "reagan's skeleton" and "devil and the deed" are the best tracks if you're looking for a place to start.
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From 10/31/2012 15:55 | #53774
This was a serious departure from the brilliance of Odd Blood...I feel like Yeasayer is getting weirder, but not necessarily getting better...
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From 10/30/2012 19:35 | #53723
They just keep going further and further away from what I enjoyed on all our symbols. On the bright side, I guess it does make Odd Blood look a little bit better now.
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