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May 18, 2016 Yeasayer By Christopher Roberts

Yeasayer released their new album, Amen & Goodbye, last month via Mute. Previously the band had shared the video for “I Am Chemistry.” Today they have shared the second video from the record, for “Silly Me.” Mike Anderson directs the strange and surreal animated clip, which features murderous human-sized cats and a woman who gets transported to a weird world. The band describes it as a prequel to the “I Am Chemistry” video.

Anderson commented on the video in a press release: “We use a pretty unique approach; pretty much everything in every frame is handmade and hand-painted. We then 3D scan all of it, bringing it into the computer so it’s entirely recreated digitally. We record motion-capture of performers and apply the data to the characters for the animation. The lighting is all done in the computer. So while the final product is ostensibly CGI, nearly everything you’re seeing is a digital record of something we directed or fabricated in real-life. Best of all worlds.”

Watch it below, followed by the band’s tour dates. Also pick up Under the Radar’s current print magazine issue to read a new interview with Yeasayer about Amen & Goodbye.

Yeasayer Tour Dates:

May 19: Asheville, NC: The Orange Peel
May 20: Atlanta, GA: Shaky Beats Music Festival
May 21: Nashville, TN: Exit/In
May 22: Detroit, MI: The Majestic Theatre
May 23: Chicago, IL: Lincoln Hall - SOLD OUT
May 24: Minneapolis, MN: First Avenue
May 27: George, WA: Sasquatch Music Festival
May 28: Canada: Vancouver, BC: Imperial Vancouver
May 29: Portland, OR: Wonder Ballroom
May 31: San Francisco, CA: The Fillmore
June 1: Los Angeles, CA: The Fonda Theatre
June 2: San Diego, CA: The Observatory North Park
June 3: Santa Ana, CA: The Observatory
June 5: Dallas, TX: Bulladora Music Festival
June 10: UK: London: Oslo - SOLD OUT
June 11: UK: London: Field Day Festival in Victoria Park, Main Stage
June 12: Belgium: Gent: Handelsbeurs
June 14: Norway: Oslo: Parkteatret
June 15: Norway: Bergen: Bergenfest
June 17: Denmark: Aarhus: Northside Festival
June 19: Netherlands: Beekse Bergen, Best Kept Secret Festival
June 20: Switzerland: Lausanne: Les Docks
June 21: Italy: Marina Di Ravenna: Hana Bi
June 22: Croatia: Zagreb, INmusic Festival
June 24: Germany: Scheeßel: Hurricane Festival
June 25: Germany: Neuhausen: Southside Festival
July 15: North Lake Tahoe, CA: Wanderlust Festival
July 28: Chicago, IL: Lollapalooza