Fragrant World

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

Fragrant World
Studio album by Yeasayer
Released	August 21, 2012
Genre	Experimental rock, psychedelic pop
Length	48:21
Label	Secretly Canadian
Producer	Yeasayer
Yeasayer chronology
Odd Blood (2010) Fragrant World (2012) Amen & Goodbye (2016)
Singles from Fragrant World
"Henrietta" Released: May 25, 2012 "Longevity" Released: June 22, 2012 "Reagan's Skeleton" Released: November 23, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Consequence of Sound	C−[2]
The Guardian	[3]
Pitchfork	5.4/10[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[5]

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.	Title	Length
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

• Chris Keating – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11), backing vocals (3, 5, 9 and 10), Maschine synth (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 11), drum programming (2, 3, 4, 6 and 8), synthesizer (2, 4, 5 and 8) , Jupiter (7)
• Anand Wilder – lead vocals (3, 5, 9 and 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 11), guitar (1, 4, 8, 9 and 11), piano (1), Nord (1), Juno 106 (3, 4, 9 and 10), Jupiter MKS-80 (3), Korg MS-20 (3), Farfisa (3), Boss Supershifter (3), organ (4), cello (5), drum programming (5), Electribe (6), synthesizer (6), trident piano (7), ARP Omni 2 (7), talk box (8), celeste (9), 12-string guitar (10), Rhodes (10), mellotron (10)
• Ira Wolf Tuton – J bass (2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 11), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10), melodyne vocals (1), Omnisphere (9 and 10), Harmonic Octave Generator (4), Roland SH-2 (5), bass synthesizer (6), Roland SH-101 (7), ARP 2600 (7), tambourine (7), Moog Murf (9), piano (10)

Additional musicians

• Jason Trammell – drums (2, 4 and 7), percussion (6), MPC (11)
• Ahmed Gallab – percussion (6)
• Brian McOmber – drums (2, 4 and 9), percussion (9)
• Dan Carey – MPC (3 and 5)
• Al Carlson – melodyne (4), saxophone (10)
• Kishi Bashi – strings (2)
• "Delicate" Steve Marion – guitar (3)
• Elliot Bergman – kalimba (5)

Recording personnel

• Yeasayer – producer
• Al Carlson – recording
• Abe Seiferth – additional recording
• Alexis Smith – engineer
• Dan Carey – mixing

Artwork

• Ana Maria Lucaciu – modeling
• Jason Nocito – photography
• Other Means – design

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 14 September 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.