It's Blitz!

This started out five stars and dropped off in quality after the third song. The rest of the album was great too, though. I overall greatly enjoyed this.

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.

Some of these songs are hard to escape

First track was good, the rest so-so.

A fierce dance punk record that I will be returning to.

Fantastic. One of the best albums I’ve seen on this list (along with Beck’s Guero). This might have been the peak for them, as far as I’m concerned. One of my favorite albums, period.

Oh man - I had but written off this band as a relic of the noughties garage rock revival - but what a banger factory of a record. Song after song of memorable hooks and even though I’d heard this over a decade ago - I felt it was just yesterday that I was playing this album. Who would have thought the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a breakthrough for their era. Good stuff.

Not usually a pop fan, but I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Maps is regularly in my playlists. They do a nice job blending electronic music and loud, fuzzy guitar with a punky dance pop sensibility. It works well for them. Some of the songs on this album are pretty melancholic, but are pretty solid. They disappoint people looking for the entire album to be like Heads Will Roll. Not every song hits for me, but there is plenty of goodness on this record.

Really enjoyed this one, I'll be listening to it again.

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.

Really solid album. Definitely a step up from the previous one we listened to. One thing I really like about this is the production value/sound editing of this album. It still has enough grit to still make u say “ya fuck the man” but very clear and balanced vocals and instrumentation that makes it actually pleasurable to listen to. This sound really dominates the indie rock genre for awhile around this time circa MGMT, M83, etc. idk if they started it but they definitely put a good stamp on it. Good variety for an indie rock album which sometimes hard to find.

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.

With a month removed from our first Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I’m not sure if they’ve grown on me or if I was always going to like them and Fever To Tell was a bad starting point. This anlbum also feels much more mature and sentimental, which is a bonus for me, even if they still repeat lyrics in every song. Heads Will Roll passes Tom Haverford’s “is it a banger?” test. Other good songs are Zero, Dull Life, Runaway, and Hysteric. I’ve really come around on this band and I think it’s a four.

I'm glad we got this album "It's a Blitz! (2009)" so soon after listening to "Fever to Tell (2003)". You can really tell the change in sounds that the band went through. In 2003 they felt kinda punk rock. This album feels more synthy party music (at least for the first half). I would love to know if this was a conscious decision by the band, or if this was just a natural flow with the rest of music in the time.

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

Personal favorite YYY album.

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.

A textbook example of noisy guitar bands of the noughties going 'synthpop'. Some of these tracks have big fat analogue synths Gary Numan would recognise. But a really really strong set of songs, slightly more guitar heavy on the second side, and all built absolutely for singing along to at Reading midway through the evening.

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.

Did not enjoy

did not enjoy at all

I would probably give this a 4.5 if I could but it didn’t quite have enough to get to a 5. Really enjoyed this album and it’s always a surprise when you find something fairly new dispute growing up when this was released. Fun with different levels and vibes.

I’ve heard the hits, but this album really rocks that vibe, distinctive, singer voice with a great electronic/rock mixture, had me grooving.

The band offers a consistent collection of songs that feel and sound as if they have one foot in the 80's and the other in the 00's. A lot of synths. The sameness of the songs made it hard for me to pull out anything that really grabbed me. I've heard others sing the praises of the album, so I might be missing something.

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.

Pretty good! I like Runaway in particular.

4/10

Like it a lot. Heads will roll is future classic for sure. Good stuff!

I don't think I've listened to an album in its entirety from 2009 since 2009. Made me giddy in a nostalgic way, it's the perfect encapsulation of an era.

Zero: 4/5 Heads Will Roll: 5/5 Soft Shock: 4/5 Skeletons: 4/5 Dull Life: 4/5 Shame and Fortune: 4/5 Runaway: 5/5 Dragon Queen: 4/5 Hysteric: 4/5 Little Shadow: 4/5 Faces: 4/5 Avg.: 4.2

Always recognize YYYs when I hear on radio. No complaints. But the entire album was a great surprise. I like YYYs!

I sometimes get the feeling that if I heard most of the mainstream, electropop music from the era this album released, then I would've liked it a lot more than I did at the time, because this whole album has the same vibe as that dance heavy, bass-y synth sound that every pop singer wanted to jump on in the early 2010s, but here, perhaps due to not hearing every track as its own single, I appreciate the songs here a lot more, despite it being tonally similar to those songs. I mean, its not like this album didn't have mainstream hits, but I heard songs like Head Will Roll just enough to be intrigued before it disappeared, rather than hearing it for the whole decade because the charts fail to have radio-friendly hits, before radio itself became obsolete. Any way, this album gives off that mainstream pop vibe, but like hearing it all for the first time. You don't have to hear it again if you don't want to, but very few pop songs are that bad if you don't subject yourself to overplaying, and this album embodies that feeling in my opinion.

Love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! I had never listened to this one before and it is really good. Similar to their newest album.

Second best Yeah yeah yeahs album (after Cool it down)

3.5-4

Really liked this a lot! Couldn’t work out where I recognised Heads Will Roll from and turns out it’s the Chucky TV show. Love him.

I really don't like the sound they make

I like the album a lot and you can tell it’s from 2009 cus they had so many eggs back then and they were cheap so it’s kinda interesting to see how they were so wasteful back then w egg respire ces. Lord only knows how many times they took that photo too tbh I’m disgusted

Album was very “meh”. Not bad but nothing special

Very iconic, definitely got some hits!

It was just fine

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a tendency to make some of the most incredibly soothing yet emotionally fraught songs you can find in indie music and yet also be danceable as hell sometimes, the music and vocals will amaze you in many ways, music to break down at the rock club to.

Dull after the second half

Liked it. I don’t know if I’d go back to it again, but it wasn’t unpleasant.

Really enjoyed this. Haven’t delved too far into this band before. But it make download the album. Just some fun indie tunes. 4/5

Nr. 106/1001 Zero 4/5 Heads Will Roll 4/5 Soft Shock 4/5 Skeletons 4/5 Dull Life 4/5 Shame And Fortune 3/5 Runaway 3/5 Dragon Queen 3/5 Hysteric 4/5 Little Shadow 4/5 Faces 3/5 Aberage: 3,64 Really liked her voice.

♡ one of my favorite bands ♡ favorite: heads will roll, dull life, and runaway

my faves are dragon queen, shame and fortune, and little shadow. love this era of music sm

Solid

good leg bounce music

Off with your head, baby. Dance till ur dead, baby.

Forgot how good this band was, flew under the radar for me when they came up. Fucking good tunes!

Kinda cool, groovy

Good album

Good, falls off a cliff though

Good album. I love Karen O’s voice on every part of this album. 4.8/5 Fav: “Zero”, “Heads Will Roll” Least Fav: None

Meh

Some great songs, a bad album

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

Zero - good. Heads Will Roll - I like the drums. Wasn’t this in Rock Band? But it’s always struck me as repetitive and whiny, vocally. Skeletons - I like the instrumentation. Song feels “deep”. Layers of sound. Dull Life - I liked the beginning more than the end. I think Runaway - I don’t like the record-skip repetition she does across multiple songs. I feel like it’s fine once but don’t like using it twice+ in the same album. The song itself felt interesting throughout even though it wasn’t. Loud. Or whatever. So far this album feels like, thematically cohesive. No song has felt like it sticks out or doesn’t belong. Dragon Queen - zoned out through this song. Remember the beginning being kind of interesting. Hysteric - again I like the drums and the pulsing (synth? What is that?) in the background. Vocals/lyrics underwhelming or I didn’t notice them. Little Shadow - very 2000s. Resonant.

Not really my speed. Kind of Deborah Harry/Blondie after a maudlin night of drinking.

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.

Love this album. I've heard maybe one song of the YYY's over the years but this opened my ears to a whole new appreciation.

I started out not liking this album--seemed like just another run-of-the-mill pop-inspired indie rock band. After giving it a chance, I grew to appreciate the variety and song writing, especially once I got to the acoustic version of "Hysteric" which showcased the songwriting talent and raw energy that doesn't need the synth to shine.

I was familiar with a couple of the singles but hadn't listened to the album. It's quite good, actually; at least, I enjoyed listening to it enough that I gave it a second listen right away.

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

Never heard this before started off unimpressed but the vocals came more to the front further into the album. I can't deal with vocals being over blown by the instruments. If you want an instrumental don't put any word in that part of the song.

I've heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on the radio for years and I've always liked what I've heard from them. I was excited when this came up, because I've never listened to an entire album from them. Well, now I know why. The first three songs were the ones that got radio play. After that, the formula starts wearing a little thin. It probably gave birth to what the kids are calling DIY. Unexpected banger -- really, none, but Shame and Fortune's probably the best of the rest.

Love it! Karen O has a great voice and tremendous energy. Great album

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.

I am suing Yeah Yeah Yeahs for auditory castration.

A pretty great third album that expands on the danceability of their incendiary debut rather than the punk elements but without entirely sacrificing them. It’s fun, especially the first few songs, and could even be their most complete album? I do love Fever to Tell though…

Fucking lekker

Zero and Heads Will Roll are great - I like Karen Os voice a lot and the guitars/basslines on the tracks are super sick. Runaway was a standout - Dragon Queen has an interesting melody/guitar track. really enjoyable

I have absolutely no idea how or why this album made this list, but I thought it was fun anyway.

Really enjoyable listen. Something of a time capsule album for that post-recession, pre-social media era. I dig it.

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

One of best albums of the 21st century.

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.

One of the next big things that sort of fizzled. It’s kind of fun, I guess, but they’re having a better time than I am. *sigh*

Heavenly voice and varied album. I quite enjoyed that. Note to self. Find your favourite YEAH YEAH YEAHS album and replay it some more. It might be the other one ... Also introduced to me here at 1001. Yeah found it. Aps" what a track. So, the list inst utter crap all the time. Should this band really be here twice? Choices suck.

What is this? A bunch of marginally interesting soundscapes, with Karen O singing a bunch of banal lyrics over the top of them. Doesn’t work for me.

This is so of its time. Written in the studio, this is a triumph of digital editing and slick production. Nick Launay brings his excellent taste and great ears to create a slick and (vaguely) dance-able aesthetic, much more sophisticated than the 3-piece punk vibe that the band brings. The album is front-loaded with the singles, although I like some of the rockier tracks that follow, eg Dull Life (which is reminiscent of Siouxsie and the Banshees) or Shame and Fortune. After all is said and done, I don’t really remember any of the tracks once they finish playing. I prefer it when they don’t veer too far from their punk roots. I really like her voice, though. And the cover photo is awesome.

This is a fun album - charismatic voice, great production, no filler. I really enjoyed this. Stand outs are Zero, Hysteric, Soft Shot and Heads Will Roll. My 16 year old son said Heads Will Roll is still a house party staple, can get play in weight rooms. Best album generated on this program so far.

Lively, sometimes lost itself though

Fun! Some great classics on here

Synth punk. Good energy

A great album.

I really like the alternative sound of this music.

Heads Will Roll was best track on the album.

Really great album. Each song brings a different feel and energy. Could listen to this all day. Off with your head.

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

That's an incredible photo! Props to the photographer on this one. I find myself wondering if it symbolizes any themes on the album. So, my only experience with Yeah Yeah Yeahs up to this point is "Maps" -- it's one of the first songs I learned to play on real drums, after mastering it on the hardest difficulty on Rock Band. So here we go... "Zero" instantly gives me a Pretenders vibe. Never realized "Heads Will Roll" was this band! "Soft Shock" passed my by and I barely realized it was happening. "Skeletons" is a beautiful but bitterly sad song. Really cool production choices here, like the drumsticks clacking together during the outro buildup. But speaking of buildup, I was waiting for it to explode with a bit more emotion and it never happened. Does the release come with track 5? Ok! "Dull Life" feels like a return to the energetic new wave dance punk vibes the first two songs alluded to. Killer guitar riff on this one and some standout vocals. "Shame and Fortune" finally brings the driving drums I've been craving, but I find the repetitive bass/synth line robs the song of something it needs. Can't put my finger on it, but it just needed a little more... complexity or variety. "Runaway" is a beautiful song. The buildup that starts at about 2:00 in, though, prepared me for an explosion that didn't QUITE deliver. That seems like a theme running through this album, for me. I'm often wanting twice the energy, twice the momentum, a more cathartic emotional payoff and it never seems to come. My subjective expectations not being met aren't the band's fault though. "Dragon Queen" is fine. Really playful vocal from Karen O! I found myself tuning out "Hysteric" until the outro. Maybe that deserves another listen? "Little Shadow" is an appropriate closer, and I find myself grateful I wasn't paying very close attention to the lyrics. Thematically, this is a dark album that exposes open wounds and loneliness and various forms of heartbreak. It takes a certain emotional constitution for me to wade through albums like this. But, overall, there's just something missing from the production. The punch and the energy that seems to be deliberately held back. I'll have to ponder the rating...

Desconocidos para mí. Me voy a hacer fan.

I have been a fan of them from the few songs that I've heard from them previously. I really love this album a lot (: Favorites: Heads Will Roll (classic), Dull Life and Runaway

I'm a bit familiar with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Maps is one of my all-time favourite songs. Was a big fan when of Heads Will Roll when it first hit the radio, but this is the first time I actually listened to the whole album. Pretty enjoyable, very balanced sound, instrumentals are clean. I'm sure Karen O isn't the right sound for everyone, but I really enjoy her unique vocals. Dull Life is a standout for me, definitely surprised I hadn't heard it before.

Nice! A bit more alternative than I expected

Hatte einige richtig nice Songs, vor allem Heads Will Roll, Skeletons und Dull Life

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

- Ich wusste gar nicht, was mich erwartet. - Den "Heads Will Roll"-Remix kennt natürlich jeder, das Original war mir bislang nicht bekannt, fands aber richtig geil! - Coole Mischung: Indi-Rock, hier und da punkig, viele elektronische / synth Einflüsse die teilwese sehr an New Wave erinnern. - Viele Songs sind in ihren Vocals recht repetetiv aber gerade deshalb konnte ich mich irgendwie geil in den Songs verlieren. - Vorallem hält das Album durchgehend das Level. Kein Song fällt ab, es wird eher besser hatte ich das Gefühl. - Sound ist fett - Mir hat das echt gut gefallen. Rating: 3,5-3,75/5 (Tendenz steigend)

- Fand ich richtig geil - "Heads will Roll" ist natürlich ein absoluter Banger, auch wenn der Remix sogar etwas besser ist. Es scheint, der Song ist im Remix mehr an dem, wo man ihn gerne haben möchte. - Aber auch Tracks wie Skeletons, Dull Life, Dragon Queen und Little Shadows haben mich sofort gepackt. - Der Stil wechselt zwischen Indie, Elektro-Punk, Grunge und Post-Rock artigen Balladen und jede Klangart wirkt authentisch und originell. - Geht nach vorn auch wenns manchmal etwas hektisch ist, aber im großen und ganzem ein geiles Album, was ich, zumindest in Teilen, wieder hören werde 3,75/5

- wirklich ein cooles Album, hat mir von vorne bis hinten gut gefallen - kannte natürlich Heads Will Roll (allerdings als Remix aus Project X - hat man früher beim ein oder anderen Vorglühen geguckt / gehört) - habe ich mir tatsächlich direkt mal weggespeichert - allerdings hat es mich auch nicht komplett vom Hocker gehauen Rating: 4 / 5

Cool. - but not my cup of tea

Starts strong with abrasive synths and Karen O’s plaintive, howling and sensuous voice. Then moves from punk dance to a softer more melodic tone before becoming more garagey and then finishing with an artsy vibe. Overall a great album, which I could listen to over and over

I don’t know exactly what to call this album in terms of genre, but it was pretty damn good. Doesn’t overstay its welcome for most to all of the songs, along with the songs ranging in terms of energy and style.

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

It’s just okay. Nothing spectacular, I thought it would be more Beaty and uplifting?

1st song: just that intro told me I was in for a good time 2nd song: I DIDNT KNOW THIS SONG WAS FROM THESE GUYS Skeletons: 😭 Dull Life: NOT DULL AT ALL This album is groovy and has so many great build ups!! No skips for me!

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.

OK, aber nicht meins - das wird noch oft so sein...

Sadly not my thing

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

So much nostalgia! Not their best in my opinion, but boy did it hit right today.

Every song a banger

3/1001. Fucking slaps.

not bad, i could see myself listening to this

It’s a good album. I’m happy to have finally given it a full listen before I die.

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.

Very fun album, great songs

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.

Yeah, I got blitzed!

I love the way this album sounds. There are so many songs I love. My only criticism is about the structure of the album, I felt that the pacing was not great and the energetic start left the last few songs, which were each beautiful on their own, feeling like a let down.

one of the best albums of the 00s. And I love an album with some acoustic versions at the end

I love this! Definitely one of my favorite albums we have listened to so far. I will be adding Yeah Yeah Yeahs to my Spotify rotation for sure. Fun songs, a great voice, what more could I want?

3.5 with a bump for me being nostalgic

sorry I already know this is a 5 star album, it's perfect

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.

Really enjoyed this one Easy 4 Nice funk riffs at times Generally great

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.

10/10 pretty unique for an alternative album (ironically) I honestly really dug this, so many great songs, and the deluxe version had some really neat acoustic variations

Peppy and fun, enjoyed the rest of the album that was new to me!

Fresh and kept me on my toes.

4/5 - It is remarkable how i have gone this long knowing "Heads will roll" but not any other song by them. Criminally under rated. This album has catchy, poppy, emotion provoking music. And most of the songs will absolutely make you want to dance.

It was ok, not too soggy.

Not heard this before, loved it.

I enjoyed this. A few tracks I'd heard before and some new. Not worried changing, but enjoyable.

Fever To Tell was on regular rotation when it came out, but I never listened to anything else by Yeah Yeah Yeah since. This was felt quite a detour from their original sound, started off alright, then got quite dreary. Much prefer their first album. Album artwork is pretty cool though. 2.5

2 is the score for 'I don't hate it, but it's not distinguishable and I won't remember it tomorrow' Not a fan of the vocalist

I have learned that I need to listen to more Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Love it

Comments: I first heard this album around 2011 when I was exploring the indie scene during the height of Tumblr. I recall trying to be an edgy tumblr girl. Favorite tracks: Heads Will Roll, Dull Life, Runaway, Dragon Queen Rating: 4/5

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

OK Das zweite Lied kenne ich und feiere es sehr. Den Rest mag ich auch.

Lots of enjoyable songs, not much flow though

Already familiar with Heads Will Roll. Pretty fun synth sound. Yet I find her voice a bit on the irritating side, kind of unskilled-in-a-bad-way. Tapers off into boring territory.

Sick

Pretty solid alt rock/indie album with many enjoyable tracks.

Starts strong but I don't really vibe with the album as a whole.

Nice melodic horses rides in a sonic pop maelstrom

I really think I'm going to give this a 5. It just fits what I like so well. There's a great mix between slow and fast, techno and acoustic and the singing is amazing. All of the beats hit so well, and I truly adore this album

It's just a solid batch of indie rock tunes. zero and heads will roll kick things off incredibly well. A lot of energy and punch. Skeletons shares great atmosphere and builds up to a great finish. Runaway i feel is the centerpiece of the album and it is a fantastic song. The keys are great, the vocals stand out as well. hysteria is a great earworm. Great album. It's a light to a strong 4 for me.

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

Hressandi. Ferskt og ánægjulegt að hlusta á. Ég fíla þetta, hafði alltaf bara hlustað á eitt og eitt lag með þeim í útvarpinu en gæti vel hlustað á þessa plötu oftar í framtíðinni.

I knew the singles, but great album all the way through.

Simply a good album, by a good band, in a good place. No filler. Gutsy guitar music with a glamorous eye on the dance floor.

This shit slaps. Much better than the other Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I got. I'm sure if I kept listening to it, it'd get a 5. Either way, it's getting saved for future listens.

Awesome

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

Even though most of the songs besides heads, Will roll were new to me I really enjoyed the album and definitely would revisit it

Really great example of the indie rock wave in the late 00s, and I think the sound as a whole really still stands up well. Heads Will Roll is an obvious favorite but pretty much everything sounds great. There's sort of a glitteriness that's prevalent on a lot of the tracks here that I like.

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

Great album from start to finish. I'm partial to the genre, and Heads Will Roll is quite well known, but this is some indie-rock (indie-pop) at its peak. Keeping this one in rotation.

The vocals were interesting.

3.5/5

lots of cool songs I heard before, but 1st time hearing album. 4

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

Good but not for me. ;=(

I don't like this type of rock that much. Only liked one song

I had heard some songs from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before listening to this album. However, my expectations were way exceeded upon listening! I loved the balance of slower and faster songs, as well as the inclusion of strong string and percussion instruments. Definitely will listen again and to more things from this band.

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.

01) Zero - 9,5 02) Heads Will Roll - 9,0 03) Soft Shock - 8,5 04) Skeletons - 9,5 05) Dull Life - 8,0 06) Shame and Fortune - 8,0 07) Runaway - 8,5 08) Dragon Queen - 8,5 09) Hysteric - 8,5 10) Little Shadow - 8,5 11) Faces - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,59 (86/100)

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.

Adore the flow of this album! Intensity, tempo - it’s amazing! Some total bangers. Hard to choose my favourite track. 4.6

I listened to a lot of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs when they first hit the scene, but I was living abroad when this album released and never really listened to it. Shame, because it's fucking excellent.

Wortwhile and easy to listen to alternative Pop.

I like this album way better than their original album. Their first album is one note…punk. This was interesting and more soothing. I now understand their popularity.

Where’s the catchy bits? This was fine, I guess, other than not holding my attention in any way. No thank you.

Not bad!

Had more depth that i thought that Yeah Yeah Yeahs had. Thoroughly enjoyable electro indie.

On the first run I loved the first few tracks and got bored later on. On the second run I learned to appreciate one more song, and so on. Now I love it all and I've also revalued fever to tell, they both deserve 5 stars, this woman is amazing

Zero // Heads Will Roll // Soft Shock // Dull Life // 3.5/5

Занимљив, на прво слушање ми се допало иако није мој жанр. 7/10

Pretty good album

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.

Love Karen O's voice, I used to listen to Yeah Yeah Yeahs so much during the 2010s. Takes me back.

Great alt rock album. It hits all those spots you want in this genre, and just as impressive in 2023 as it was in 2009.

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

An album I saw was generated and immediately thought would be forgettable. A band I had written off because of my sincere lack of interest in the indie groups they were associated with in the early 2000s. I loved this album and was immediately reminded of Au Revoir Simone and a happy version of Beach House. This I will revisit.

So this one started out promising for me and then just stalled after. Nothing really interesting happened after the first 4 songs and I got bored very quickly. None of the music really had any personality for me. I can’t say it was bad but it was just kinda meh.

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.

solid, some recognizable tunes

- 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

Great vocals and music. I enjoyed this alot more than I expected.

Pleasantly surprised. Great voice.

Excellent.

I remember the Yeah Yeah Yeahs being a thing, but never really paid them much attention. This is good though. One of the few albums where I liked the acoustic tracks towards the end as they reveal and more tender side to the lead singer.

Awesome

Fav Songs -Heads will roll -She’ll shocked -Hysteric

Enjoyed this album a lot, lots of great songs. Not listened to them much before so a nice surprise.

holy crap they went crazy on this one, fantastic end to end

Somehow this album hits me, especially the acoustic songs.

I've always really liked the song Maps from this band, but I have pretty much ignored the rest of their releases. This is pretty good, and I enjoyed listening more than I thought I would. Definitely stands out from other similar 00s era indie/alt rock bands, many of whom were influenced by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Zero is my favorite song on the album.

Would not let me listen. Couldn't figure it out and didn't like the album cover so....

Meh

Feel like this is a defining album of the 2000s

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

Enjoyable!

Karen O's voice is beautiful. The music goes down real nice.

Way more recent than I expected. Enjoyable and fits my bias from being more modern.

Highlights: heads will roll(duh), dull life and little shadow. Loved the consistent sound and how the vibe changed naturally

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.

Seems to lose direction at points and can suffer from a lack of structure. Production is clean and has some nice high points, but not enough is pulling me back for another listen

Loved it!! just what I needed today! peppy and angsty and love the sound of the vocalist. Faves were Zero, Heads will Roll (always), and Little Shadow was a beautiful surprise! 4.5*

If anything this made me realize I don't like Heads will Roll as much as I'd remembered... 2*

Yeah! I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! 4/5

AJ: this is fucking excellent. Cat, listen to this. Lots of strange synth sounds, then they’re an indie rock band. Lots of build ups and peaks. I love her voice. I love the drummer. It feels so weird that I love this. They’re so weird, I love this. Imagining sunset set at a huge festival, thousands of people on good happy drugs. Big unified bounces an smilies and wows. I’m stoned. It was a good ride home.

Its ok - not into girly music from back in the day

9.5/10

"Heads will roll" er en siper sang, men resten var veldig meh

Good album. Something different to the previous we listened to in our gwoup. Also fine after a tough drinking night. Good for regeneration the day after (''fein zum Ausnüchtern'' as we call it in our regions). 3.9

Rating: ** 3 ** Notes: Really liked the beginnig of the album, and was really suprised when i realized that i actually know one of the songs ("Heads Will Roll") but the further the album progressed, the boringer it got. Also I did not like that they put the same songs but acoustic version of it in the album... that should be done in a delux edition. Songs which stood out in no particular order (credits to Uncle Gue for the idea): "Zero" "Heads will roll" "Soft Shock" ------------------------------------------------------------- Rating Scale: 1- very bad 2- bad 3- neutral 4-good 5-very good additonaly -/+ sign if necessary

First timer for me the band! I like the raw voice from the singer. In general love the combo of electronic and rock. Makes it a little bit softer for me to hear. Personal Top3 in no order: Soft Shock Runaway Dragon Queen

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.

Knew only heads will roll. I was ok, but a little bit slow

meh

3.5/5

An alright album, never really listened to much of the YYYs but some songs are worth a relisten. Best song - off with your head

Nice

4.3/5 - great album and good for a listen every so often. listened 3x to deluxe edition (5 bonus tracks)

Just meh

I hadn't listened to the whole album and it's really a solid effort. Such great party tunes and some very nice ups and downs across the record.

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

Really only liked one song... Dull Life. It was so good and the rest just seemed repetitive and flat. 2 stars

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.

Kinda the same song over and over but I like that song so it's ok with me

It's pop-y, it's dance-y, it's INCREDIBLY millennial. But it's just very very good. Great singles, cohesive as an album, edge-y without being harsh. Iconic.

Road trip/chill out/game night party album!

My brain chemistry changed at 9 years old hearing Heads Will Roll for the first time. One of the greatest dance songs of this generation. Obsessed w this full album. Such chaotic, spooky vibes. Everything I love.

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.

Zero, Runaway, and Hysteric are standout tracks

Head will shake

Chilll

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

Liked it a lot. Classic songs on there

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

I love the yeah yeah yeahs and this album but the pacing is so strange and inconsistent I have trouble giving it a 5

Ganske bra

I could get lost in this voice...

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

So far fun

Great!!

not my vibe

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

I like: Soft Shock Skeletons Dull Life Runaway Dragon Queen Hysteric

8/10

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.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are always a ton of fun. They get a little less noisy here, trending more towards the electronic and synth sounds popular at the time. But they never lose the energy that is their trademark. This is still unquestionably rock, but it's also super danceable. It's fun!

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.

yay

absolute bangers

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.

Beautifully rendered pop-rock album: at once fun and danceable and a little dangerous while also being surprisingly emotional, especially toward the closing three tracks. A well balanced work, reflecting many elements of popular music filtered through their own special unique musical perspective. Care was obviously placed on the track ordering as it feels like a journey rather than just a collection of songs. I love Karen O’s voice, able to blend to whatever the song needs, from detached to hyped to achingly, crackedly beautiful. Bonus that my wife loves this album. Will definitely return. Only wish there was a half star option, because this is a 4.5, but just can’t justify a 5 star rating.

Man this was refreshing. I was on a run of pretty boring music in this project. This was great.

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