New  York based trio Yeasayer are musical magpies, cut from the same colorful cloth as acts like MGMT or Santigold. Odd Blood is their sophomore disc, comprising catchy jittery electronic Pop with a myriad of influences.

The woozy “Strange Reunions” has a Middle Eastern feel as does “Madder Red” (with a hummed wordless chorus), while the psychedelic clap-filled ballad “I Remember” is remniscent of “Animal Collective”. At 10 tracks, no two songs are alike. Their debut CD was beautifully fractured psychedelic Folk/Pop, and they retain their strong sense of melody despite the change in style.

Other standouts are the Radiohead-style “The Children” (with eerie vocodered vocals and clanking beats), the tribal-sounding “O.N.E.”, the progressively trancey “Love Me Girl” (my favourite), the bouncy “Rome” with stabbing syths & the experimental ballad “Grizelda.” This album is otherworldly and highly infectious!

Download: “Strange Reunions” “I Remember” “The Children”