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

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