It's Blitz!

Highlights: -Soft Shock -Runaway -Dragon Queen

dont know what the rest of their music sounds like but It's Blitz! is the sound of a band that would've existed in the scott pilgrim universe. a 2000's garage rock/ppr band that is heavily nostalgic for 80s dance/synthpop. sounds cool to me.

Classic oughts indie rock dance sound.

It's ok.

I was excited to see this album pop up, as I knew Heads Will Roll and Zero well and really liked those songs. Unfortunately many of the other songs on this album pale in comparison. Good album overall, but I was expecting much better. 3/5

Schöner Indie-Rock mit elektronischen Punk-Rock-Elementen.

Solid album, enjoyed some of the fun energy and development of the late 00's

3.5⭐️

Not a bad album, it had moments I enjoyed! Just a combination of 1. Not quite being my preferred sound 2. Being recent enough that I was very familiar with that sound 3. No standout songs for me.

Was ok. 3.5

I find it so interesting that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs make this list more than once. Like, I think they have a nice sound, but multiple albums seems like a stretch to me. Overall, I liked Heads Will Roll, and the rest of the album was pleasant.

Dance till your ded Dancey Kinda catchy Skeletons had cool atmosphere Singing on dull life bad sorry weird country pop rock sound Runaway goes hard Mid the rest of the way

Started out strong but faded a bit after that.

Yeah!

Very interesting. A faixa de abertura é muito boa! É daquelas q vc sente q um álbum está sendo anunciado... A viagem pelas faixas vai mostrando tonalidades diferentes. Me parece conciso!! Gostei

Listened Before? N A really good album. As far as late 2000s stuff goes, this is a real gem. It's still got that "hipster" vibe to it, but it's pretty heavily influenced by new wave and punk. I like that about it. Some of the songs are way too long for the simplicity of the lyrics, but overall a good one. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Zero

Heads will roll is a classic but I listened to this album a few times through and can't remember a single other song.

OK. Repetitive.

"It's Blitz!" comes across as formulaic. Lacks the aggression, emotion, and sincerity of their earlier stuff. The disco/dance grooves are just weak. Karen O's voice is not Gloria Gaynor, Donna Summer, or even Debbie Harry - and it is Blondie (or possibly No Doubt) who they seem to be reaching for, rather than capitalize on their OWN unique flavor. It just feels forced, like a great basketball player who suddenly gets to the Finals and chokes away the win because they get overwhelmed by the moment. Which isn't to say it's all bad. Dissapointing.

Great production on this record, and a more 'mainstream' sound that Fever To Tell. Favourite tracks: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock,

Energetic and dance pop driven. Awesome lyrics and song writing motiffs are all in high caliber on this album. "It's Blitz!" definitely broke from earlier Yeah Yeah Yeahs more punk influence to delve into some of its more unique quasi indie dance pop style that would span the 2010s. Honestly this album is wonderful, its easy listening all whilst being able to hype me up!

Never heard of them before! A few good songs

This was fun! Will listen again.

I only knew heads will roll from them but was impressed! Luv late 2000s indie me Favs: zero, heads will roll ofc 10/10

Very good album. Doesn't stand out from the pack amongst other very good 2000's indie rock though.

it's friday morning but longing for a synthy sunday - dance till you're dead! But like a mindless maybe cleaning sunday, less gripping than i was hoping

I like them. First time exploring this album and enjoyed. They don’t send me over the top

I felt a surprising depth beneath the surface of this project, something grim and lonely. That said, if it had leaned full bore into that aesthetic I feel like it would have been stronger overall. Mixed very loud, it is certainly bombastic, and KO's vocals don't falter really at all. I have no complaints, but nothing really sticks with me. Solid indie that I missed during my childhood.

Heads will roll is an undeniable 2000s electro-indie banger. Interesting how the album slows down quite a bit after the first two songs, they're not bad though. I think skeletons is pretty good. wish i could give it a 3.5

Liked songs: Soft Shock, Hysteric, Little Shadow, Faces

Couldn't decide whether it wanted to be poppy or ballads. Not the worst but not my thing.

Some songs had me vibing but some songs were less good, however I wouldn't say any of them were bad.

Not really convincing.

Starts off fabulously, but loses a bit of steam near the end. Emblematic of its time.

Not bad. 3/5

Like the lead singer's voice. Also like the chord progressions across the album

Great start, less fussed by the rest

What a song to start with!!! Lived up to expectations 100 percent such a fun one. Was a joy to rediscover Zero and I had never heard the song Skeletons before but i thought it was lovely. Made me think someone was knocking on my door though. Dull Life was fab too. A lot of punchy ones which was a nice surprise

I wanted to like this more than I did. I think they’re more suited for pop but they wanna keep their rock energy.

This may be an issue I have with much of contemporary and often synth infused Indie Rock, examplified by this album: I don't understand what it wants from me, what it wants to do with me. It doesn't touch me, it doesn't move me, neither emotionally nor my body despite its frequent dance tunes. Why 𝘪𝘴 it? It doesn't tell me anything, explicitly or otherwise. There are no sonic discoveries to be made. The music may sound like a ruckus, but what's underneath is rather tame and boring. Coincidentally, there's a version of this album with a few accoustic takes of the songs, which are allowed to be ~tame and those are much more engaging to me. But that's not part of the assignment, is it?, so: I don't particularly hate this but - despite or because of my aversion to purpose-made music: - what is it 𝘧𝘰𝘳? The only thing that comes to mind is someone's house party where let's call her Christine balances of bag of crisps on her head, she's just crazy like that, haha.

Not bad. Not the best thing I have ever heard but by no means the worst. Eminently listenable to

Some generally solid indy rock.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a solid little band. They do a lot with their small group of 3, but due to a lack of hands it always makes one wanting something more. One more instrument, one more texture, one more layer, one more sound. It's just *missing* a little something interesting.

This was okay but it didn't really connect with me.

Zero is excellent.

I liked some songs but others were just meh.

Not my favorite YYYs album, but serviceable and doesn't make me want to shut it off. Good enough for 3.

This album definitely overpowered all other YYY's efforts so definitively, I don't think the world at large thinks of them as anything other than dancerock band. Album itself is a little inconsistent for me, with its highest peaks being indeed superb, while its lowest dragging and dripping.

Pretty good

Released at the tail end of the last decade when Rock music seemed exciting, this is a capable blend of Synth-Rock meets Punk ethos. Some great vocals and guitar work, all with an energetic drive.

Before this album, I only knew a little bit of Yeah Yeah Yeahs but I’m going to have to listen to more now because it’s definitely growing on me

3-4

Meh meh meh

syntes de første numre var rigtig fede og så blev det lidt ensformigt efterhånden. Fed vokal

Kan godt huske da den her udkom, det føles som en big deal dengang at Yeah Yeah Yeahs pludselig spillede synthpop! De to første numre er kæmpe bangers, god plade. [okay gramps, let's get you to bed]

Great hits, an album that sounds different enough from the others in the genre that it catches my attention, the acoustic tracks sound great, the vocalist has a great voice. The only stuff I wasn't so happy with is the second half of the album kind of just blended into one sound and didn't have any stand outs. Definitely an album I enjoyed, but truth be told I'll probably listen to the first half then turn it off for something else on re listens

I had written them off as just another hipster band back in the day, but there’s actually something too them, a lightness and joi de vivre that’s infectious.

Some big songs and tight sounds. Enjoyable but not epic.

Pretty good

I liked this a lot. It is a shame it came out late 2000’s rather than in the 90’s. Had it come out 10 years earlier, I think it would have been a lot more influential. ‘Heads Will Roll’ being the most popular song is a snub, even though that song is great as well.

Good, they have heads will roll as one hit wonder though 2/3***

It’s ok

Off with your head is a straight banger. The rest of the album is ok but doesn't shine as much as the single

Some really great songs and a bunch of so-so.

Yeah!

Well, to start, I'm already quite familiar with their first two records, and if Fever To Tell isn't on the list but this is, I'll be very upset and confused. I remember not taking to this album when it came out, but I'm going to give it a fair shot. First couple of minutes are reminiscent of Blondie. Nothing wrong with that, but not the Yeah Yeah Yeahs I fell in love with in the early 00s. After listening to the whole thing, it was enjoyable, but not a standout album to me.

Stor 3

Love a good indietronic throwback. As with most records in the genre, this is very good at being whistful. Slows down a little too much for me towards the end of the album. Heads Will Roll is a classic, Atrack is a genius for what he did in the remix too. Probably won’t go back to this album as much as Fever To Tell from a few months ago

This is still pretty good and has some catchy stuff, but I miss their more ragged stuff, like off that first EP. Still, there's nothing anonymous about this.

I must say, while some of this album wasn’t for me, I actually enjoyed a few songs off of it! The sound was unique, and I found several of the songs to be very catchy. The guitar riffs were captivating and I loved the electronic sound. While it may not be my ultimate go-to choice when selecting an album, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it upon first listen.

Ok

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Its a Blitz

TRADH!!!!

wtf is this cover art lmao favourites: 02, 03, 05, 09 least favourites: 08 pretty good 6-7ish/10

Fun little indie rock record that starts off sounding like a bit like LCD Soundsystem and ending off sounding like Beach House. The middle track-run is somewhat weak. Also I never realized that this was the record that gave us a song that got turned into a meme track through a remix.

It's good

Better than I anticipated. The vocals are good. 3.5

Fun album. It’s just a tad too pop driven and repetitive for my taste. I feel like it’s knocking on the door of a 4-5 album just missing some elements.

Solid dance rock record. I would have thought their debut would make the list over this, but actually I think It’s Blitz! is more well rounded with its dance hits and softer ballads. Nothing too special about this one though.

Sorpresivamente me gusto. CD corto pero con el numero perfecto para no cansarte de lo mismo. Demasiado repetitivo muchas canciones con los mismos ritmos e inflecciones de voz. Still bueno y con par de canciones sobresalientes para mi es un yeah yeah meh

Can hear them in The Beaches. Unique sound with the voice and musical composition.

This is the first full album I've ever listened to by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Prior to this, I wouldn't have been able to name of their songs, though now after listening I absolutely recognize "Heads Will Roll" (favorite track on here by a wide margin). It's an interesting listen - starts off in this dance-punk-disco space but transitions into something more somber and reserved. Kinda wish we got more of the former than the latter but it's a cool listen regardless.

Eh, it's ok. I was excited for this based a couple of previous songs I'd heard but it didn't really do it for me.

Very frog coded album, no I will not elaborate

Played twice, each while working on a project. It filled a useful role of keeping me well focused on my task for the duration of the album... maybe there are some binaurals happening? But it didn't ever distract me from my task with awesomeness.

Such a unique blend of disco like guitar work, 80’s heavy synthesizers and modern indie rock vocals. The first half of the album feels lacking I some ways but Dull Life seems to mark a change in the album as the second half of the album comes back tremendously! Favorite songs: Shane and Fortune, Runaway and Dull Life

Liked this pretty much. Thought I’d tire of the vocals but didn’t. Nice variety of styles and tempos. Won’t need to listen to again.

This isn't meant to be a dig or a dis but this sounded like something I could have heard in the 80's. I enjoyed it and would listen again.

Good

Aunque sólo tuviera Heads Will Roll merecería la pena. Muchísima energía. 3/5.

Dug it. Nothing stuck out. Nothing made me wanna fast forward. 3

Fun, reminiscent of rilo kiley

They have two albums on the list. They are quite different. This one is not bad, but the other one speaks to me more. I prefer their rock side to their synth pop side. Favorite song: Heads Will Roll, which reminds me of Blue Monday.

I love heads will roll, some other songs were good but not that solid an album. This is an album I’d listen to maybe 3 songs of, skip through the rest.

I hadn’t heard this one before, it was decent. Of the YYYs I’ve heard I like their second one best, but this had some catchy tunes on it. I liked the synthy overtones as well. Good stuff.

A veces pones un disco y piensas "no sé que tiene, pero es mi rollo". Pues eso es lo que me ha pasado con ese disco. No sé si es bueno o malo, pero es mi rollo.

I’d like to give this 3.5 stars. I enjoyed the album! The vocals were great. I feel like all of these songs would go great in movies. The acoustic songs at the end peaked my interest, but were not my favorites. I could see this being a good album to jam to.

Definitely an improvement compared to the first album we listened to from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was solid but didn’t blow me away.

So the YYY decides to give a shot to the dance-punk sound that was all the rage a few years prior. Bands like Death From Above and LCD Soundsystem were already well-established and admittedly much more interesting than what the YYY are doing here. I'm not saying that it's bad, but the songs do tend to blend together at some point. It's like a more commercial, less exciting take on a sound that was already starting to wear off by the end of the 00's.

I wouldn't have added it to this list, but it wasn't a bad listen either.

Enjoyable indie rock vibes with a few catchy hooks, but I can't see why this is so remarkable and why I would want to listen to it again. This was like easy listening and heavily produced garage/post punk? I don't know. Next!

Pretty good, some songs I really like, other songs that are okay but not amazing.

Interesting

This album starts out really, really strongly and tapers off for me. The instrumentals are all interesting, and way, way heavier than you'd expect going in at times. But the overall sound of the album fades to background for me beyond the first 4 or 5 tracks. Favorite track: Soft Shock

Ganz sympathisch, aber leider auch nur 3 Punkte.

After listening to these guys the first time around and being blown away, this album was much different than I anticipated. Slower, a little popish and a little dance type music, but still kept a little edge that I appreciate. Maybe her voice or maybe it was the presentation, but I enjoyed this album more and more with each listen. Even the first song after the album completed was Black Tongue, so bonus. Cool to see the song called Zero. Much different than the Pumpkins, but good tune. Heads Will Roll is definitely a dance song, but they make it work. Other favorites include Skeleton, Dragon Queen and Hysterical. Again, much different than I expected but really enjoy this bands sound. Each listen was better than the previous and while I thought there times of popish, dance music, sometimes I do enjoy a little of the cheesy stuff when presented in the right way. These guys did it the right way and are pretty damn good. Side note, my rating increased with each listen. First time through I thought, meh. By the my last listen, 3.5 from me. 3.5

3 It’s Alright! I knew that Yeah Yeah Yeahs eventually developed more of a pop sound later in their career, and I guess this album denotes that shift. Unfortunately, instead of having a distinct sound to it like their debut had, this makes them sound like just about every other 2000s alt band that tried to cross over from rock to pop. Admittedly, YYYs probably did it better than most because, as far as those attempts go, I found this to be pretty decent and listenable, but at the same time, to say it’s anything special would be a lie. The album admittedly starts a bit promising with Zero and Heads Will Roll, two tracks that nearly had me on board for the group’s new sound, but it slowly devolves into a bunch of generic pop rock fodder from there. It’s the kind of thing where you can tell they still wanted to be considered alternative while also hoping to garner a bit of mainstream attention, which to me feels a lot like having your cake and eating it too. That to say, I’m pretty sure they actually succeeded in that regard with this album, so power to them - I’m willing to eat crow, but it’s still not my thing. Fever to Tell over this any day - I mean, this didn’t have a single lyric anywhere on it that came close to “Boy you just a stupid bitch and girl you just a no good dick”.

Started out as a great uptempo pop punk album. Great female lead, fun backing band. After a few songs, the tone changed a bit and became drab without the pep from the beginning. Mid 3 for quality and a strong start.

Karen O’s vocals are reminiscent of Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons in the 80s, a band I really enjoyed.

What a pleasant surprise. I smiled. A bit of a delightful album, cheeky, fun, joyous, accessible and approachable. Very happy with this. Easy three stars, not quite 4, as it's not yet got under my skin, but it very well may do so. Good recommendation. Pleased with this.

Pretty decent album, I was expecting all house type music but I was wrong Top tracks: Heads Will Roll, Dull Life

Lots of energy and tempo

Again, I wanted to give this a 2, since I have been giving so many amazing albums 3s. But I can't rate this a 2. It starts so fucking good.

4/10

It was just fine

Kinda cool, groovy

Good album

Good, falls off a cliff though

Meh

not as good as I remembered it being, feels verrrry 2009

Mukavaa melodista indietä, mutta ei kovin mieleenpainuvaa. Turhan koneellinen fiilis. Ei tunnu orgaaniselta.

Zero: Decent, like the beat. Lyrics didin't connect to me on this listen. Heads will roll: An absolute banger. I was already aware of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and this is the song that put them on my radar. Soft Shock: eh. it's fine but I wouldn't seek it out. Skeletons: didin't even register Dull Life: It's fine The album did not really resonate with me. I wasn't listening very actively but the lyrics never really captured me.

The layout of the album is kinda strange but it’s pretty good

I liked this cool dancey, synthey stuff at the start and nice acoustic numbers at the back of the extended album. She has a great voice.

Good indie pop. Not likely to revisit entire album but some great individual tracks.

A very constant Karen O YYY sound. Not bad, but not all too unique.

WOW. Good pop. And riffs. Rock. Maybe some dynamic differences, like each song is its own thing in a cohesive whole. Great singing and grooves. Massive riffs. Arena ready.

Heads Will Roll was best track on the album.

Overall: This is the 1st I've actually sat with anything from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and I am glad I finally did. I never thought I had heard any tracks from them other than Maps, when a friend did a drum cover. Then to my surprise when track 2 played and I had the biggest aHa moment. I have heard it somewhere, Guitar Hero. To sum up, I did find myself wanting to skip at least half the tracks, and interestingly it seemed to almost be every other. I could find myself listening to a slimmed down playlist of this album to include only those mentioned below, for the reasons noted. The rest of the album I could do without. Track breakdown: Zero - What a strong intro track, the synths and Karen's voice is amazing to get things going Heads Will Roll - I've always enjoyed the dance vibes on this track, when hearing it in stores and bars, but I never knew it was them. Skeletons - Loving the percussion sound, what sounds like drumsticks clicking together? Shame and Fortune - Getting a bit of industrial vibe and loving this bass Dragon Queen - I dig the funk on this track Acoustic tracks: Soft Shock - I really like this, but I almost skipped the track in its original form. It's quite more enjoyable in the acoustic format. Hysteric - Another that I didn't prefer the original version, but enjoying this stripped down track Little Shadow - Love this outro track with the layers of strings and piano

jo.. Habe den Text nicht gespeichert und nun ist er weg.. Kurz: - wow, ist das schon alt. - insgesamt nicht super aber auch nicht schlecht. - Weiß nicht, warum es hier vertreten ist - Heads will roll auch mal als original cool, a-trek remix besser - bissl eintönig/langweilig - Bass war bei mir sehr dünn, bei euch auch? - 3/5

Really like the synths and harmony, reminds me of NiN a bit. Rocking vocals. Good tracks but not my favourite as an album. Listened in the car while picking up furniture. Album: 3/5 Listening environment: 2/5

I’m surprised I had never listened to this full album before, but I rather enjoyed it! Would definitely return to a couple tracks on it.

This was my first time really listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's outside of hearing Heads Will Roll all over the place in 2009. I enjoyed this album a lot! Very boppy. I think I enjoyed Dragon Queen the most!

What a fun late 00's indie album. Heads Will Roll is the obvious hit but man, this was just a nostalgic listen for the time. Yeah Yeah Yeahs should have definitely had a couple of hits from this album. Some songs didn't quite hit the spot for me though.

solo conocía heads will roll pero les aseguro que hay más joyitas acá. dull life - shame and fortune - runaway = insane run.

not bad, i could see myself listening to this

Three stars for the Bleh Bleh Blehs. Not a note, not a single word or wail from the frontwoman really arrested my attention, but I suspect this is a treasurable record in its own right that requires repeated listens to really get into.

3/5. An enjoyable indie pop album with a wonderful front lead. Chaotic and sweet, with some great songs throughout. There are some ones I could skip so not as exciting all the way through but some catchy and fun ones as well.

3.5 with a bump for me being nostalgic

I forgot I had Zero on my running playlist for forever. I could really take or leave the rest aside from Heads Will Roll as a Halloween song. ETA: my first edited rating! I hope to keep these very rare. A little while after posting this, I felt bad about how harsh I was. I don't really dislike this enough to rate it a 2 - it's a 2.5/3.

A classic album to many, I'm sure. Especially "Heads Will Roll." "Dull Life," will probably get another listen out of me too, but that's about it. They are a good band though, just not my personal taste to revisit often.

So so

I think this is a really good modern alt rock album. It's a product of its time, but also clearly influenced by 80s new wave too. It's a lot of fun, and enjoyable throughout. While some songs do get a bit samey.

It was ok, not too soggy.

Synth-punk, alternative pop, synth-pop, pop rock

Nice melodic horses rides in a sonic pop maelstrom

I always enjoy the unique sound of this band 🥰 some songs are good, some are not

2009. Digital Mondays. Bumming fags outside while Mr Brightside or some other tosh gets everyone indoors foaming at the lips. Heads Will Roll comes on but I'm too drunk and spastic to realise I'm already dancing. Another good night. Top track. Rest of the album just sort of is there as well.

Last good album they had

Nice upbeat pop record

I wasn’t crazy into this album! But I also didn’t hate it. I thought the lead singer’s energy is awesome, really infectious, fantastic, and I just like this kind of sound, reminds me of the indie-goes-mainstream period of late high school for me. I just thought they could do better with some of the songs… some are a little too predictable, maybe boring even? Others you can’t take your mind off of. Listening to the demos at the end of the album was enlightening… I think the songs themselves seemed great, but suffer from being overproduced. Maybe I just have the benefit of hindsight here. Loved the drum sound. 3/5

Nice. Very like Florence + The Machine. A three.

The vocals were interesting.

Decent album, like heads will roll ofc. Not sure I’d come back to many other songs

Heads will roll gave me so huge throwbacks. Good listenable interesting Album. Unless of few Songs id didnt had much more t offer for me personally.

Definitely an improvement from the previous album on this list. Tighter and more memorable with the inclusion of synth being a good move. Some interesting ideas throughout but some songs stretch out a little too long and I'm just not a big fan of the vocal style.

Heads Will Roll doet me altijd denken aan die keer dat ik en m'n vrienden op een uit de hand gelopen huisfeest een tuinkabouter aan gort sloegen met een honkbalknuppel en dat we er toen achter kwamen dat die tuinkabouter een soort porseleinen piñata vol xtc-pillen was. Of was dat een film en heb ik zelf helemaal niet zo'n legendarische dingen meegemaakt? Misschien. Met de rest van de nummers heb ik wel iets minder. Het is wat schel en druk. Niet onaardig maar ook niet helemaal wauw. De rustige nummers aan het einde zijn wel lekker.

not their best album

I skipped over this whole late-aughts indie thing at the time. It all sounded kinda generic, and ya this kinda was.

Not bad!

Not bad

It's fine, not really for me. None of the songs really stand out but it's decent enough for what it is.

Miellyttävää electronista rockia. Akustiset versiot oli hyvä lisä, vaikka yleensä ne on hiukan turhia. Nyt ne oli hyviä. Pitää varmaan kuunnella uudestaan.

Was fun, knew a few of the songs already.

funny that a band who started as a member of the early 2000’s wave of garage rock revival would have their biggest hit years later with a dance pop song. still a pretty good dance pop song though.

The danceable songs are just that, danceable Some of the quieter tracks like Skeleton are very pretty Overall an enjoyable listen, no complaints. 3.5 stars

Just fine. Not bad, but not really my cup of tea. Lots of repetitive synth which isn’t always my thing. Heads Will Roll was a familiar song for me - one of those songs you know but wouldn’t have been able to name. I did enjoy Dragon Queen at the end of the album, just had a great beat. Otherwise, nothing stuck out to me and I’d say it was just alright.

Another perfectly (just) fine and unremarkable record, but liked a couple of songs.

Lots to like about the yeah yeah yeahs. Wanna dance? go ahead dance. Breaking up with your boyfriend? There’s a song for that. Simple don’t overthink it.

- karen o’s voice is great - musics a little predictable - v well produced but clearly inspired a lot of flaccid indie rock of the 2010s - front loaded, getting a bit of ear fatigue in the second half FAVS: zero, hysteric

Decent, known for a while for Heads Will roll, some surprising softer sung songs, pleasant to listen to in the background. However feel that not many songs caught my attention. 3/5.

nice

Felt like an album that was special to its time. It had some highlights, mostly in the well known track but otherwise a mediocre listen.

Gute Songs, "Heads will Roll" ist sehr bekannt denke ich. Vielleicht würde ich vereinzelt Lieder herauspicken, aber hätte nicht nochmal Lust, das ganze Album durchzuhören. 5.5/10

cool album cover moderately interesting pop. closer to 3 than a 2.

I’d like to give half stars, this would get 3.5 from me. This was energetic, tight, fun.

meh

Not bad I guess, alt 2000s vibes, doesn’t beat other albums I’ve listened to on here

Surprised to see a 2009 album on here, I thought it only went up to 05. Heads will roll is an all time classic

Blind album and artist. I guess this is one of the albums from the modified list up to I wanna say... 2018? I recognize the 2nd track actually, don't know from where though. This album is alright and catchy for the most part. Bit repetitive getting near in the middle. The 2nd track stuck out for sure.

I really want to love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but have never been able to really find any of their albums truly interesting. There's some fun, poppy riffs in there, and Karen O is a badass, but on listening again, it still just doesn't excite me.

Hit a nice vibe. The intro track was alright but pretty much everything after was great. If I could do half stars it would be a 3.5

In 2023 it feels kind of generic because many songs these days sound like this, but it has a few interesting moments.

fine, just fine

Would have enjoyed it more back in the days in my early twenties.

Iconic indie album that doesn’t overstay its welcome and I appreciate that

Ok pop album. Dragon Queen stood out.

Nothing stood out but it was enjoyable

This is pretty good. I was pretty turned off by a lot of the dance oriented indie rock of this era, but this album transcends that for me. It still has plenty of the band’s original quirkiness and interesting hooks.

Vocals of Karen O have grown on me. Solid 3 after two listens, may listen again at a later date to move it to a 4.

Recognized "Heads Will Roll" right away. Thought second half of album was better than first. Favorite tracks for me include "Shame and Fortune," "Hysteric," and "Little Shadow." Rating: 3 out of 5 skeletons.

Got better as it went along, especially the acoustic stuff towards the end

Would listen to in a group setting with others, and also wind down to it by myself. Nice mix of bedroom pop and a grungy alternative, with electronic roots. I, for one, prefer the acoustic versions of the album on the deluxe version. Some songs are honestly ahead of its time

Solid songwriting and catchy tunes, but it didn’t quite grip me. Solid, but not my favorite

I’ve only heard the first and second song before, so I wasn’t expecting great things. But the songs toward the end (slower songs when she wasn’t screaming) we’re decent and I could probably listen to in the future.

My mom used to listen to this band and I hated it. The singers voice sounds like if a leather jacket could speak. Leather Jacket Vocal Fry. The first song is bad. The off with yer head song that is popular is on here. The rest of the album is alright.

A couple good songs

A pleasant vibe throughout. Could be a movie soundtrack.

De tout, du calme, ça bouge, belle !

It was ok. It led to a great spotify autoplay when it was done.

There's nothing really good or bad about this album. It's perfectly pleasant to listen to, but not especially memorable. Fave Songs: Skeletons, Heads Will Roll, Hysteric, Zero

Liked it but it seems like a single song spread across an album.

I hadn't listened to this before, but know the band a little. Enjoyed it, and it's different to their earlier stuff. Quite varied styles and a nice indie/garage core to it

Given the choice of any YYY’s album, why would they pick this one?

a good aughts indie/electro pop album.

I love the Yeahs, but this album is a little boring.

heads will roll is literally my favorite club song. but hearing the original is so underwhelming. I like the change of pace in genre though (this is one of the few electronic records on here i feel like)

Nice easy listen, but nothing special (and missing my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs song).

Didn’t think I was going to like this one after the first track. It really got better as it went along.

Solid first album from them.

Great atmospheric album, electronic components gave it space-y vibe. Cool panning work in stereo

okay

Yea it's pretty good

the meh meh mehs

First two absolute bangers, most of the rest is pretty average. Suffers from the same fate as many indie rock albums from this era, full of filler either side of some serious tunes. 2.5/5 Fav track: Heads will Roll

Some standout tracks for sure, others that felt over-dramatic, most felt inconsequential if well performed. I like Karen Oh over instrumentals like Heads Will Roll, but on others here she felt way too sharp. Two and a half. Fave track: Heads Will Roll

Started off with a bang and had a few decent tracks throughout. Nothing after the first two tracks that really reached the heights they set but still mostly good. Three and a half. Fave track: Zero

This was all new to me and I quite enjoyed it, without anything particularly sticking in my head. I probably need to listen to it again a couple of times - there's a few long drives coming up and this will probably fit well on one of those. For now, a solid 3, but one with hope.

Still not my favourite record but listening to it again showed me that it has more to offer than I first thought.

Mixed bag of nice songs, cannot decide whether the lyrics are interesting or not. Might need another listen!

Huh didn’t know off with your head was these guys. Pretty good all around yet nothing amazing

Un peu trop electro doomer dance music à mon goût, mais ça reste un album de qualité si c’est votre jam

Meh

I only knew of one song of theirs, Maps, which I like. This album was a tad pop and overproduced for my taste. The vocals have kind of a generic Gwen Stefani type voice. I liked the song "Dull Life."

Started off alright, a bit new-new-waveish, bit of LCD in there. Not bad but didn't really blow me away. I was a bit fatigued by the end though, got excited when I thought what was the obvious last track was coming to a close but then another one appeared. Probably scrapes 3*

Good beat. Feels like a fun album.

I came into this listen pretty familiar with some earlier stuff by Yeah Yeah Yeahs which maybe coloured my experience a bit. I found this record to be fine and enjoyable but not super inspiring. Their earlier work has more urgency to it - like they couldn't help but make that crazy music and it was just busting out of them all the time. This record on the other hand made me feel a bit like they made a record because they were supposed to make one haha. The result is still pretty great though.

Y2K core

The strong songs are strong, the rest are meh. Don’t need to rush back anytime soon.

B- Zero - 3 Heads Will Roll - 3 Soft Shock - 3 Skeletons - 3 Dull Life - 4 Shame and Fortune - 3 Runaway - 5 Dragon Queen - 2 Hysteric - 3 Little Shadow - 4 Faces - 3 Clap Song - 3 This was actually pretty good. Kind of felt like a mix between Cat Power and Santigold.

Known the name for ages, but never listened. They were OK, Dragon Queen was pretty good.

3.5

i felt very comfortable listening to it! maybe id listen again! faces and soft shock are my highlights!

Easy listening, nothing special.

nice chill album. I love her voice.

3.5

Good, not great.

I liked her first one but this one not so much.

Too fast pop for me.

I like yeah yeah yeahs this album went on a bit though. Couple of good songs and the rest was a underwhelming.

It wasn’t too bad, I did enjoy a few songs. Probably won’t listen again.

really nostalgic, but I prefer fever to tell 3,5/5

Really good album. Probably is a low 4 but I don’t remember much from Friday.

I was prepared to write “Meh Meh Mehs,” then Karen O. & Co. smacked some (but not all) of the smug out of me.

Enjoyable reminder of days gone by. Really big fan of some of the tracks on here but I know I won’t go back to it

The album starts out really strong with the synth-rock “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll,” but loses steam after that. I think I expected more of that same energy for an album titled “It’s Blitz!” (On that note, I really enjoyed the iTunes-exclusive tracks “Faces” and “Clap Song” because they had that upbeat synth-funk-rock sound.) “Skeletons” and “Dragon Queen” are standouts among the remaining tracks. Overall, the use of synths in a more rock-oriented way (as opposed to dance) kept the album interesting even on the lower-energy tracks. Also, the album art is great. 3/5.

I enjoyed the start of this, surprised how much I enjoyed a visit of Heads Will Roll, but I think it kinda veers off at the end for too long to score higher for me.

a bit repetitive and loud, but that was most 80s-90s rock, right?

Pleasantly surprised

Loud and full of energy, It's Blitz! is a stellar indie rock record that you can still hear this album's influences that pour over today's indie rock. At times, it can be overwhelming but all in all, it's a good ride.

It's pretty good. The Heads Will Roll really made it but the rest if the album is decent

How many eggs do you think they had to crush before they got that album cover photo right?

This ambitious album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs mark a significant departure from the band's earlier sound, with an increased emphasis on electronic instrumentation and dance beats. One of the album's strengths is its ability to shift seamlessly between danceable, upbeat tracks like "Dull Life" and more introspective, emotional ballads like "Hysteric." The latter track, in particular, showcases Karen O's range as a vocalist and her ability to convey raw emotion through her singing. The Vocals from Karen are not flawless on this record but the intention is impressive. The electronic elements on the album, provided by Nick Zinner's synthesizers and keyboards, are the biggest highlight to Yeah Yeah Yeahs' sound. It's an interesting contrast to the band's earlier, more garage rock-oriented albums and shows that they are not afraid to evolve and experiment with different styles. "It's Blitz!" is a highly enjoyable and well-crafted album with ambitious production and vocal-work. It’s a fun listen for sure and gets pretty close to that impressive 4.

Muy 2009, me gusto

I wanted to like this more but 3.5

No es mucho de mi estilo, pero está bien. Ya tenía un poco la idea de como iba a ser, pues, quién no ah escuchado "Heads Will Roll"? Diría que puedo vivir sin escuchar las versiones originales una segunda vez, pero las versiones acústicas son más que buenas. Me encantó escuchar cada segundo de las 4, pero, lamentablemente, no puedo decir lo mismo de las otras 11. Me ayudó a darme cuenta que la música electrónica simplemente no es mi tipo, pues es alrededor del 4to álbum del género que me cuesta trabajo terminar porque, por alguna razón, no puedo soportar elementos tan "electrónicos", si puedo llamarlos de alguna manera. Finalmente, me atrevería a decir que si el álbum entero fuera acústico, probablemente llegaría a las 5 estrellas, cosa que no digo con facilidad, sin embargo, al no ser así, aunque le doy 3, considero que la calificación está más cercana al 2.5.

It's okay, reminds me a bit of Florence and the machines, didn't grip me though. 3 it's not bad, just not very interesting IMO

Vuelvo a escucharlo después de mucho tiempo. En su momento me supo a poco en comparación con "Fever to tell" y "Show your bones". Empieza bien con "Zero". También tenía fichada "Hysteric" y añado "Soft Shock" y "Dull Life". Creo que es un album a escuchar, al menos por la voz de Karen , aunque recomiendo los dos anteriores o incluso el de 2022 por tener canciones más potentes.

This was good, but the energy fell off quickly after the first couple tracks.

Периодически ушкам приятно, периодически хочется побыстрее перейти на следующий трек. Реально один из наибольших разбросов внутри альбома по моему восприятию

A fun attempt at mixing both the early aughts dance and indie crazes into a singular LP. Gets a bit homogenous towards the back end, a few standout tracks but loses the energy as the album goes on.

Nice little indie record. Felt a bit formulaic at times, but overall a positive experience. Nothing too offensive. Some tracks I might play now and then but I don't see myself returning to often (or ever). While I could see how this record is placed on this list, I think there are much more deserving albums.

The instrumentals in this album are stunning at times. Most of the vocals don't do much for me however. Favorite track: Skeletons

It is indeed blitz. Pero me gusta más el "Fever to Tell"

Decent synthpop album with some catchy hooks and some more interesting moments (“Runaway”), especially for a pop and dance album. It’s not perfect or really my style but I enjoyed it for what it is.

Gahh the hardest thing for me to be succinct about is reviewing a true middle-of-the-road pick. As much as I appreciate finally getting an album featuring a woman at the forefront the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have never really connected with me. It fits into that category with Audioslave and alt contemporaries of this era where I don't see any faults, per se, but it just doesn't really elicit much of an emotional response for me. The album has a lot of 4-chord, driving straight eighths under meandering/syncopated vocals and it doesn't feel as deliberately thoughtful of a choice for example as in the adverts punk context. The simplicity is definitely accessible but I don't know that I buy the "greater than the sum of its parts" argument for this one. Maybe this is just a product of the genres I grew up on and gravitate towards than criticism, but yeah this is DIRECTLY in the middle for me. If I hadn't been exposed to Heads Will Roll 5000 times since 2009 would I like it as much? I'm not sure. It still doesn't elevate it above 3 for me. I will add however that I didn't notice til halfway through I accidentally had the album on shuffle and I acknowledge that sequencing can be pretty important to the listening experience and so I may be missing the "je ne sais quoi" of It's Blitz. HOT TAKE If this were an EP of just Dull Life, Heads Will Roll and Hysteric I think it would be just as, if not more effective. Odd that it didn't end with Skeletons?!

Heads will roll is a banger

Ya gotta move to this one

It's from about this point onwards that you start to get a feeling rock has been dying a death. 2.5/5

Better than expected but a lot of background noise... WHERE ARE THE BANGERS AT!?!

Obviously Heads Will Roll is an instant iconic track. Apart from that song, I didnt think I was going to enjoy the album with the early songs I heard, however I did enjoy the album a bit more as it went on. I'm a huge sucker for heav(ish) songs with a really light acoustic versions and the ones at the end of the album were a great breath of fresh air for me

Listen

Post Rock, ok

Y'know, looking back at all the 5/5s I've given over this past year and something, there's only a few I would consider downgrading on subsequent relistens. One of them would be Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Fever to Tell", which I gave a 5/5 back in February 2022 (If you're wondering the other two would be Dr. Dre's "The Chronic" and Black Sabbath's debut). It's still a really fun album, but not something I would consider an essential listen. I was really hoping this album could fill that spot since it's apparently their best one, but it didn't really do anything for me. The best song, and the only song I've heard beforehand, is "Heads With Roll". The other songs range from completely forgettable to fine dance music you would faintly hear while sitting on the toilet at a party. 3/5. Don't do that egg thing with my balls, that would suck.

I mean it's quite good, couldn't help thinking i'd prefer to be listening to something else while it was playing. It's good good synths, vocals and tunes, just overall it's meh - strong 3

Some nice melodies and songwriting, but it just feels a bit lifeless and artificial in delivery.

Decent but uneventful pop/rock with a female voice. Not sure why this needed to be included over e.g. The Cranberries

i only listed to the first four songs. one of those but he’s is from sing! i think

Mostly entertaining songs.

I thought I'd know more tracks on this one. It was alright but nothing to keep me coming back.

A band that passed me by in the 2000s. Worth another listen I reckon.

I expected to like this more than I did, but at least did inspire me to go track down some yeah yeah yeahs songs I really liked back in the day

It was fine but I didn't connect with it. It was also a little too high energy for my mood for the days

Este álbum es mi primer acercamiento a la banda "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" y no creo que sea para nada un mal álbum, pero tampoco creo que tenga mucho para resaltar (destacando enormemente las dos primeras canciones "Zero" y "Heads will roll") tiene sonidos y una atmosfera bastante rica, no es para nada algo a lo que yo acostumbro a escuchar, aun así me llamo la atención pues se habla de un álbum rock/punk, un error en mi opinión pues no destaca precisamente en esos dos géneros, creo que lo correcto es etiquetar el álbum en la categoría donde brilla, Indie

This album definitely had some good and unique songs on it but on the whole I don't see myself listening to it again

Favourite song: Heads Will Roll

S'écoute bien, définitivement à revisiter. Le mix de rock et de passage plus doux/pop est vraiment bon.

Synthy dance-punk vibes

Hyvät melodiat pelastavat tämän omalta estetiikaltaan. Kohokohta: levyn lopettava Little Shadow-tunnelmointi.

I have been wanting to get some new indie music album. Just what i had been asking for. Wow! Listening to the first song! I am so glad I found this project! What I did not like about the blitz, is it did not evolve. It began in a place I liked. Felt like very belonging to its time, of just before 2010's, but then the album just did not evolve. The melodies stayed the same, the music was progressively getting more boring and all the songs super similar.

Dull life is pog

So... Yeah. Yeah yeah. This is fine, but I'm not sure it's a "must hear before death" album by any means.

Somewhat eclectic-feeling pop-rock-ey stuff

I remember when this album came out, and I was not into it because I liked Fever to Tell a lot. Coming back to it, it was better than I remembered, but it's still a pale comparison, imo. 3.49/5

I’ll never get over my teenage bias. It’s fine, but I just don’t care. C

I like this for its bouncy energy. There are a few songs that I recognized in a 'oh yeah I've heard it on the radio' kind of way.

First two songs are bangers. There’s a few other good tracks as well but it falls a bit flat at times for me, especially the 2nd half. If the rest of the album followed the first half or was half the length it would be 4+

Zero: Cool synths and percussion, but they overpower the vocals, vv catchy though Goes on for a bit 6/10 Heads will roll: Oh so this albums gonna be boring fr The beats good though 7/10 Soft shock: Decent synths, quite vibey Oh fuck off its 4 minutes These songs are way too long than they need to be Vocals are cool Ok yeah i like this song (or i would if it wasnt far too long) Thats a cool melody 8/10 Skeletons: 5 minutes. 5. Bloody. Minutes. Songs dont need to be long, especially not synthpop songs. This album suffers with a mild case of 'CD syndrome', but not as bad as britpop albums did. The synths here are great though, lovely atmosphere. Holy shit that percussion is good Maybe this gets to be 5 minutes. 8/10 Dull life: This is quite good The changes of pace are enjoyable, within the album and song, but its a bit jarring and rocky. Good though. 7/10 Shame and fortune: Good start, for sure Strong bassline Nice guitar parts 9/10 Runaway: Oh fuck its 5 minutes Not into the piano ngl. Nah this is shite. The atmospheric orchestral bit was cool but then it goes back to boring 6/10 Fr im not into this album but some songs are good Dragon queen: This is vibey Good beat, cool guitars Just vibey innit 10/10 Hysteric: It has a cool guitar tone but i'm not as interested as i could be Actually it gets good towards the end 6.5/10 Little shadow: Not vibin to this Idk what it is about this album but some bits just sound like really generic 2012 movie music and this song definitely fits that. 5/10 Overall: Some songs are good but i never found myself really interested by the album, even if its quite a good album. The more generic and boring tracks just stopped the momentum from the absolute bangers 6/10, probably not gonna give it another listen

The album started off with two good songs then what followed was not as good. This album did not feel like a full-fledged indie album but some of the songs definitely have that feel. I would listen to a select few of the songs again.

Tämähän on varsin energistä poppia! Ei oikeestaan pahaa sanottavaa muuta kun että vähän ehkä lässähti loppua kohden. Ei kuitenkaan hölmömpi kokonaisuus. 3/5