{"id":102939,"date":"2025-08-28T22:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/102939\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T22:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T22:28:16","slug":"yeasayers-anand-wilder-names-his-top-5-80s-divas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/102939\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeasayer’s Anand Wilder names his top 5 ’80s divas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though Yeasayer are no more, the band\u2019s two lead vocalists are now both leading solo careers and when you compare Chris Keating\u2019s solo stuff<\/a> to Anand Wilder\u2019s, you can really get a feel for how their individual styles came together to create the unique Yeasayer sound. Anand strongly embraced the folky side of Yeasayer on his 2022 debut solo album I Don\u2019t Know My Words<\/a>, and he now dives back into the band\u2019s bouncy, bubbly psych-pop side on his sophomore solo album Psychic Lessons<\/a>. It\u2019s a very cool record and you can stream it in full below.<\/p>\n

Anand is also a big record collector, a DJ, and a sucker for pop music, so it\u2019s fitting that he\u2019s chosen to tell us about five albums he loves by his five favorite \u201980s divas, all of which he shows off (via video) from his own record collection, and at least one of which is marked up with notes for his DJ sets. His list includes some of the biggest powerhouses in pop history, and he finds time to get some new wave and art pop in there too. Check out the video below.<\/p>\n

Also coming up for Anand Wilder: a performance & signing at Rough Trade Below on September 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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