“Our old drummer was in a difficult position,” Keating says. “Anand and I grew up together, we’ve known each other forever, we can say harsh [stuff] to each other, but it’s on a brother level. I take his criticism seriously, but I don’t have to pull punches. Same with Ira — he’s related to Anand through marriage. So it’s difficult for someone to fit into that situation and feel like they’re inside the circle. The social dynamic is really important, because on the road you have to sleep next to each other, and that constant proximity is what breaks bands up: ‘You smell,’ ‘Stop snoring,’ ‘Stop drinking.’ It’s not ordinary for grown men to spend so much time in close proximity. 

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

Tonight (Apr. 21st, 2010), Yeasayer will play a SOLD OUT show with Sleigh Bells at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver, Canada. Fucking A.

CREDIT: Erin Thompson, Seattle Weekly

Yeasayer’s playing a sold-out show tomorrow night at Neumos. I’m super stoked to hear their killer most recent record, Odd Blood, performed live, and I talked to front man Chris Keating recently about the band’s plan for the Seattle show, that Rolling Stone story, and writing songs about famous people. Read on:

You’re playing Seattle on 4/20. Got anything special planned for us?
What, for all you stoners? Not anything other than our normal spectacular show that we do night in night out.

That’s a tactful answer.
My friend builds these customized lightboxes, and we really blast retinas, so I bet if people are so inclined to be really high - and I’m sure they’re going to since that’s usually our fanbase - their minds will bug out, I guarantee it.

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