It's Blitz!

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

I liked this. Mostly the first half of the album, but I might listen to it again in its entirety.

No real banger around, but a lof of great tunes. I really like the sum rather than any particular part.

Eh.

Ik zei nog zo.. géén vrouwen !

Favourite song: Heads Will Roll

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

- third album by indie pop / synth band the yeah yeah yeahs - most of it was written in the studio in a collaborative way - singer karen o’s signature vocal style - sort of disinterested, slurred, but can get impactful when it calls for it - this album is…. fine - theres some really good songs and then a bunch of forgettable melodramatic ones fav - zero - love the energy and vocal delivery, highlight of the album least fav - skeletons - melodramatic and kinda painful to listen to 2.5/5

bellissima e famosissima 'Heads will roll'

Synthy dance-punk vibes

Pretty cool album, I think I'd listen to this again

Certified hood classic

Mihinkäs energia katoaa muutaman ekan biisin jälkeen? Se olisi kantanut levyn läpi, akustiset ei jaksa kiinnostaa vaikka ihan kivoja ovatkin. Heads will roll on hyvä biisi

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

Parhaan albumin kaava - Monikerroksellisuus, pintapuolinen ja syvyys (Felt mountain, (David Bowie mikä tahansa levy)) Monitakertevuus - (DSOTM), mietitkö ja vaikuttaako - Skaala DSOTM:ssa onnistuu hyvin.. Termi ”aihe” viittaa mihin tahansa toistuvaan elementtiin... Siinä albumissa ei kukaan väitä ettei aihetta olisi.... mutta nämä "toistuvat elementit" jotka ovat... DARK SIDE OF THE MOON LEVYSSÄ ON MILLENIAALI... LÖRPÖTYSTÄ.. LAULETAAN JOO IHAN URHEASTI.. mutta rumpu työskentely laiskan lörpökkää.. Sama "toistuva elementti" on myös täysin samat sointukulut ja samalta kuullostavat kappaleet... DSOTM ON PASKAMYRSKY JOLLA ON AINAKIN KAKSI HYPE BIISIÄ ALUSSA!! (Speak To Me - On The Run).. Hype biisit koostuvat äärimmäisen yksinkertaisista elementeistä.. Basso.... Heh, kaikki kuluttajat pitävät bassosta.. Audiofiilit eivät.. treble... ja nopeasta rytmistä.. niin vitun easy listening… Aihio pitää olla vaikka sekaisin olosta pidänkin........ TÄSSÄ ON HYVIN SEKAVA ALBUMI!!!! aihio piirtyy moniavonaisin lyriikoin ja tämä on selvästi artpop/rockkia todella hankala ottaa tosta soundista kiinni... Uskomatonta että vitosta lentää... Meemi biisi toinen biisi.. arvaatko ensimmäisestä biisistä jo... Mikä tulee olemaan.. heh... aika hankala... Omaperäinen soundi..

Why do I feel like I’ve heard of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and yet couldn’t tell you a single song by them? I couldn’t even tell you the genre. And yet, I’m almost certain I’ve heard them before. That’s a bit odd, isn’t it? Songs I already knew: None Favourites: Heads Will Roll, Faces After the first two tracks on this album, my hopes were high for something amazing. It was a very strong opening and I was immediately hooked. However, after these first few songs, the quality definitely dips a little until we get to the final song Faces, which again is very strong. I want to make it clear here that there were no bad songs on this album, but going from amazing down to good feels like a bit of a drop, despite still being obviously good. I especially liked the vocalist - her tone is great and very easy to listen to. Overall, I had high hopes for an incredible album, but in the end it was only very good. Still ain’t no bad thing though, eh?

This was my real introduction to Yeah Yeah Yeahs besides Heads Will Roll, because that's already iconic in itself. Karen O's voice is so soothing, and these songs sound so fun to see live. Also, I love the album cover. Fave track(s): Soft Shock, Dull Life, Dragon Queen

Loved the 1st three tunes then the album sort of lost its way and everything blended together.

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

Somehow missed this band and opted to spend my short attention span in the 2000s on The Strokes as THE American indie, pop rock Ersatz instead. What's there to say? This album is danceable. It's nostalgic. It's fun. It's sad. There's all the emotions in an album. But there's a reason I hadn't heard it before, and it's because it's missing the je ne sais quoi. Is Karon O's vocal ability too smooth? Is the musicality of it all too bland? What's compelling me to care? Fave tracks: Zero, Faces. Finish and start with a bang!

I knew the one song everyone knows but the full album was longer and better than i expected it to be and i really enjoyed it and will give it another listen.

I adore this album. From the epic opening one-two punch of dance jams “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” to the quiet bedroom pop of “Little Shadow,” this is an exceptionally well-rounded and sequenced album. I have a strong nostalgic attachment to this album too. I played it a ton in college (working at the radio station, it was one of those albums all the DJs got excited about) and Dree and I listened to it a lot together in our early months of dating. But aside from my own emotional attachment, there’s no denying this album is excellent. It’s filled with big hooks, big emotions, hard rock and dance songs (I love the sexy electro-funk of “Dragon Queen”), alongside more tender moments (I totally forgot about “Hysteric” until it came on and it just totally overwhelmed me with emotions - such a great love song). One of my all-time favorite album covers too.

"Heads Will Roll" is my second favorite Yeah Yeah Yeah's track, and I think it's a seminal song in the world of indie rock. It really captures their exciting, edgy yet clean sound, and excitement from Karen O who I think is infinitely cool and impressive. The rest of the album is tight. I think their hits tend to stand out a bit for this band- more than the average band that has really big songs. I liked it, but maybe not enough for a 5/5.

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

An indie rock classic. Dragon Queen was an old favorite, but Hysterical or Soft Shock may be my new standouts

I dig it. Yeah yeah yeahs have been on my radar, I knew a song on the album but I liked the whole thing, would explore more

Much better than I expected; really good.

Killer indie country pop punk goodness. Pulls off both a lovely head-bopping energy and downtempo ballads. Don't sleep on the acoustic covers! 4.8/5

It’s nice electronic rock with some great songs 4/5

BANCO. 8.5/10

This album doesn't hit as hard and feels more polished than the previous Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It still sits on the precipice of art rock and noughties indie which is a nice place to be.

Creo que me gustaría ponerle 4,5

I absolutely love every song on this album.

Somewhat eclectic-feeling pop-rock-ey stuff

I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but I haven't listened to a whole lot of their music. I believe I have listened to It's Blitz! before, but probably only once. I was suprised that the recommended album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs doesn't include "Maps". "Hysteric" was the happy surprise from this album, but familiar tracks "Zero", "Heads Will Roll" and "Skeletons" are tracks that I have in my personal playlist too. I will listen to more from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Good album - like most of the songs. Indie/rock/garage kind of sound

Yup, they're pretty good. I don't quite like this album as much as Fever to Tell. Blitz has a much cleaner and pop-ier production, which suits the songs on this album well.

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.

I find Yeah Yeah Yeahs imminently fun and irresistibly charming. The way they balance more catchy electronic elements into the mix on this album sees them expand their sound and make it poppier. They are an interesting band that kind of float back and forth between flirting with mainstream accessibility and more challenging tendencies. I enjoy both modes.

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

It’s very of it’s time. “Edgy” hipster rock that thinks it’s more powerful and meaningful than it actually is. A short-lived fad.

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

Ei näiden debyyttilevyn tasoa, mutta parhaat biisit kovia edelleen. Hidastelubiisit taas vähän meh. 3,5/5.

Ihan hauskaa indie-naputtelua, seassa pari hyvää kappaletta. 3/5 kuitenkin.

A very nice album, but no individual songs made a huge impression after 2 listens. But every song was good and in time some real favourites might emerge. 3.5 stars

Not their strongest. I much preferred their looser earlier style. The sequenced nature of the synths betrayed that on this record.

Another one I cheerfully listen to, but, their debut album is the one I love. Could listen to Maps daily and still love that track. On this one, love Heads will Roll, Soft Shock, Dull Life but just find them enjoyable to listen.

Two huge bangers followed by a slow album. In the end I wanted much more intensity than I got, and therefore I can only give this 3 stars.

Heads will roll!

I really dig the first two tracks here (Zero and Heads Will Roll), but the unfortunately after that the album deteriorates a bit in quality, and never reaches the heights of those two again.

"It's Blitz" is the third studio album by the indie band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was received and pereceived as more dance-oriented. I would agree that the first two songs are very dance/disco-oriented but then the album goes more dramatic with the keyboards, guitars, drums and the lyrics appearing more personal in the remaining songs. This is a very good album. The music was written and recorded in the studio over a two month period which is unusual in that cost-crunching time frame. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs consist of Karen O (vocals), Brian Chase (drums, percussion) and Nick Zinner (guitar, keyboards, drum machine, bass). Their hit "Zero" gets the dance going. Synths, drum machine, hypnotic, classic Karen O. I love its chaotic ending. It's about escape. Be who you are; you're a zero so screw it. "Heads Will Roll" keeps the dance going but in an eerie way. String intro. In the video, a werewolf kills everyone including the band. Is there more meaning than just get on the dance floor? "Soft Shock" changes the dance party and is my favorite Yeah Yeah Yeahs' song along with "Maps." The synths are wobbly and again hypnotic at the beginning going into a great far-east type melody. Karen O's singing is great and about a relationship ending. The fourth song and third single "Skeletons" is again about a relationship ending. This is stark though with only wobbly synths in the beginning. The synths and drum machine change to almost a Scottish marching theme which ends in what sounds like a snowstorm. The drama builds eventually in "Runaway" with a slow piano beginning going into layered synths. She telling her man to runaway but wants him to stay. A second-half album highlight. "Hysteric" is the hidden gem on this album. Softer keyboards. Guitar. Drums. More tradtional rock song. Great keyboard melody later on. Karen's best singing and lyrics on the album, wanting her lover back. I have this album yet never really have listened to the whole album in depth. I was impressed. Not a bad song on the album and the songs get progressively more serious. A recommendation for this one and glad I bought it at some point in the past.

Spiky and very danceable with lots of synth and programming. Not quite as rock as previously. Good 3.5

Okay.

Pretty sweet album. So different from the last YYY album I had, and an improvement for the better imo. More chill with more focus on melodies. 8/10

no está completo en spotify y no me interesó lo suficiente como para buscar canción por canción en youtube. la voz de la vocalista es hermosa pero las canciones que escuché no me llamaron la atención para nada.

Yeah Yeah Yeah's Synth Punk from 2009. Singles: ------------------------------------ Zero (#7 US Sales, #18 US Alt, #49 UK) Heads Will Roll (#5 US Sales, #1 US Dance, #89 UK) Skeletons Standouts: Skeletons Others: Zero, Head Will Roll, Soft Shock, Runaway, Little Shadow Rating: 2.5

Sounds like 2009 in the best possible way, very enjoyable. Good period synths sounds.

The first time I heard the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, I thought it was a new PJ Harvey album. The amalgamation of synth/electronic, punk, with a touch of eccentricity, is perfectly topped with Karen O's haunting vocal character.

Album/artist reminded me a bit of Chvrches and there were a few enjoyable songs in here but nothing to write home about. I feel like a broken record saying this shouldn't be on this list.

I know this band for "Maps" and that's about it. Not a bad album, but really not much that stood out to me. I agree with Alex that it's probably not one that should be on this list. If the album with "Maps" is on here, that I'd understand more. But we'll see if and when we get there. Favorite tracks: Hysteric. Album art: Pretty cool action shot of someone squeezing the life out of an egg. My favorite part of the album for sure. 2.5/5

Good album with a whopping four closing tracks.

Pitchfork-bait.

Cracking album.

Well produced dance/rock album. Great vocals, groovy electronics and bass, good guitars [alliteration ;)] favs - dull life - zero - skeletons - heads will roll

When the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their first couple albums, they had me curious and interested. A female-fronted edgy, punk, garagy sound band led by the always interesting Karen O, I played their music often and thought they were pretty good. Fast-forward to It's Blitz and I don't know if it's because their sound "evolved" or if my tastes wanted something different, but I lost interest and haven't really listened to them since. Listening to It's Blitz!, now with fresh (and older) ears, I like their sound better than before and it was more enjoyable. Don't know if I'll reconnect with their more recent stuff, but it's more possible than yesterday.

Meh. Not a fan.

Yeah man it was alright. 6/10

Ok - nothing too exciting really, even the bangers are a bit dull by now

-S Tier- Heads Will Roll -A Tier- Soft Shock Dull Life Dragon Queen -B Tier- Shame and Fortune Runaway Hysteric -C Tier- Skeletons -D Tier- Zero Little Shadow AVG SCORE: 3 / 5 - - - “Heads Will Roll” is a transcendent work of art. How many remixes has it inspired? As a single, it earns 5 stars easily. Was also pleasantly surprised by a handful of other songs.

good!

8/10

Yeah!

Surprisingly good album

Late 2000s indie classic. Karen O is an all-time great frontwoman. Album cover made me hungry.

Track 1: Strong repeating synths in the beginning. Great backing string synths. Oh man great vocal attacks on the high notes, really reaching for them. Really starts to get dancey. Track 2: hey! I know this song and love the remixes to it. Dark and moving synths off the bat. Great dancey and moving beat. Again awesome vocal attacks and moving chorus and back Track. Off with your head. Pretty and heightened bridge section. Nice repeated vocals at the end. Track 3: More chill and laid back. The sporadic vocal hits are awesome. Fantastic drumming and steady neat on this. Love the background relaxing low bell sounds. Awesome heavy-sounding finish to the track. Track 4: Beautiful slow growth of synths in the intro. Can feel this building into something big. Awesome lofty synths floating on everything else. Feels like I'm epically standing in the middle of the road in the rain contemplating life. Nice melodic synth lines. Wish there was a bigger climax but fading great. Track 5: Nice repeating guitar melody in the intro feels cool and badass. Dang amazing pick up to the song, this is hard and aggressive. Great vocal attacks. Nice descending and ascending chorus line. This is a bit punky and bluesy. Track 6: Awesome bluesy bassline with cool effects. Nice percussive drumming. Great heavy distorted guitarwork on this, almost sounds like horns. Track 7: Pretty solo piano intro. Nice introspective lyrics and vocals. Driving drum beats. Wow intense ending with sharp edgey discordant strings. Track 8: Groovy little drum and guitar work. Love the high vocals on this song in the chorus. Track 9: More relaxed vocal delivery. Very empowering and nice reverb guitar backing. Nice and poppy bright song. Very sweeping and smooth chorus. Cool whistling and fading outro. Track 10: calm, relaxing acoustic guitar and soft melodic vocals. Love the dream-like drifting background synths. Pretty apex of the song. Nice humming part at the end to fade. Overall, I liked this album. The vocal deliveries were really cool and crisp. I love the changes in the album from striking and aggressive to soft and smooth sonically. The synths abs backing tracks were incredible. Gave strong vibes like something from Beach House or the Tune-yards.

The album surprised me as I had no knowledge going in. It was surprisingly good front to back. I enjoyed the energy of the songs. Favorites heads will roll and dragon queen.

I have never listened to this album before, but I really enjoyed the indie electronic sound to it. The vocals were very enjoyable and had a 90s punk vibe similar to Gwen Stefani in No Doubt.

Pas mauvais! Des bons riffs électro, je connaissais pas bcp le band, mais ça sonne très bien!

J’aime ce band. En fait j’aime cette période où musique rock et électro tentaient de nouveaux rapprochement. Ça vieilli super bien. Ça aurait pu sortir cette année.

J'ai vraiment aimé beaucoup leur premier album Fever To Tell. C'était nouveau et rafraîchissant. C'est ma première écoute de cet album, mais je connaissais Heads Will Roll. Une superbe pièce bien entraînante. L'énergie diminue par la suite, ce qui me fait préférer le premier album, mais ça s'écoute bien quand même.

First two songs slap hard, the rest is okay and gets a little annoying

Good a side but the back half lags.

I've heard Heads Will Roll before which is a lot of fun. Karen Os vocals are great, an easy to listen to. This album is far from perfect. It starts off really strong then tapers off considerably.

Npp

Beyond Zero and Heads Will Roll, there's not many memorable tracks. I liked Faces and the acoustic version of Little Shadow, but it's nothing special really.

It’s wacky but I wasn’t feelin this wack

heads will roll

It's the kinda music I should like. She definitely has an interesting voice. Just feels a bit boring. Stand out tracks: Heads Will Roll.

I really enjoyed this album, I was excited to listen to a whole album from Yeah Yeah Yeahs and this didn't disappoint. I'm now really excited to go listen to their new album from this year. I love the punky guitar riffs without the stressful sounds of punk that I hate so much. I really like the vocals and I think overall it has a cool sound. It's got so much variety with the acoustic versions and particularly loved the last track Faces.

I don't really know much about the YYYs, but I feel like I should. Mostly up my street! Not that the album blew me away or anything but it was just a fun listen. Cool pop indie

I ruddy love this album. Really transports me back to the heady days of 2009. Such a great sound, instantly recognisable and a legendary band in my eyes, so glad they've got new stuff coming out as well

Pretty alright. Fever to tell is better

Brilliant album, very enjoyable. Karen O is great. Very positive, melodic, easy to listen to. Would listen again. Just very good, very nice - if not completely life changing

As with most yeah yeah yeahs material, it's good but it doesn't blow you away.

Probably one of the best indie rock records of the first decade of the 2000s. Already the first song "Zero" sets the tone for the whole album with a lot of energy and also the music is very interesting. Then, after the impressive hit "Heads Will Roll" the project continues in great style until the end.

i love it

I'm not going to rush right out an buy an album, but I do enjoy these guys' music.

There wasn't really anything special about it to me except for the fact that I didn't recognize Heads Will Roll until it played.

I don't mind the yeah yeah yeahs actually

Surprised how much I liked this. A great find!

I love this album. I've always heard the popular songs by Yeah Yeah Yeah's like Maps or Heads Will Roll, but this album has a lot of hidden gems like Zero, Soft Shock, Skeletons, etc.

This one was pretty good but nothing can compare to Fever to tell.

I'd heard 'Heads Will Roll' a while back and never listened to the full album. Nothing quite as strong as that though, and it definitely tailed off towards the end but a decent effort over all.

Very interesting. I like it.

Magnifique album from front to back.

Muy muy bueno

More of a 'nice to hear' than a 'must hear', but it was nice to hear it all the same. Also nice to be reminded of what absolute bangers Zero and Heads Will Roll are, and they *almost* earned the album a fourth star. 3.5

leuk poppy album, veel verschillende genres

Það er eitthvað við þetta band. Góð plata.

Eh. Felt a bit too generic

Surprisingly good. Never heard of them. Liked the album.

Rocks

very good, will keep listening

Not the best I've heard

Pretty good album. I liked the vibe of it

Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, Fever to Tell, is one of my all time favourites. It’s Blitz is okay, but doesn’t capture the raw electricity of earlier Yeah Yeah Yeahs performances. I’d still give it a solid 3.5.

This album starts off a very decisive note but then seems to develop into a different direction. By the end of the listening, it almost dwindles completely. I have to admit that the melancholic note on which it ends it's just right up my alley. I very much enjoyed it but I understand why other people might think that it lacks that oomph to actually make it great.

Not for me

It's decent!

мне не нравится, когда девочки поют(

некоторые акустические версии понравились больше неакустических, dull life прикольная (ну и head will roll заслуженно завирусилась), но в целом не мой вайб

The acoustic versions were really. Karen O sounds like an angel

I think there's a severe case of under-delivering with this album. On one hand, we have: 1. One of the greatest voices in Karen O (she's utterly sensational), 2. One of the songs of its decade in Heads Will Roll, and 3. A band that, generally speaking, does rock and does it well. But the result just doesn't do it to me. Other than the aforementioned hit, the songs fail to rise above the level of "OK", and the album fails to inspire overall.

heads will roll is a classic and very energetic - brings back memories. the rest of the album is good but not specifically my kind of rock music.

very electric; not too crazy about her voice at times; heads will roll (most popular artist song) is a tiktok sound now; runaway was decent but not sure if I would save it; there’s a lot of repetition in all the songs; hysteric is my fav of the album; little shadow is decent but kinda sad; the last few songs of the album are all pretty slow

Forst song great. Many potentials and 3 or 4 ok

Saul gone 😔 but this sounded good, excited to try the new one in September

It’s as if the YYYs got sucked into a synthesiser - in all the right ways. That being said, the acoustic extras highlight Karen O’s luxurious sound delightfully.

This is my jam. 10/10 cover. Absolutely insane production (just listen to 'Dragon Queen'!). Stunning highlights in the bangers 'Zero' and 'Head Will Roll' along with the wicked good 'Dull Life'.

Opening with "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll" is really setting the bar high. A brave move that doesn’t always pays off. Especially when you drastically change direction right after. The subsequent nosedive into despair manages to calm my excitement a bit. While containing great songs that aren't as danceable as the lead singles, the massive "Runaway" being the prime example, it just doesn't manage to keep me truly engaged all the way through. I actually think that just spreading out the lead singles would have earned this another star. Tracklists are an artform.

Nice, but not hugely memorable.

It’s funny that I got through over 100 albums before I started getting artists from *my* teen years. Well I didn’t really grow up with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, except for “Maps” on Rock Band. Shoulda heard them more. August 8 2022

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' *Fever To Tell* was my second favorite album of 2003, a year that was admittedly short on great albums by my count: apart from The White Stripes breaking out into the mainstream, and The Strokes, Mogwai, Grandaddy or Broadcast doing their thing, there was not much going on in terms of *truly* exciting stuff. Oh, 50 Cents hit the charts, too--I guess *this* was fun, even though everyone with half a brain at the time knew that sort of thing would age poorly, as fun as it was to hear on the spot. Those dreadful naughts... It all went down to the drain for a lot of music starting from that year. At least, Yeah Yeah Yeahs sounded *fresh*, unruly and untamed with their NYC garage aesthetics. *That* was a breath of fresh air, before going to the long apnea of the decade that ensued (not that folks with decent music tastes knew such decade would be *that* dreadful at the time--for one, I would have taken a *larger* breath had I known). Fast forward to 2009. After a half-baked sophomore effort, Yeah Yeah Yeahs attempt a grand comeback, with the help of usually great producer Nick Launay and TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek. You can't really blame the intentions of all those nice, usually talented people (including the band themselves): they wanted the band to be relevant again, which meant that the sound of this record *had to* move forward compared to previous ones. But there's a snag: as this team gathered all their forces to do so, they totally *neutered* what made Yeah Yeah Yeahs great in the first place. We could go on with the details here, but we'll just stick to *one* symptomatic issue: Karen O's voice. In too many places of this *other* half-baked record, she sounds literally short of breath, which takes the cake knowing what she can do as a singer. Yes, there are a few thoughtful arrangements in those songs, some of whom are decently written, I guess, in spite of some predictable shenanigans in them. But such benefits come with a price, and the price is extremely high here. Those production values are indeed nothing but a gilded cage for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, they sound as if they're wild exotic birds imprisoned in it, and frankly, it makes me feel very sad for them. The cover sure seems to suggest you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. But when it comes to this band, I prefer my eggs sunny side up, and NOT that messy, shapeless blob of a record, Grammy nomination notwithstanding. On the positive side of things, there are two ballads on the record, "Skeletons" and "Runaway" that might be worth taking a detour to. But anyone who loved "Maps" on the first album knows those nice tunes can't compete with their obvious model here. As those fans know none of the livelier cuts on *It's Blitz* can either compete with the ones on the first LP. It's especially clear when you listen to the overtly *terrible* three last tracks, displaying everything that's hackneyed about textbook late naughts production (faux-groovy, disco-like rhythm sections, overtly polite synth and guitar licks, bland vocal parts--the list could go on...). This sort of thing can still give some dated charm to Phoenix or Gossip, I imagine. But for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, it just doesn't work at all. But I imagine that I shouldn't sound so surprised by this debacle taking way too much attention to the fashionable sounds of those days... 2009 was indeed another dreadful year for music fans. Apart from Animal Collective breaking into the mainstream--er... let me correct that: "finding critical consensus by default"--well, apart from that, what was going on in terms of exciting stuff? Not much, it seems. Fortunately, things slowly got a little better once we entered the 2010s. But that's a story for another time, kiddies... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 839 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 89 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 39 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important: 34 (including this one)

It oh

The singer is very good at copying that style of female singing that we have been hearing everywhere for the past 20 years or so? (Like ripped up jeans, when will it be going away???) There were some interesting parts, just didn't move me to feel anything but slight annoyance.

It was okay, not really my cup of tea.

One of the better rock/alternative albums I heard. First few songs had my attention but I eventually lost track by the second half. This might be the first album of the genre that I might return to. Sometimes things don’t hit until later. But for now, it’s just not something I prefer. Highlights: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock

3 - pretty samey but half decent

Ehhh It's ok kinda boring and bland to be honest. There earlier stuff is much better, too much generic synth-pop on this one.

I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Karen O is such a strong lead, and while this isn’t even my favorite album by them (Fever to Tell is) I think it has enough strength to rate highly.

A strong start but a slow finish. I miss the energy and some of the rawness of their first two albums.

First time listening to a full Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. And it's good. Would listen again for sure. But there is a bit in the middle or towards the end that it just sort of drags and I can't figure out why. This is in between a 3 and a 4 for me, but I'll bump it up because I really liked quite a bit of the album.

It's alright. Prefer st. Vincent for the arty dance-rock stuff

Pretty mid album. Her voice makes me want to fall asleep. Best song in my opinion is dull life.

All around good album, mixes it up a bit

I’m giving it a 4 because I love the song Heads Will Roll (remix is better)! Overall I expected higher energy for every song because I was only familiar with that song, but I did enjoy it.

I really enjoyed this! I like how upbeat and dance-y lot of the songs are, and the acoustic ones are very pleasant, too! Heads Will Roll is of course great, but I also liked Zero and Runaway a lot.

Great but some songs sound like an apple commercial

This album is a fucking banger. The men cried out and the girls cried out

Haven't really ever been a fan of the yeahs. I think Karen O has a good voice and they make some fun sounds but her lyrics kill me. The acoustic part of the album seemed a bit more enjoyable.

Fun album! Love the variety and pacing. Will definitely check out more yeah yeah yeahs

Banger after banger. I was expecting something more akin to their garage revival Fever to Tell, but this is just as great. Well-polished indie pop influenced by electropop dominating pop music at the time, but the vocal style is still very punk at heart. I've definitely heard "Heads Will Roll" before and glad this is the album it came from. Only a couple weak songs, and there's a mix of energetic dance tracks and heartfelt ballads, all of which use enveloping synths to create powerful and interesting effects. Favorites: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Dull Life, Runaway, Dragon Queen, Hysteric

Big new thing at that time

Really enjoyed the first two tracks from the album but it fell off from there for me and became very repetitive tone wise that almost put me to sleep. Wanted more punk

I’ve never heard of this band or this album, but I do like 2000s indie rock. It feels much more produced and loud than the indie rock I know, which is not at all a bad thing. Turns out I do one song by this band, Heads Will Roll, as a meme song (I think the meme song is a remix, which is actually much worse in my opinion than the original). The rest of the album seems to be much more in line with what I was expecting for an indie band. I did kind of like the super high energy of the first two tracks, which is a bit of a shame as the rest of the album is much more mellow. Still a very good indie album. Fav Track: Soft Shock 4/5

Some good tracks like heads will roll and shame and fortune mixed in with some full ones

Yes Yes Yes

It’s fab

2.9 - I’m missing the buzzsaw guitars. Karen O has given herself a broader and quieter palette to explore adult feelings. Mostly songs like “Soft Shock” tread water in a liminal space. I wonder if most of these songs are ever going to go somewhere and then the strings swell and they’re over. Humph. And there’s that atrocious “Off with his head!” song that saturated every Spotify playlist I listened to for the past decade. The album ends on a high with the gorgeous “Hysteric” and “Little Shadow” but by that point I’m all but checked out.

sta guapo ytal osea es ckomo muy tranki pero no, esta perfe para escuchar tipico cuando vuelves en bus d noche y asi, d trankis vaya. Y tmb tiene el classic meme d cancion k todos conocemos asi como dato

It’s a pretty solid and creative album, favorite song was Hysteric. Singer has a wonderful voice!

Thought it was a bit annoying

I'm not sure why I never got this album when it came out. I loved the first two. It's stands up just as well as the others, I'll definitely be revisiting this.

The more energetic songs have a good beat, but the slow songs are boring.

Was not looking forward to this but liked it a lot more than I remembered.

Vähän kerkes jo unohtaa mitä kaikkea sisäls. Ei mitään ihan paskaa ja paikoitellen tais olla ihan viihdyttävä. Maltillinen 3*

Mulle positiivinen ylläriuutuus. Teki vaikutuksen

A weird one. But one that I enjoyed quite a bit more than I expected. A few parts were a little jarring and distracting. Mostly it was very good as background working music though.

First Time of Listening to this one, A top album, I know little about this band but can hear their influences on this one. (I Get a cross between the Velvets White Stripes and Siouxsie & The Banshees myself) I liked "Zero" "Heads Will Roll" and "Runaway" amongst others. Rightfully on this list in my opinion I 👍 it.

Way better than Fever to Tell, this album does, unfortunately, contain "Skeletons" which I simply had to skip.

Niet heel erg spannend.

Best veel gedraaid toen ie net uitkwam, dus ik had hoge verwachtingen, maar een klein beetje een tegenbeffer nu toch.

Dit klonk tof. Lekker fris!

Leuke band, lekker energiek. Start van de plaat is geweldig en na een nummer of 4 wordt het iets minder spannend. Maar ik heb er met plezier naar geluisterd (2x zelfs!)

Jeetje, wat fris ineens!

2009 best year in indie don't @ me! This is my favorite YYY album and an absolute classic of indie rock. It makes me really happy to see it included here.

This starts off just okay but then gets very good on the back side, which feels much less frantic and forced. As much as I like Karen O’s voice, she deploys the same tricks on song after song (especialy the rockers). “Soft Shock” and “Runaway” and “Dragon Queen” and “Hysteric” and “Little Shadows” are best cuts. All of the best ones are quieter and dreamier (mostly later in record), which together make for a satisfying ending. YYYs were certainly au courant and very much “now” back in its time, but (sigh) not so much anymore. Still this had them almost living up to their ( unjustifiably huge) hype. 3.6 > 4

More heads should have rolled.

Les deux premiers titres et Runaway ♥️♥️

Fun dance-rock with a fantastic vocalist.

Awfully ‘80s sounding for a hot, 21st century act from NYC. Way more disco-y and synth-y than I recall. The producer’s love for all things Duran isn’t too terribly concealed here. Is the fadeout synth revelry on “Dragon Queen” a sample of Tangerine Dream or just an outright ripoff? The latter, quieter half of the record is much preferred. Feels richer and less frantic/forced. Not terrible, certainly, but not deeply moving or elevating either.

Better album than Fever to Tell. Hadn't given the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as much of a serious listen before and I am glad I did. 4/5

enjoyed this album far more than i thought - even more than fever to tell. a sound that i didn't expect from the band, more mellow and easy to listen to

Pretty solid, borderline 4.

I really like Karen O and crew and had never listened to this album. Just familiar with the hits. Great album.

the year is 2003 and a wee 17 year old not-nigel is again crushed up against the stage at manc academy 2 for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. messy, noisy and at times incoherent punk rock. this album is not that. they clearly learnt how to record and produce music and developed a hell of a lot as a band. that said it's not actually a bad thing, this is a pretty good album produced in that awful period when guitar bands thought they were dance acts but it was like they'd never heard a dance track in their lives epitomised by the fucking klaxxons. some utter shite was produced around that time so this is refreshingly alright to listen to. yeah yeah yeahs would probably have a pretty good best of album, but the avante garde art punks would come out in hives at the suggestion.

Listening to this record was like eating Custard Cream crumbs out of a dumpster whilst riding a big dicked black man.

Yeah yeah yeah?

Love it! Fabulous range from dancy synth pop to dreamy, lyrical tracks. Zero and Heads Will Roll both made it into Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2009 so the album is definitely part of the soundtrack of that year. Karen O's voice alternatively soars and soothes. This album is tight and well deserves its place in this compilation.

Opens with some huge synthy powerful beats. Loses power as it goes on although still some good songs. Really liked "Little Shadow" Karen O's voice is fantastic throughout.

dance till your dead

karen o's distinct voice combined with a fusion of electronic melodies and alt rock instrumentals makes for a nice album

I love the synths melting and enveloping into the rock sound like a butter on a toasted bread. It's so delicious and mood uplifting, like a good breakfast on a peaceful morning. Those kinds of morning where one tries to think about their life decisions with a hint of nostalgia. It's another oddly sad yet happy indie rock from the 2000's. I dunno what exactly drives them. Hope? Nostalgia? I dunno, but I love it. It's one of my favorite parts of the '00s music scene. Karen O has such a sweet voice. And I love how she drives the energy of the synths and the emotion of the album's tracks. Overall, it's an indie perfection. Inconsistent, but that only made it better. It felt like the musical version of "finding yourself". It's so soothing and mood uplifting. Yes, the BLITZ! title with an egg being... squeezed in the cover seems misleading in terms of sound, but it nailed my reaction to the album. It's freaking BLITZ!

This is one of my favorite albums. I saw them live at Coachella one year and was in awe of their talent.

no no nos

Favorite Tracks: Heads Will Roll Skeletons Hysteric

Completely forgettable just like the other album from them on this list. Please don't let there be a third. I don't get it. There's other bands that can do what they are going for so much better. At least Fever To Tell had Maps. This has...nothing that I can really remember. Just like I said on the other album: Karen O has a solid voice, but they just can't seem to write good songs for her to sing. Not the bottom of the barrel, but it ain't good.

I listened to this album when it was released and never stopped. 10/10

Very-very-very solid

The best YYY project by far. Karen O and the band are perfectly in sync. A modern classic. Best track: Runaway

I got this record after Joy Division's "Closer", and I feel like this record might have been pretty influenced by Joy Division's catalogue. It's post-punky, sparse. Still knows how to cut loose and turn up the volume, and having Karen O as a front woman never hurts. That being said, even as a passing fan of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, I'm a little surprised to see this record here. It's not bad, a little front loaded maybe, but I'm not particularly sure it's something I needed to hear. I appreciate the songwriting here, just didn't click with me as much as their debut did. Favorite tracks: "Heads Will Roll", "Soft Shock", "Skeletons"

I really enjoyed this and thrilled to discover Fever To Tell is coming up (in about 33 more albums!). This album certainly starts off strong with Zero, Heads Will Roll, and Soft Shock.

Enjoyable, but a bit generic. Not sure why it's on the list.

Cool electronic disco with quite a few bangers, the quite track Hysteric stands out to me (although I wish the chorus was better). Overall, a good album.

One of the cool things about the mid 2000's was this new genre called "new rave" that blended elements of dance punk with popular electronic genres at the time such as electro-house and electroclash. I personally pin the kickstart on LCD Soundsystem, though they are not actually new rave. Anyway, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs pivoted to this sound for their third album and it's solid as hell. Really big, exciting sound that encourages a punkish live instrumentation with dance beats and synthesizer. I feel it kinda loses momentum after the second track and never picks it up after that. A bit disappointing because i enjoyed those first two songs, and a full album of them would've been excellent. Not saying the rest is bad, just fine.

Much like the last album, which had some stone cold classics mixed in with a bunch of okay, derivative stuff. Except this time, the three classics are the first three tracks, and then it just fades off. But those first three tracks are all 5 star tracks! Zero and Heads Will Roll are Soulwax style floor fillers, and Soft Shock is one of those Maps style heartbreak anthems.

Never heard of them before this. They are really good. What an album. She has a really great voice and the songs do differ a lot. Great sound

Ég hlustaði mikið á Fever to tell, en hafði ekki hugmynd um að þau hefðu gert eitthvað annað. En viti menn, þetta annað er bara ljómandi áheyrilegt og skemmtilegt líka.

The YYYs are a band I'm aware of but never really delved. Lots more dancey than i expected. Overall good though I think it will bite properly after several listens. Really liked Runaway. Engaging singing/lyrics from Karen O. Great production and distinctive unpredictable tunes.

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.

Why is this on the list? There are much better albums from Yeah Yeah Yeahs that are more deserving. This one loses me after the first couple of tracks.

der song mit 200 mio streams wurde inletzter zeit durch tiktok bekannter. besser wirds dann auch nicht

Not really something I'd listen to on my own for fun. And honestly I find rock/pop like this boring, sorry

Oh those were the days! I have good memories of this record and have nothing negative to say about it really, I love the sound and evolution of the band, I don’t have this on vinyl, I should get a copy. My girlfriend hates Fever to tell but she should like this one.

At times danceable and at times reflective, It's Blitz! sees Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the precipice of a change in their careers, with an album cover that's representative of the sounds inside. Favorites: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Skeletons, Dull Life, Shame and Fortune, Runaway.

It started very strong and ended good, the second half was good but I failed to like it nearly as much as the first half. 3.5/5

This was a boring release compared to their first album. The production was sterile, and all the tones were frigid cold.

Yes yes yes

loved this album when it was first released and listening back, it still sounds effortlessly cool to my ears

Blondie meets the Killers. Has the mid/late 2000s dance/rock sound, but a good example of this often nothingy style. The vocals further help elevate this above other records of the time, particularly on the more mellow tracks. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Skeletons Date listened: 14/04/22

loved it. very upbeat

All right I suppose

Strasznymi nowosciami zarzuca na jak na picki listowe, bo its blitz to krazek z 2k09 i rowniez z hameryki jak wczorajsze wyjce, trzeci studyjny krazek w dyskografii popowo indyjsko synthowo punkowo tanecznej ekipy yeah yeahow, ktora stanowi trio pana Braina na drumach, Nicka ktory wydaje sie byc operatorem synthow i gitar, oraz pani Karen O na wokalu, wiec sklad nie duzy, ale przy wykorzystaniu muzykow sesyjnych i typowej dla popowej produkcji wycinankowej skladanki beatow z wczesniej nagrywanych dzwiekow da sie ulepic calkiem sporo, a na tych 42 minutach udalo sie ulepic jedenascie kawalkow, z ktorych w glowie po odsluchu ostal sie zaledwie jeden, ktorego wczesniej gdzies musialem slyszec, ale nie jestem w tym samemu, bo jest to znaczaco popularny traczek w porownaniu do reszty utworow z listy albumowej, mowa oczywiscie o heads will roll, ktory jakos tak utkwil w pamieci pewnie z ost projecta iksowego, o ile od strony instrumentalnej jest tu rownie nudno jak na reszcie plyty, to jednak wokalnie cos sie dzieje, pani karen urozmaica wokale w roznych czesciach kawalka, w pamiec zapada zwlaszcza hook, ale to by bylo na tyle z rzeczy ktore rzucaja sie w ucho, bo reszta slucha sie w ten sposob, ze jednym uchem wpada, a drugim wypada, latwy odsluch muzyki taneczno relaksacyjnej o niczym, albo sprawiajacej wrazenie braku jakiegokolwiek bagazu emocji w sobie, dodatkowo odnosze wrazenie, ze sporo moglaby plyta zyskac z ciekawszym wokalem, bo ten element potrafi zepsuc instrumentale, ktore maja swoje momenty czego najlepszym przykladem bylby runaway, no ale popowa muzyka musi byc popowa, bo w latwe brzmienie celuje krazek, na plejke dodam jedynie wspomiany wczesniej rollujacy trak

i'm really happy that my first album back after a hiatus from the 1001 could be such a good one. at times reflective and at times totally wild, Karen O's fantastic vocal performance takes this over the top 10/10

6/10. I guess this was pretty good.

Quite enjoyable! 8/10

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a three piece rock band in my mind; killer guitar and Karen O's lead force. It's Blitz! is just so damn dance-able. Keyboard, electronic drumbeats, and synths. Not what I think of when they come to mind but so damn fun, Reminded me that I should listen to We Are Pilots by Shiny Toy Guns. If there is a complaint, Yeah Yeah Yeahs love their long, drawn out, repetitive intros and endings to songs. But songs like Hysteric have almost a dreamy, haptic feel to them.

De muziek klinkt meteen interessant. De zangeres is wat overdreven en doet me denken aan Kate Bush. Ik ga me op een gegeven moment zelfs een beetje ergeren aan haar. Jammer dat ze door die leuke beats heen zit te zingen. **

How have i never listened to this? Great songs - Zero will be on lots of my playlists.

Fantastic cover art. Crisp clean image of a non-crisp and clean event. Harmless destruction for the joy of it. The title is also solid. I know that a previous album by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was one of only a couple one star ratings out of over 100 albums rated. So I'm bracing myself. Hmm. First song is not like jagged glass on the ears. Honestly, if I had an open mind, I think I would like Heads Will Roll and Soft Shock is practically pretty. Dull Life is fun. The distortion is there but toned down and used to much better effect, smearing out the backing music, throwing the clarion vocals into nice relief. Yup. This is pretty good. These songs don't pain me because the actual music is literally less painful. Still, it is hard for me to get past my mental block; I can't help the memories and unhappy headspace it puts me in so I don't expect to listen to the album in total again. Maybe in time my head will clear. I definitely won't be so quick with the skip track button on these songs as I am with songs from Fever to Tell. Have I mentioned how this project has made my Spotify channel basically a random music generator? Are you struggling with that too?

Love this album

A very moment-in-time album.

Love this album, hadn't listed in a very long time. Glorious voice, tight production, terrific rock and roll

Just a great, muscular recording by a band at its peak

Absolute classic. Not a weak song on the album. Dragon Queen is such a secret slammer. I know this album very well and it still catches me by surprise. Favorite Tracks: Dragon Queen, Heads will Roll, Hysteric

Love this album

Love the mix of rock/punk and electronica. Feels very 2009 and I'm glad I revisited.

Not bad, not electrifying

Also, an extended addition that's worth the extra time.

egg

03/17/2022 Full of energy and attitude. Sounds exactly like the 2000s, when all the music nerds were on Hype Machine trying to find the next alt rock masterpiece before anyone else.

I had high hopes, but sadly this album just didn't do it for me. It sounds like most other glam rock albums without bringing anything new to the table. The songs themselves are pretty forgetful. 2/5

Incredibly fun! The singles on this album I'd heard many times before and are great but this whole album hangs together really well

Great one. Not the best indie rock album (not even from YYY, I do prefer Fever to Tell), but a good gem from 2009's.

I just hear the remix when heads will roll is on

Yeah gotta love it

Yeah! Yeah! and again Yeah! Fewer "hits" than the last album by them, but I thought this one had a much more deep and dark sound. Really great stuff. I like this more than Fever to Tell, which I gave a 4, but I don't feel this is *quite* truly a 5.

1,001 albums... "It's Blitz!" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs This album took me by surprise in more than one way. First of all, it kicks the door open quite spectacularly with a swaggering, supremely confident opening track - something which made me immediately sit up and take notice. It's also much more dance-orientated (much as I hate that phrase) and keyboard heavy than I'd anticipated. In fact, it seems to - in some ways at least - sit in the very centre of a three-circle venn diagram labelled "pop," "rock" and "dance" in much the same way that New Order did at their best, not that the charismatic Karen O reminds you of Barney Sumner in any way at all. That said, my initial excitement did wane here and there and it's not quite the classic that the first song suggested it might be.

This album was a descent album but there are no real standout tracks on it. There is good musicianship and the music is unoffensive. Will it be a classic in 20 years. I really dont think so.

Not a bad album honestly. "Heads Will Roll" is the best song. 7/10

Its decent but I prefered the other Yeah Yeah Yeahs one.

I already didn't like their other album on this list (I hope there's "only" two) and this one is even worse.

Such a great album. I liked one or two songs off earlier albums, but this was album was terrific

16th February 2022 Listened on the walk back to the office having met Austin for lunch and finished there. Surprised by how much I liked it. Hints of 80s glam, electro, and indie all rolled into one.

I love this band! Each track is distinct and reminds me of a time when I was in university and the world seemed full of possibilities. Karen's voice is awesome, and every track in this album is cohesive and perfect. I'd almost forgotten that this band existed, so this is a good reminder to have this album on rotation, especially when I feel down.

“Attitudes, tones, put-on sneers, and audible grins.” Whatever.

Great hear another woman in rock. Added to my playlists

Light up beat album. Kind of fun. Not sure it's my kind of music. Never heard it before this listen.

Yawn. "Heads Will Roll" is a great song; always enjoyed. But this is the epitome of a 1 hit wonder. The rest of the album all sounds the same. I will give it 2 stars, only because I am feeling generous.

3.5/5 Surprised that i knew some of the songs on it. “Heads will roll” rules, especially the A-Trak remix, but i ended up really enjoying the sound of the whole album. “Skeletons” and “Runaway” were by other favorites.

Im gonna listen to them from now on

3.5

Loved it, mix between absolute bangers and slowed down acoustic versions.

initial thoughts: okay so heads will roll is the exception definitely … much more indie psychedelic rather than pop and that’s a surprise. fav off album: heads will roll

Not bad, but not really memorable either.

1001 Albums likes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and so do I! This music is my jam!

Discazo

I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and this album has always been a favorite. Always love a relisten

I have some bad vibes with "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" for no good reason. However, listening to this album was a good experience to remember that rock could be just fun, even when the song themes are not exactly about funny things. I really liked it!

this is another album i had already heard, but it was maybe a year ago and it was in need of a relisten as i could remember nothing. im really glad i revisited, as i dont remember it being anywhere near as fun as it realistically is. easily one of the most impressive and danceable indie rock albums out there.

Observations that It's Blitz! is frontloaded are absolutely fair, but even listening for that, the album keeps my attention. This band can conjure a mood like no other, and it's one that Karen fits into seamlessly while remaining absolutely sincere and absolutely unique.

Good

Right. The dude who compiled this 1001 list thing is an idiot. Out of all the albums that exist, he chose to include this one? (Eh, this album isn't terrible; it's just a mediocre album that's come along at a time in my torturous journey through a list of music compiled by a guy who clearly has no experience or taste and has only serendipitously hit upon actually good albums.)

Head banger!

I listened to this, wondering if there were actually two different bands on this album. The dance-beat centric songs were so incredibly different from the more melodic, atmospheric songs. I loved Skeleons, Hysteric and Little Shadow. Not so much the other songs, but I bet they'd be great live.

Loved this!

The first two songs of the albums are absolute bangers, but after that the quality of the first two doesn't fully hold up.

Surprise! This band is good.

Not ready for nostalgia for this kind of stuff just yet

What an opening "Zero" is- melodically strong, a perfectly based build to a crescendo of angular, fuzzed-out guitar figures. Its only downfall is the ridiculous amount of compression added towards the end "Heads Will Roll" is another winner and sounded out from the back of my mind as something I'd heard before, installed in my consciousness without ever knocking at the door. Its greatest strength is its simplicity, repeating one or two refrains over a single progression, driving forward to consume all in its path... including a lot of the rest of the album. From this point onward, "It's Blitz!" sounds a bit like a festival in the middle of the afternoon: before a lot of the more exciting stuff has kicked off, but an absolute pleasure to spend time with. The gentler, softer numbers succeed more for me: "Skeletons", "Hysteric" and "Little Shadow" are all gorgeous and jostle for a place at the top tier of this album. The other up-tempo tracks, "Dull Life", "Shame and Fortune" and "Dragon Queen", still carry off an intriguing alchemy of disco, punk and late '00s art-rock, but don't quite rock to the same effect as the first two tracks. Vocalist Karen O is a great fit for the material, sounding at-ease and on-edge, owning the songs with every sneer, yelp and occasional burst of sincerity. The synth-driven arrangements are right in time with the boom of the late noughties, without having particularly aged since- there remains a nice amount of guitar in the mix for anyone ready to argue the Yeah Yeah Yeahs "sold out" here. Producer Nick Launay is well known for his work on most of Nick Cave's albums dating back to "Junkyard": what a different experience this one was. "It's Blitz" is to the point, straightforward and fun to a point that may alienate some self-professed music critics, but for me its immediacy wins out.

Seems pretty good. 2/5

It’s mediocre at best. It’s vor allem zu lang.

Ptn j'adore! Soft shock et Runaway sont mes prefs

Ptn mais y'a des bons albums après les années 70? WTF Prefs: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Skeletons, Dull Life, Runaway, Hysteric Moins pref: Dragon Queen

I love this album! It’s rare that I love the studio recorded version of something as much as hearing it live (I used to have a bootleg that was from a concert), but it does it for me. Karen O’s vocals, the strings, the pulsing and the energy! I love it!!!!

Hm. The darlings and everybody loves the lead singer. Gentle, good, probs a fun show, easy to sing along with. I think I am jaded because everyone loves them. Probably better than three stars but so be it.

Opens strong, then drops off heavily. I don't get the cult of personality around Karen O and don't like the sound of her voice: enunciate more, yelp less.

Pretty great. Both loud and quiet, driven and loose. Nicely executed and well produced.

"Heads will roll"

I don’t think I liked a single song on this album. Some I didn’t mind, and some got on my nerves extremely. Songs were simplistic. So was the guitar playing: very boring. In fact no one in the band could play very well on their instrument except maybe the drummer. A lot of annoying moments. This is what music sounds like when untalented people want to be cool. Liked the last two songs’ vibes, but the underlying music was just soooo boring.

An unexpected gem of an album. Not a fan of 2000s indie-disco but this represents a really strong entry for the genre. Karen O’s voice is totally captivating, equal parts vulnerable and commanding with more than a hint of Siouxsie thrown in the mix. Superior to their preceding album and does not fall fowl of the same introspective tropes. Brilliant, in other words.

Excellent showing of what this kind of pop can be.

heads will rolllllll

What a vast improvement over the other album of theirs I listened to! I really enjoyed this album...they definitely found their sound and were able to much better compliment the vocals with the music. I'll be going back to re-listen to a couple of the songs for sure!