Reacting accordingly has translated into a strong collection of tracks that reaches out with the same concerned world-weariness of its predecessors — but if the world is going to end anyway, you may as well dance around a bit and enjoy yourself. Before hanging up, Tuton asks for a restaurant recommendation in town, and the conversation veers to the band's love of hitting the basketball court on the road. "Down low, I'm a beast. I'm like Dennis Rodman, without dyed hair," he says. "I'm the beefiest of the group, and I know how to throw my elbows, so everybody is terrified of me."

YEASAYER + DAEDELUS | House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St, Boston | September 11 @ 7 pm | All ages | $25 | 888.693.2583

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