Chris Keating attended Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), graduating from the Film, Animation, Video department in 2004.

Backed by labels Secretly Canadian and Mute Records, Yeasayer released their second studio album, Odd Blood, in February 2010, featuring more pop music influences than earlier work.

The band addressed the changes sonically in an in depth interview with The Quietus, with Wolf Tuton stating: "I think the similar influences are there, but we have not focused on the same tones.

"[13] Keating continued, "The first album was such a wall of noise and we couldn’t do anymore with it so we tried to strip it away ... Creatively it was a departure and it was a challenge to try and do it and simplify ... it was ... fun to try and not hide behind the haze.

[24] In May 2011, the band premiered their brand new song "Devil and the Deed" on Conan O'Brien's late night talk show.

During their subsequent tour of North America, the band played this song at shows along with two other new tunes, "Demon Road" and "Henrietta".

[26] On where the inspiration for leaking the single directly to fans rather than via traditional channels came from, Keating stated: "I think #1, it's hard to do something secretive in the oversharing, Instagramming culture that we live in, so I liked the idea of a musical object you send to people ...

"[27] The rest of the album was leaked via an online scavenger hunt where the band gave fans clues as to where each song and an accompanying visual directed by Yoshi Sodeoka could be found.

We allowed ourselves to experiment more, not really worrying about making the most catchy, anthemic pop songs for the Lollapalooza crowd ... We definitely wanted it to be a little bit darker than the last record.

"[31] Although the band began the touring before the album's formal release, the set list for shows during this cycle consisted of many tracks from Fragrant World.

"[27] The band partnered with Casey Reas and The Creators Project to develop an interactive set for the Fragrant World tour.

[32] The set consisted of mirrored prism-like structures that "utilize[d] elements of reflection and refraction to produce an immersive, multi-layered experience that ... subsume[d] audiences in color and light.

[36] On February 10, 2016, Yeasayer released a music video that explored the set on which the album art was shot, as well as new single "Prophecy Gun."

The music video included sculptures of public figures such as Donald Trump, Caitlyn Jenner, and Mark Twain, and was described by the band as "Sgt.

"[37] On March 2, 2016, the band released the third single "Silly Me," a track with a decidedly more pop inspired sound described by the trio as being "from a different spectrum.