Fragrant World

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Fragrant World
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012
Genre Experimental rock, psychedelic pop
Length48:21
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer Yeasayer
Yeasayer chronology
Odd Blood
(2010)
Fragrant World
(2012)
Amen & Goodbye
(2016)
Singles from Fragrant World
  1. "Henrietta"
    Released: May 25, 2012
  2. "Longevity"
    Released: June 22, 2012
  3. "Reagan's Skeleton"
    Released: November 23, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Consequence of Sound C− [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 5.4/10 [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Fragrant World is the third studio album by American psychedelic pop band Yeasayer, released on August 21, 2012, on Secretly Canadian.

Contents

Critical reception

The album has received a provisional score of 71 from Metacritic indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on the reviews of 44 critics. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fingers Never Bleed"4:29
2."Longevity"3:09
3."Blue Paper"5:06
4."Henrietta"4:39
5."Devil and the Deed"3:36
6."No Bones"3:08
7."Reagan's Skeleton"5:04
8."Demon Road"4:11
9."Damaged Goods"4:57
10."Folk Hero Shtick"4:38
11."Glass of the Microscope"5:24
Total length:48:21

Personnel

Yeasayer

Additional musicians

Recording personnel

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Fragrant World
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [7] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 98
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 100
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 76
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 82
US Billboard 200 [14] 44

References

  1. "Fragrant World - Yeasayer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. "Album Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World". August 17, 2012.
  3. Nicholson, Rebecca (August 16, 2012). "Yeasayer: Fragrant World – review". The Guardian via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Yeasayer: Fragrant World". Pitchfork.
  5. "Music Review: Yeasayer - Fragrant World". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  6. "Fragrant World – Yeasayer: Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  7. "Australiancharts.com – Yeasayer – Fragrant World". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Yeasayer – Fragrant World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – Yeasayer – Fragrant World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Yeasayer – Fragrant World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Yeasayer – Fragrant World". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  14. "Yeasayer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2022.