Artist: Yeasayer
Album: Fragrant World
Genre: Indie
Label: Secretly Canadian
Just for a second, picture the modern indie scene as a middle school with each band representing a different stereotype of student. Animal Collective, the younger brother of Flaming Lips, would of course represent the weird kid who was often caught eating glue in the back of the classroom. Sitting next to them would be Bon Iver and Dan Deacon, the fashionably insensitive art kids. Across the room you’d find the literature nerds Sufjan Stevens and Andrew Bird, who spend a majority of their day reading …

