It's Blitz!

Man I love 2000's indie-rock-dance like this. And Karen's energetic but vocally fried voice pairs so well with it. Somehow it just gets better every time I listen to it. Faves: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Dull Life, Runaway

Idk I fucked with it

Fuck. Yeah.

Heads will roll

En av sangene, muligens Heads Will Roll eller Skeletons hadde jeg hørt mange ganger før uten å vite det. Vokalene var kule, litt usikker på hvor godt jeg likte dem men d funker. egt ganske vibes album

Wasn’t my favorite album. It didn’t make me feel anything while I listening to it. Ummm, think I prob didn’t need to listen to it before I die. Some of the songs were great tho ♥️

When I listened to this album, I was thinking mostly: was there any other era-defining rock or alt music that came out around this time? Maybe not. We are speaking of a Grammy-nominated album, after all. But this is an impoverished era for this sort of music and It's Blitz, I think, reflects that. What is really impressive is that this album sounds very expensive in the sense that the production elements of the recording are top notch. Whatever you want to say about the album, this music is exquisitely mixed and the performances have been captured with a meticulous attention to detail. For an era in which there was simply not a lot of money to go around in the music industry, that is an impressive feat. I cannot muster the same amount of praise for the songs themselves, though. Heads Will Roll is a really groovy track with a nice bass line where the electronic sounds mesh well with the sonic landscape, but that was the only true highlight in my book. I think we're at the threshold where the electronic elements sound cheap (maybe they'll begin to sound nostalgic eventually!) and the songwriting does not do enough to step out of the shadow of the late-aughts formula. I also must admit that the vocals struck me as generic and a bit phoned-in throughout. This is a genre that heavily favors live performances, though, so I concede that I might be a bit harsh on Karen O. All in all, I think this album is a perfectly good representation of its movement and its era, but it's a movement and era I do not enjoy revisiting.

Fun celle de spitting off the edge of the world

A solid disco-punk album!

I knew Heads Will Roll and a couple other songs from yeah yeah yeahs, but I never listened to a full album yet. I don't know why not, because I love it! So fun and electrifying.

I would argue that Fever To Tell is the best front-to-back album of the NYC indie rock revival of the early 2000s, and this kind of loses all the brash abrasiveness of that record to go dance-y. I was disappointed then, and I'm still kind of disappointed now. There are good songs (Zero, Soft Shock, Skeletons), but becoming another example of the "I hear you and your band are selling your guitars and buying turntables" line from Losing My Edge will never not hurt me a bit.

Fun indie brilliance

it's 2009 and i'm waiting in the checkout line at limited with my daughter to buy the twentieth pair of colorful skinny jeans this year. the lights are hot and the music is too loud. this is the music. 2/5

I didn’t realize how stacked this album was until I gave it a full listen! A really good listen today. 4/5 ⭐️ 262/1081

Luulin että Yeah Yeah Yeahs olisi enemmän rock- tai punkbändi, mutta tämä levy olikin tyyliltään enemmän poppia. Aika hyvä levy, jonka parhaat biisit kuullaan alussa. Mietin pitkään miten Heads Will Roll oli niin tutun kuuloinen, mutta sehän kuulostaa aivan Public Image Limitedin This is Not a Love Songilta.

God I really miss this band. This shit is great.

A slightly generous 4 as the album dips a bit around the middle, but I really like a lot of the songs on here and I find her singing really authentic, varied and affecting, including on the acoustic versions. And that lovely change on ‘hang heav-y’ in Hysteric really gets in there for me.

I was a student radio DJ in 2001 and played a song ("Miles Away") from their first EP just after it came out because I'm much cooler than you. I then really enjoyed their debut album but didn't keep up with them after that - apart from hearing "Gold Lion" on nights out. This sounds like they've gone full indie-electro in the Kitsuné style of the mid-late 2000s. It works for them and with her voice. I thought the guitarist was great though, so it's a shame the guitaring has been dialled down.

Some fun songs on this record, but overall I prefer their earlier releases.

Not my fav YYY’s album, but still so so good!

Surprising! I was expecting not to like this album, never heard of the band before, and never really given anything post 2000 a chance. The heavily inspired 80's style was really catchy in my opinion, with some well crafted Lyrics, proving my initial perceptions entirely wrong! I would definitely like to listen to more of this artists' work.

LOVE LOVE LOVES

i am indie lover

This felt like something that would be very my shit at first but it all kind of started to blend together for me, not really gonna stick

Oh HELL yeah, one of the best bands, love this record. Honestly, it might be up in a top ten or even 5 for men!

music is love

Very good first listen through - the final two songs seemed really great in particular - looking forward to revisiting soon

I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but this isn't their best.

Not bad, recognise a couple of songs but nothing that stands out, wouldn’t listen to full album again

8/10. whilst it’s no Fever to Tell it’s definitely their second best album, i love yeah yeah yeahs, Karen O has one of the greatest voices OAT.

I always waited for them to make a 'great' record. The talent wasn't lacking by any stretch. IMO they just never made it to the home stretch.

7.0/10

New to me. I like it, easy listen.

Obamination

Rushing to get life done, and move onto the next record at 9:15 on a Saturday night. That means Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs: It’s Blitz gets a quick review. Thoroughly enjoyed the record. Did not find one track weak and/or annoying. The harder edged record dropped danceable rhythms amidst Bikini Kill’s larger sounding punk rock. Sometimes the band dropped its rock pedigree for dance pop on the better known “Hysteric” track. That one led into “Pop Shadow”, which started out as a soft ballad before growing into a stately piece of orchestrated chamber tune. Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs showed growth from their other records. The list has chosen third or fourth better known records from groups. Those selections from Metallica or The Red Hot Chili Peppers puzzled me, and made me expect a large number of albums from the groups. It’s a Blitz may not be as well known as other tracks from Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, but it deserves to be here.

Album 315. It's Blitz (https://open.spotify.com/album/5HBmdEPIzWtcWwH2JSv7go?si=ZCnbr5RpQnWgvCDzP7jPlw)! — Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2009) It's not bad, but it was so hard to finish... Okay punk rock electronica with one hit song that I knew. Sometimes quite vibey. Not exactly my music, I don't have much to say and I don't want to 3/5 Liked: — Heads Will Roll

I went into this album with zero expectations. I knew heads will roll but I was surprised by the quality of the other tracks on this album. My favorites were Hysteric and skeletons.

155 albums ago I had Fever to Tell, and came away with it feeling it was underwhelming, especially the last 1/3rd of the album. I didn't get the appeal of Maps. It's Blitz according to Wikipedia is more synth-focused, which might be more up my alley. I liked Zero and faintly remembered Heads Will Roll, I think I heard the remix of that song more than Heads Will Roll itself. Soft Shock was okay. The next four consecutive songs were my favorite parts of the album, the loud synths and jammy guitar were cooler than anything I heard from Fever to Tell. The rest of the album is okay. I don't know what about it can't make me feel more engaged or enthralled about the music. It's good enough but doesn't wow me. I think It's Blitz is a better album than Fever to Tell, but I'm not really clamoring to hear any more Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They aren't bad (and are certainly better than some 2000s cliche rock bands on this list) but it's not inspiring me enough to put on these albums again. Some of the songs on It's Blitz I probably won't mind relistening to on my big shuffle music playlist, but I wouldn't really care to see the band live. If they're at a festival and not co-headlining, I'd probably see them then. Part of that problem I think lies in the decline of rockism/rock's dominance in the 2000s, falling its influence to electronic and hip hop. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs managed to float along with the rise of American electronic-influence in everything of the late 2000s fairly well. Not much of a remarkable fact, but it's something.

I've never listened to this album before. SO cool

1. 4 2. 5 3. 3 4. 3.5 5. 4.5 6. 3 7. 4 8. 3.5 9. 4.5 10. 4

I remember when this came out and being excited about the new vibe of the first few songs. Then the half goes in an unbalanced direction. I think Karen Oh was basically done with the band at this point.

Really good

I have a bias for this album, I’ve been listening to songs from it since I was a kid. I love her voice and the feel of the songs, but some do fall a little flat. but out of all the albums i’ve listened through on here, this one is the closest to my specific music taste. saw a review that said “just one of those albums that seems to go with you through life” and i agree with that my personal favs are runaway & hysteric (also little shadow makes me emotional but not quite sure why)

I thought I only knew Maps, but the fisrtvtwo songs were pretty familiar with the fisrt two songs of It's Blitz! As an indie rock fan, this was quite my cup of tea, but I sincerely think this album is way too long and it gets pretty tiresome after Dragon Queen. However, you cannot deny that Karen O is quite talented and the band delivers quite good songs in a varied (indie) pallete, you can tell they are one of the standard indie bands of the late 00s 3/5

It's okay, nice mood

cumpleee proyecto XXXX

Listened to it while working. Great pop energy.

Aside from a couple neat songs near the start and a couple others scattered throughout that I recognized, this album quickly dissolved into a fairly uninteresting soup.

Really enjoyed this! Great start with Zero and Heads Will Roll. I sort of expected more of a punk-ish album like their debut, but the back half of this album got into more of an alternative, kinda poppy sound. Idk. I liked the variety. Like every song had its own distinctive identity.

My ideal Yeah Yeah Yeahs experience is probably taking the two or three songs I like off each of their albums and then making into my own Frankensteined album. I think that Zero is probably one of the best songs they've ever released. If they kept up that energy it would be one of my favorites. However, the rest of the album is in contrast to that. Instead of bright production, it has a very empty sound. It's not even minimalism or experimental, but instead sounds like they forgot to add in the rest of the song. This keeps getting worse and worse until eventually the album becomes this indistinguishable pudding at the end. There are some bright points, but I honestly could not pick out any individual song on here after the second one if my life depended on it.

Enjoyed this one much more than their debut. Karen O has a great voice and it's put to great use on this. I'll definitely give it another list and might come back and revise the rating.

Arctic Monkeys meets Kraftwerk

81 days since the last hip-hop album. Fantastic pioneers in indie dance pop. Great album. Should be required listening.

Zero and Heads will roll are such great songs, and I never went beyond them. Glad I did. The rest sound nice, too.

A different sound of its era with the female lead, but this album is great, and heads will roll will be an all time classic

I always have time for Yeah Yeah Yeahs. While this isn't my favourite album of theirs, it's still quite good.

The first couple of songs remind me a lot of Florence and the Machine, which I typically like quite a lot. This, however, was a bit bland and did not do much for me.

Underbart!

Their high energy stuff is so good, but they lose me when they slow it down. This record starts high and ends high, but takes too long in the middle.

Real catchy songs. Solid album

Wow. Loved and downloaded it. I think the reason I haven’t heard this before is because my local independent alternative radio station was too focused on other bands in 2009.

3.5 Pleasant. Of its time. Never did much for me then tbh, it’s fine now. Couple bangers.

Fairly decent album with the first half being stronger than the end

(Light to decent 8/10) This album begins on a very deceptive note, "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll" are legendary indie-scene ragers that get your feet moving and your heart racing. The latter is a dancefloor masterpiece that never ceases to get the crowd going. The album sharply hits the brakes though on "Soft Shock", which is a nice song on it's own, but the album flow really struggles because of it. "Skeletons" also sadly contributes to this, as it pretty much slows the record to a halt. It's a fine song on it's own, but it just doesn't work for me at this point in the tracklist. Gratefully the incredible "Dull Life" trickles in unassumingly, thinking it'll be another slow jam I couldn't be more wrong. It's got pounding drums, heavy guitars and a super energetic Karen O performance. This amazing breath of fresh air is followed by more quality tracks, each one doing well to keep the momentum going until the end. "Hysteric" and "Little Shadow" are a little uninteresting outside of sounding nice, but because of this the album ends kind of with a whimper. That's my biggest complaint here, the album flow is very bizarre, and for an album called "It's Blitz!" and the album cover being what it is, you would think this album would be a non-stop party, but really it's more mellow than you'd be led to believe. That's not to say the deep cuts are bad, like I said the middle of the record post-dull life is still quite good, it's just instead of building up to "Heads will Roll" we started at the climax and just kind of rolled to a stop. This would end up being the last YYYs album to be considered a classic, even though their newest one in 2022 does have a few bangers on it. It's Blitz is a late oughts indie classic with questionable album flow but undeniable tunes on it.

head roll

An interesting blend of synths and rock that really embodies the spirit of 00's rock. I'd like it more if it was a little more out there, but it is perfectly decent. The instrumentals and vocals are catchy, albeit simple. I feel like this is mostly on this list thanks to "heads will roll", but I am not mad about its presence on this list. Definitely more listenable than a lot of other records on this list that are here by virtue of one smash hit. It actually has some pretty high highs with the ending of "Run Away" including a large almost orchestral sound that sweeps you away, while not having big lows as far as I heard. I don't care for the acoustic versions of the songs, but they are part of the deluxe edition, so I don't take them into consideration for the scoring. Actually enjoyed this record more than I'd have expected. 8/10

This is one of those albums, that feels like it is on here because of a single song (Heads will roll). The other parts of this album definitely aren't bad, they just aren't particularly noteworthy to me either. It is a good album of its time, but that is all I can really say about it.

The album started slow, then I really got into it. Great voice. I'll have to check out their other albums.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Great alt pop music Liked it a lot

Really don’t know what to make of this album. It sounds in part rather late 00s dated yet other parts still very fresh. I don’t think the absolute bombardment of “Heads Will Roll” on TV and social media has endeared me to that song on another listen. My favourite track was the opener Zero. Plus marks for the lead vocals.

Good but also mostly forgettable background music.

Los padres del indie rock del 2010. Muy correcto y Heads Will Roll es temazo.

I don't know what is was about this album but I found it unpleasant. Not bad there was some talent there but it just didn't hit me at all right. Her voice was awful like Yoko ono with autotune. I listened to it all but it it didnt do it for me

This is not something I'd go for normally, but something was really quite appealing about it. It sucked me in. It has a funky indie sound and a weird woman making noises that can barely be considered singing at times. There were some fun tracks and even the slower ones were something I could listen to on a wind-down as they feel well produced and with decent musicians. It did fade by the end a little. The only thing is I feel as though it's a bit 'young' and I should have appreciated it when I was in my early 20s upon release instead. It doesn't feel like a timeless classic but I can mentally place it in the right context... I know what I mean by that.

Me gustó

L'indie rock fatto bene, niente da dire, ascoltabilissimo, voce stupenda, Heads Will Roll è leggendaria.

Love this. One of the few bands that I hadn't listened to that I am listening to days later.

690/1001 2026.08.28 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Vad har vi sagt om blogg-electroindien!? Just det. Att den borde stannat där och aldrig mer sett dagens ljus. Inte ens singelsmockan "Heads will roll" borde nånsin spelats efter 2010. Onödig musik

De är något på spåren i den halvelektroniska dansindien i Heads will roll. Tyvärr tar de inte det vidare.

Låter rätt mycket som all annan indiepop/rock från 00-talet. Ett typiskt album man kunde köpt billigt från cd-wow och som nu stått omärkt i hyllan och samlat damm. Det finns Strokes-vibbar utan att de når upp till deras nivå.

Rock som flörtar lite med disco. Låter mest som tomt poserande.

When the mid/late-00s indie rock scene was exploding, I was too busy going in deep on all of my favorite punk labels and records and barely had time for anything else. As a result, I've heard of a lot of bands from the period but can't say I'm super familiar with their music. I had heard one song from this album previously ("Heads Will Roll") but couldn't have told you this album even existed haha. All in all, I enjoyed this a good deal. Karen O has a great voice and shines when being both a laid back and a little more ferocious. The music followed suit, working when both energetic and when settling into a quieter groove. My favorite track is probably "Dragon Queen".

These guys could have fit right in the 60s or the early seventies. I like the sound and they know how to rock. This is the second album I reviewed by them and both of them were great.

fine, but I think I was born about ten years too late to really appreciate this band. 3/5

nice

Ale to był fajny czas dla muzyki. Co prawda nigdy fazy na nich nie miałam, ale płyta miła, chociaż nieco monotonna.

Very danceable, very much a callback to youth.

Album #146: It’s Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Genre (W): Synth-punk, alternative pop, synth-pop, pop rock Singles: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Skeletons I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: I thought Zero and Heads Will Roll were amazing songs, but I was underwhelmed by the rest of the album. Favorite tracks: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Dull Life, Dragon Queen,

Not really my thing

Never really listened to this one when it came out, but what a banger.

Really enjoyed this album. Already liked the YYYs, but this had some great tracks on, no duds. Karen O's voice is fantastic and really cuts right through. Disarmingly good.

A mix of punky indie rock and electronic groove. Every song brings something to the table. There are absolute bangers on there. Great album that I will probably listen to again.

Love this album. Favorite tracks: Soft Shock, Hysteric, Zero

Unas malucas, otras movidas, pero de fondo tiene un sonido como que atraviesa el album y se escucha muy parejo todo, no es que sea malo, pero a mi me aburre. No lo escuchen cuando tengan sueño, les va a dar más.

buen álbum wacjo

I thought this was going to be a bit noisier and more abrasive based on the opener but it unfortunately didn't really go in that direction. It's not a bad album though Highlights: Dull Life

I feel like I should love this band, they write some solid songs but none of it leaves any impression on me for more than a few minutes after listening. Doesn't do anything wrong but doesn't blow me away either. The artwork is the most memorable part of my experience here, if only the project gripped me as much as that hand was gripping the egg.

Maybe a little too poppy for me. very familiar female lead indie pop sound ala Metric etc. Some good songs where a few caught my attention, but I don't see myself reaching to play this again or explore more of their music. Little shadow was the standout track. 3.5 stars

They will forever be one of the coolest most singular bands imo. I've heard a lot of these songs but this is my first time listening through on the album and I love it

These guys were all over the Uverse New Music channel back when I first moved to Indy…shit 16 years ago 😳Fuck do I feel old now. Enjoyable enough. 3.5 ⭐️

it would be so good if it decided what it wanted from the beginning. The more dancey first two songs were great, and the other more melancholic songs were good but they don't work together in one album

I’ve heard a little of this before and the rest holds up

disco-fied New York indie

Hits hard at 6am after waking up. Full of energy and very cohesive.

Very cool, jeg er midt inne gamle Switch filmen. Ikke alle sangene som treffer men et par, Heads will roll selfølgelig, skeletons der likte jeg det som ligner sekkepipe og runaway.

Va ait, ikkje sånn veldig spess. Heads will roll e jo megahit då Beste sang: Heads Will Roll

It has some energy but I don't think it's an album I will go back to a part from the occasional random play.

Fun discovery. Love this band.

synth-fueled indie pop with sultry rock vocals by Karen O. prodigy lite in places

Love this album

Yeaaaaaaaaah, yeah yeah!

More of that good Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but now with more synths. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I'm at a 10. Surprise, surprise – I still like the 2000s indie rock band doing indie rock stuff, who would’ve thought? For as much as I liked “Fever to Tell”, that album’s biggest hit or miss aspect is in its production, which is rather rigid & pretty clearly dated to the early garage rock revival. We’re in 2009 now, and as a result, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have morphed with the times, taking the best of their style & applying it to a post-MGMT indie rock world. The result is fantastic. If you still wanna call this rigid, go ahead; just know that you’re completely wrong. This is a much richer album across the board on the strength of those instrumentals; the infusion of synthpop / dancefloor electronica vibes on top of Karen O’s vocal energy is what drives the entire album. In a way, it feels like a frontrunner of the modern rock/pop style, as I can hear everything from Charli XCX to Tame Impala to Olivia Rodrigo, blending aspects of all 3. There’s a pulse to these tracks that evokes Charli’s dancefloor style, a good blend of guitar/synth work that feels like a natural predecessor to what Tame Impala would do on “Currents”, and some of the faux-80s new wave energy in the bass & drums that reminds me of Olivia’s most recent album. Despite that, it still feels distinctly like an album of its time; MGMT blended with The Strokes feels like an equally apt comparison. Lyrically… I mean, look, normally, I’m a stickler for needing to have a concrete message that’s mostly spelled out. I don’t really give a shit this time, as the lyrics are just a tool for everything else to shine brighter, and they shine incredibly bright. The abstract tone of the lyrics helps to let Karen’s vocals set the emotional mood with her delivery, and she has a really diverse range to somehow pull way more out of them than I would’ve expected. The miracle is that I still think I got a generally concrete message out of most of these tracks. I think the connecting thread of this album is, fittingly for the album cover, trying to break out of one’s shell & comfort zone to truly feel seen by those willing to care about you. “Dragon Queen” is the only track that left me a little confused, being a bit too abstract for my brain to comprehend. I think it might be about not enjoying love without deeper emotional connections involved, but that’s just a loose take on it. My one & only nitpick on this entire album is that “Little Shadow” doesn’t feel like the strongest closer; it’s a good closer, but it just doesn’t quite carry the weight I was expecting relative to the rest of the album. I would’ve ended on “Runaway” or “Hysteric”. That said, it’s only a nitpick. It does not matter for the overall enjoyment of the album. This is 41 fantastic minutes, and a real highlight among the post-2005 picks on the list. I think they were right to add this when they did; it has aged remarkably well, even 17 years later, and it doesn’t feel out of place at all. This album could be released right now, with zero changes, and it would get the same exact acclaim. I’m certain of it. It’s a very easy 10 for me.

По-моему, раньше я их слышал без женского вокала. Или нет? В любом случае это звучит лучше, чем предыдущее, но всё равно ни о чём.

Disco de pop con estilo punk característico de los YYY, instrumentación relajada, batería, percusiónes, bajo y lo que mas brilla son los sintezadores, me sorprendió el poco uso de guitarras, sus canciones son divertidas, feneticas a veces, pero en algunas dejan le bajan las revoluciones y dejan escuchar las capas de sintetizadores, las versiones en acústico siento que aportan poco al disco.

Yeah, I enjoyed listening to this album. Fun vibes. Awesome opening track!

Decent album - I still love Heads Will Roll - such a bop! The rest of the album feels very 'time and place' for the late naughties. Makes me feel like listening to Sylvan Esso (similar but more familiar to me than Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

A very synth-heavy pop/rock album that makes for a pretty interesting listen overall. It features a few excellent tracks, such as "Zero," "Heads Will Roll," and especially the energetic "Dull Life." The rest of the record isn't quite of the same quality, though there aren't any bad songs either. I really like Karen O's vocals, although the lyrics feel a bit meaningless across the board. Oh well, that doesn't really matter. The bonus acoustic versions are also quite nice. All in all, this was a nice find.

This was pretty good - fun, not too long, a couple of hits

Really liked this one! Feels very millennial

Some real gems on this album

GOD my high school self is THRILLED

Un álbum fresco, innovador, una evolución en su genero y un antes y después para la banda al tener algunos de los temas más iconicos. "Head's will roll" sigue despertando a día de hoy auténticas pasiones, es un tema incombustible.

Niet mijn ding, te poppy, veel afwisseling wel

Heel leuk!!!

It's got that one song they overplay on the radio and the rest of the album is just mid

Second album by these, like really? Struggle to understand why the of warrant one. Quiet generic. Enjoyed the acoustic versions, that aren’t the album more which probably haves this a higher score than would have been, as the songs showed up3 Star

4/5 Favorite Song: Dull Life

Omg the second song, ive heard it in the meme thing with the green haired anime kid headbanging. Anyone remembers that ? No ? Ok. Way less punk than their debut but its a too pop for my liking. Overall its...ok... its not for me. Most of the song dindt do anything to me.

Really good alternative/electronic fusion album. Enjoyed a lot more than expected and filled with lots of energy. Would be fun to listen in a concert venue or club

Belanglos! Beliebig! Austauschbar!

rym 3.46 New Rave/Synthpop 白激动了，还以为是后朋克复兴加新浪潮，原来是新锐舞和电子流行。主唱的声音会让我想起phoebe bridgers，给这张专辑加分不少。或许是后朋克复兴的标签让我有了误判，整体旋律还是很入耳。 pick: Skeletons, Hysteric

Some parts have a wee bit of a gothic sensibility which I rather like. Groovy parts, with my favourite being the skellington song. However, I feel the actual music is a bit too heavy for the singing. I preferred the acoustic versions at the end more than the actual tracks

Awesome album!

This was a pleasant surprise. Much better than I expected.

Liked some songs from it, eg zero. Others felt a little too generic/not my style and one was overplayed due to tiktok

It’s Blitz! by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was refreshing, thoroughly enjoyable, and a welcome change of pace. In a strange turn of events, I found myself eagerly anticipating each new song throughout the album, and I was genuinely surprised by just how much it delivered.

This group is familiar from the old Rock Band days and their song Maps. This entire album is no different. The music is enjoyable enough and maybe it's just my mood today, but I started to get really tired of the singer's sound about halfway through. The shifting, roller coaster of highs and lows elicited thoughts of Bob Dylan and that alone just sours the milk for me. Overall, it's not bad, but it hasn't really affected me enough to ever come back to it again.

I have been somewhat familiar with the band and album but haven’t really dived in before. It’s solid - some well crafted songs, more energy than I was anticipating along with a bit of aggression at times. Overall a cool album I’ll keep them in my rotation.

For all that works with this album, there just doesn't seem to be a lot of meaning behind these songs. Maybe I'm biased by reading about how they built the album almost independently of each other in the studio, but it feels more like a party trick and less like an album of intentional songs. Cool, cryptic words chanted over well-produced loops. Still there are moments that evoke a feeling, both ecstatic ('Zero') and poignant. As I sit here listening to 'Skeleton' at my computer, outside the sky has suddenly opened up and is pouring down rain. Yeah, that works.

There’s such a sense of passion and focus on this album. Great use of synthesizer and Karen O’s vocals always meet the song - I was taken by how tender she sounds on “Skeletons” in particular, especially only two songs removed from her near snarl on “Heads Will Roll” (crazy banger). The percussion sounds huge across the whole album, too, but never overwhelms the rest of the arrangement. Strikes a balance between ballads and bangers. I think I might like this more than their debut. Damn.

Meme, not great not terrible

This is some good indie rock. Was a fun listen. Cool album art too.

not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue

I liked it

Part of my teenage indie zeitgeist already, but it's been a while since the last full-length listen. Karen O is probably the coolest person ever, and this album is one of a kind sonically.

So so

Entertaining. Don’t know it fits though.

86

Pretty solid album. Not my favorite, but it had some good songs on there. More of an Electronic Indie album, but it wasn't bad.

This is a solid 2000s indie album that just doesn't stand out to me. Like it, don't love it.

Yeah Yeah Yeah I Really Like This Album.

Wow this sucked. Other than off off off with your head i wouldnt want to hear any of this even once

Heads will roll is goated, the acoustics are nice too

One star each for the first two tracks. The rest boring as heck.

Can't say I fell in love with this when it came out, but I appreciate it a lot more now. Also, Heads Will Roll is an all-time classic. I also found myself liking Skeletons a lot.

Some songs were just ok but the majority were awesome

Decent indie rock party, a couple bangers but also some forgettable snoozers. Uneven, but has some great highlights that would rock the dancefloor. The electronic influence is a welcome change for the band.

Nah. Cool cover, though.

Melancholy, solid writing but not a standout album. Electronic music was a good intro but the album changes a lot over the course of the tracklist. The hits hit, but not an album I feel the need to revisit right now.

I do kind of wish I liked this more, it's a solid indie rock album with some fun moments and 'Heads Will Roll' is one of my favorite songs of the 2000s but overall I didn't love this one. It's at its best when it's making really upbeat, fun post-punk (the first two songs and 'Dull Life' in particular), but it spends a lot of its runtime...well not doing that. Solid, but I won't return to it much.

is aight. indie 2000s vibes. warm summer nights.

I'd probably enjoy them if I put in the effort to repeat listening, as they sound like the sort of music I like. Car radio stuff.

HUGE

holy crap, it's been ages since i've listened to these guys again, pretty sure the last time was in 2023! this right here is their third album; the album ended up getting leaked online so they had to push the release sooner. this group has always been something of a neat little oddity, just a group of three people getting together and seeing what cooks in the oven. a lot of musicians, when they release more new albums, they just focus on refining and polishing their existing sound, but it seems like with these guys, the musical takes just ultimately depend on the day and mood. in this album, they're dipping their toes in the world of pop stuff. right off the bat, i think this sound works for the group a LOT, especially on vocalist karen o. her voice was a big part of the last album i heard from them, but the way she shouts and sings, it literally just... it works better here. it fits more for pop versus punk. the band has a lot of fun with some of the arrangements on these tracks. maybe i've talked about it before, but when indie music gets into carefree, dancey poppy territory, i'm usually a bit of a fan. when it doesn't get dancey, it gets quite dreamy and lovely. i wanna listen to this album in a club, all wasted. it would probably feel REALLY good, getting all the shimmies out while this blasts from a few speakers.

She grip that flower like this album gripped me. 4/5

Much better than last YYY album I listened to. Solid 3.5/5.

I liked the first EP and the debut album's 'Maps' is of course an excellent song, but my interest in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs faded long before the release of 'It's Blitz!'. Stylish production, but are there actually any strong songs on this album?

Bissi nervig

Rock alt emo

Poppy garage punk vibe

This one passed me by at the time despite knowing and loving ‘Heads Will Roll’. A really enjoyable album to pass an unenjoyable drive up the motorway. I was left feeling that Karen left her handbrake on at times, and she never really let loose. But I liked it nonetheless.

This is the sound of a band finally agreeing a direction, much more less aggressive and wild sound, they even found agreement to make a great dance floor classic like 'Zero'. Much less guitar, but it all works for me. Not a go to album, like 'Show Your Bones', but it is good in places.

I was around when this came out, but I never listened to it. It sounds like something from circa 06-08 so at the very tail end of the post-Strokes rock revival where synths were put back in. The second New Wave essentially. It reminds me of a simpler time when love was easy, work was cruel, responsibility was for the future and well... I don't think much has really changed. The music is still the same but I've grown older. I was going to write this off as a product of its time, but I then I put headphones on. Hysteric is a masterpiece. This album is brilliant and I'm not sure how anyone could find this boring.

Zero, Heads will Roll, Soft Shock, Hysteric, amazing!

3.5 Not as good as Fever to Tell. Heads will Roll is a classic tho.

I see where Magdalena Bay and Japanese Breakfast may have been influenced! Especially JBreakkie, Skeletons sounded so much like Michelle.

I don't have anything to add to my previous YYYs album, which even mentioned this one. Great record, go listen to it

Meh

I wasn’t huge about this one. I’ve been a fan of the yeah yeah yeahs for awhile, but I suppose mostly in passing. Really not going out of my way to listen to them, let alone digest an album. My biggest complaint was the electronics in this album. Was not what I was expecting at all; everything I’ve heard from the yeah yeah yeahs has been mostly, if not entirely live instruments, so it was a little jarring. That being said, it wasn’t an awful time or anything, just not what was expected. The last 3 songs of the album are acoustic covers of earlier songs, and they were my favorites. The acoustic cover and original song “hysteric” were my favorite here. Again, not bad by any means, just not my real cup of tea 3.3/5

Fine

Kind of a bop. I might have to revisit the other album from these guys, not sure why I didn't like it

I wasn’t that impressed with this when it came out, and it still does nothing for me. I guess a couple of songs toward the end were kind of good, but I don’t think they were good enough for me to go back and save them.

I prefer Fever to Tell, but I liked this one.

From only ever hearing Zero and Heads Will Roll, I really thought this project would keep a lot of the same high energy and loud music for the duration of the runtime, but by the time I was done with It's Blitz! I was left with a totally different impression of what I thought I was getting myself into. I thought this would be a very loud project, but the longer this project went on the more calm and muted it became. I don't mind the more soft approach to New Rave and Dance-Punk, but I feel the hits falsely advertised this project a good bit because this is not even close to what I expected. It feels like the band is still reeling from their last flop with Show Your Bones, and hasn't quite shed their skin of that album just yet. Also, hearing the original version of Heads Will Roll feels so wrong because the remix version is significantly better and much more suiting for a project like this. Not much to say here other than I feel underwhelmed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs as a band and I really hope that something else will click with me because these first three albums really weren't doing a whole lot.

Good

No sabía que ellos habían hecho ese himno.

You walk into "Portland Sliders" run by Gary with a man-bun and 30$ truffle fries. This is on the radio. A few average songs but if you played them to me blind I couldn't distinguish them.

J'ai préféré à l'autre album, j'ai aimé les grosses vibes de synths comme dans Skeletons et les tounes dansantes.

C’est dont ben bon les Yeah Yeah Yeahs! J’ai pas assez écouté ça dans le temps.

bangers

Heads will roll premium Dull life 2/10 Overall jävligt meh album

Chato

6/10 - Had some interesting moments. Overall just alright.

It straddles the line between okay and good. There's nothing bad about this record but nothing that's too memorable either. 6/10

Yeah

I didn't know what I was gonna think of this album. It was pretty serene. It had a few high energy songs but I liked the feel of the album overall. I listened to it while I got ready for work.

I enjoyed their sound and vibe - very 80s electro, with heavier moments. Good energy, evidently good influences. I can't really not give it a 4, even though I'm not sure I'll make time for it again... that's if I ever finish this challenge 😆

3/5. This album was unfortunately quite front-loaded. It begins with its two best tracks “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” which are some electro-pop/dance-punk bangers. But then everything after the track “Skeletons” veers pretty strongly into just being okay, it loses steam pretty quick. makes me feel like I’d rather be listening to early MGMT or LCD Soundsystem instead.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a fantastic band, but need only one entry on this list. We already covered "Fever To Tell" some time ago, so I will give this one the same rating under protest.

Great energy and what a drummer

Zero 4.2 Heads Will Roll 4.5 Soft Shock 4 Skeletons 4 Dull Life 4.2 Shame and Fortune 4 Runaway 4.3 Dragon Queen 4 Hysterical Strength 3.7 Little Shadow 3.4 Score: 4.03

3/5 -- really wanted to like this one, but ended up skipping several tracks that didnt hit quite right. Fave track "Dull Life" -- actually a banger.

Hysteria is perfect but everything else imo is not very good.

Have actually heard of this band but not the album. Not generally my style but I know it’s better than the type of alt that I generally hate. Zero is pretty good. Very poppy. Cool production tho. Heads will roll is a banger. One of the songs of my generation. Awesome production. Lyrics are fine. I like the project x mix better but still a banger. Soft shock is fine. Cool sounds. Not a lot going on lyrically. Same thing with skeletons. Better production on this one though. I like dull life a lot. Good vocals and lyrics in this one. Really good guitar. I like the guitar a lot again on Shane and fortune. Again tho, not much going on lyrically. Really nice piano on runaway. This is a cool song all around. More awesome production on dragon queen. This is a cool song once again. Hysterical is forgettable. Good not great. Little shadow is better but it’s very normal. Not a bad thing, just different from the rest. Back on track with faces. Another fun song with good production. I like the musical solo a lot. Clap song is fun too. More of the same. Not a ton of variety on this album but it was an easy listen just above JAA. 2.9/5 stars.

A few great tracks, with a totally unique sound.

Lowk punk

Being in my early teens when this came out I remember “Heads Will Roll” being popular. That songs is meh, but still the standout. The rest of the album is an example of what average alternative sounded like in the late 2000s.

Still sounds relatively fresh. Not really a weak song on here.

4 - heads will roll is money, the rest is pretty lethargic

I really enjoyed this. Nostalgic and uplifting. Never heard any of the other songs besides the hits. It was a cute and fun listen. The energy was warm; and made me really miss these times. I miss being carefree and listening to sweet indie music like this smoking weed with my pals. Left me in a good mood. Simple & to the point. The only thing was that it felt very very safe at points but I didn't mind it as much as I usually do. Safe music is good for the emotional regulation sometimes, you know? It's good for the body to just hang out and be. It just got a bit boring-ish towards the end. Filler songs and that. Anyway, thanks Karen O for the tunes. (just because I gave it a 3 doesn't mean I didn't enjoy this - a 4 is just a little too high for me to justify)

I know this album and artist. These guys were perfect for the time, just like the Strokes, that sleazy-bar-indie rock scene.

Great album - didn't know that off with your head song was by them! Enjoyable - especially with the acoustic versions at the end of the album

This album was definitely a staple of the 2010s indie and dance scene. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs started off with a gritty garage rock sound, but this album shifted toward a more polished, electronic driven dance punk direction. The track that really blew them up beyond indie circles was the A-Trak remix of “Heads Will Roll,” which became a massive club hit. It’s still a fun album to revisit, but because it was such a defining part of its era, it definitely feels locked into that specific time period. That said, it still holds up well as a high point in the dance rock crossover trend of the late 2000s and early 2010s.

I am out of comments for the garbage that is on this list. 1

Few bangers got kind of repetitive after a bit

Interesting synth pop, got a few songs from it

Heads will roll was one of my favorites in 2009. This is a cool album. Still that and runaway are my faves from the album and the ones you hear the most.

Boring. Talentless junk. Why this sh *t is on the list, but not Lady Gaga, Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Phish, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Cranberries, Heart, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Leon Russell, Leo Kottke, Toto, Pink, Linda Ronstadt, Thompson Twins, Foghat,Blues Traveler, Mountain, Cyndi Lauper is beyond me.

It is an interesting album, but not enough for me to really want to listen again. 3 stars or C+.

That's a bit of all right

Has merit

The first two songs slap, especially Heads Will Roll. Karen O has a great voice. Rest of the album just doesn't hold up for me. It's a 3...liked it enough, respect what they're doing, just probably wouldn't want to listen to it again on my own.

Teen girl dance pop, not really my thing.

I don’t know how to feel about Karen O’s voice It’s very eccentric

Elektro emo girl power

19/1001

Very fun and upbeat. I got jumpscared by Heads Will Roll. A lot of the songs kind of blended together and as such can't immediately pick out a favorite but I did love the funk and feel of Zero.

waste of an egg

good

A sprinter in a long distance race.

Despite my arbitrary prejudice against bands with stupid names — I’m looking at you, Presidents of the United States of America — I really like this Yeah Yeah Yeahs album. The only two tracks that sounded familiar on this listen were “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll,” which I loved in that mash-up on GLEE. Occasionally this band reminds me of Arcade Fire (but in a good way) and St. Vincent. 3-1/2 stars

Another one that is just ok and nothing more! Definitely hyped on its release, but really it ain’t all that great!

There were production elements of it that i did really enjoy. I think there were a handful of songs on there that were fun and kept me curious. However, I think one of the worst parts of this album was the mixing. There were songs that felt so overwhelming just from the amount of high end and sort of fuzziness throughout. Also felt like the first half of the album was a bit stronger and more memorable than the last parts. Wasn’t super revolutionary for me but did have some moments of excitement with their sound selections and production.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It's Blitz! (2009) On Day 195, I dove into my very first experience listening to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and it turned out to be a great modern discovery. To me, the album sounded remarkably ambient, carrying a distinct style that feels reminiscent of a Radiohead influence. It manages to hold onto a deeply cinematic feel while remaining consistently groovy throughout the runtime. This record is exceptionally well-produced, cinematic, and rich in sound, delivering exactly what I would expect from a high-tier modern LP. While it didn't leave me with an overwhelming number of individual standouts, the project is incredibly cohesive from start to finish. "Soft Shock" was a major highlight for me, perfectly capturing that groovy yet cinematic atmosphere. "Heads Will Roll" brought a fantastic, dark energy backed by great riffs, while the ambient aesthetic continued beautifully onto "Skeletons," featuring an ascending production style that is an absolute masterclass. Other tracks that easily stood out to me during the session included "Shame and Fortune" and "Hysteric." It's a thoroughly strong, cohesive body of work. A definitive 4/5.

For me, Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a band that's better with singles than albums. It seems like most of their albums feature The Best Single of Year Whatever, sometimes two or even three of the best (like It's Blitz does), but then the rest of the album is... pretty good but not great? See "Maps" and "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" as examples from other albums. On It's Blitz, it's frontloaded with these bangers, "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll." SsOTY. The whole album has a great sound, but it loses my attention. It's got such a great sound, that I'd be inclined to include this on a giant list of 1000+ must-hear albums, sure. Of course, that's partially because this is one of the few albums that would show up on my list suitable for a strobes-and-neon dance party at my alleged club. It might be my favorite YYYs album, maybe?, but it's still a 3.5/5 for me.

This is such a fun album. You had a fun dance party with your cousin shae when we turned it on. Such a great energy and fun for a party vibe. Hype yourself up with a dance session to it.

it's sooo good! just one of those albums that seems to go with you through life

Exceeded expectations

5th time listening! My favourite songs on this album where ‘Zero’, ‘Soft Shock’, ‘Skeletons’ and ‘Dragon Queen’ It’s an all around classic electro-rock album I’ll always love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Rating:4.5/5 GEMV (06.07.2026)

This is why I listen to this list still. Once in a while I come across a band I know, but who's album I never considered owning. Now I will. Also, the top comment made me laugh "when your mom age 22 sags in the middle"? Most mums aren't 22, but also what a young age to be discussing "aging" I assume a typo. Or, I hope a typo because if 22 was the age we start "aging" out the patriarchy is worse than I thought.

5/10

Didn't realize I know the majority of this album but didn't know the name of the artist. I dig it. And so did my daughter.

Fun album! Definitely know heads will roll and that's mixed by a lot of EDM artists. Not my favorite, but could see why people like it.

Karen O is so cool. That was such a great listen. 4.4

I think before this, the only song I knew by this artist was "Maps," which I love (and is not on this album). This is great! Vibey indie rock that had me dancing along. It has an extremely strong start (where all the singles are), and while it doesn't manage to keep all of that momentum throughout, it was always interesting and enjoyable. 8/10 Most Excellent

ibiza, heads will roll

Dragon Queen is a very annoying song. Some songs like Hysteric, Faces and Dull life are very cool.

Helt ok men framförallt pisstråkigt.

Helt okej. Rycktes med ibland. Svag trea

Zero Heads Will Roll Dull Life Shame and Fortune

Heads Will Roll Soft Shock Dull Life Shame and Fortune Runaway

Objectively looking it’s great, nothing really wrong with it. But you can’t make me listen to the whole thing again. Nothing really stood out enough for me.

It's Alright!

Decent pop but unmemorable

Slept on this. Absolute banger. Will listen again. Might be a 5er

very 2009. nice throwback

I forgot how strong of an album this is of theirs. Highly underrated part of their canon.

Nice slice of Indie rock to party to. 7.5/10.

8/10 This was pretty nice, I think the use of synths here was a good choice. I would have liked it better if it kept the energy of the first two tracks.

This was cool for summer but doesn’t feel like I’ll return to it. The remixes of “Heads Will Roll” are better than the original recording Playlist add: "Hysteric"

Mid

meh meh meh

Fav songs: runaway, soft shocks Japanese breakfast vibes but not my fav!

Added to like list

Not exactly the Ting Tings but in that bracket.

I haven't heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in a while. They are aging well. ★★★★

Hørte en del på denne når den kom, men har gått litt i glemmeboka for min del. Snill firer.

Faen, det her var bra! Elsker sounden og stemmen. Fikk skikkelig lyst å ligge på gresset på Roskilde og bare lytte på de. Det blir en streng firer her.

Husker denne plata fra da den kom ut. Hørte aldri på hele, og det var like greit. Begynner bra, men de siste sporene er veldig kjedelige.

Verrrrryyyy interesting (I got bored)

I actually liked this album more than I expected. I thought it started off really strong, but the first four songs all being ones that I ended up saving. Obviously I’ve heard heads will roll through the remix. Soft shock was probably the standout for me, including the acoustic version which really emphasized the singer‘s voice.

I was listening to a song in a fire engine drove by and it made the song 10 times more interesting. I feel like the production smeared everything together a little too much without intention especially on heads will roll. Some may call this a “compressed” sound. If you say this, you are eric. Go listen to their first album “fever to tell”. I think the reason they use a compressed mix approach is cuz their garage rock background. Karen’s voice stands out for the band (and the mix) in everysong. Soft shock carries the album.

Picture this: it’s march of 2009. Obama has just been inaugurated. You work for a “tech startup” that’s really just a blog website. You live in bushwick. You go to a house party with a pair of shutter shades on, and dance to the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album all night. I was born in the wrong generation.

Weirdly enjoy this album more than their older one, but it’s a 3.5 at best which I don’t think I can reasonably rate any higher

Heads Will Roll is such a banger that the rest of the album could be fart sounds and I’d still give it 4 stars

Occasionally good, but not much originality. Would make good party background. Liked the voice.

High energy and pretty catchy. I feel like I should've heard of this band, as they seem to be part of the 2000s pop music Renaissance I theorized, but this is my first real listen of them. You guys probably know by now that I have a thing for contemporary pop artists who are not bounded by any specific style or genre, and I think that in doing so, they were able to find their own style, like in the case of this album. The production was pretty enjoyable, the singer was skilled and had some inventive melodies to share. I'm feeling a decently strong three.

I'll admit to being tired (just got home from Canada), but pretty sure I'd have given this a 2 (rather than a 3) even if I wasn't tired. Loud and dramatic, but not very interesting, or catchy, or . . . musical?

light two. unremarkable pop rock. I can't stand the songs where they hit every single eighth note. No rhythmic diversity. Compositionally unimpressive too I think it's telling that their most famous song is actually more famous as the remix version

Would have been 3 stars, but for Skeletons. Really moody and atmospheric, but beside the mentioned track nothing really stuck out to me.

Solid album, not my favourite of productions. She’s a great artist, good songs. Just got a little same same for me that sound.

Whoever said the first two songs were the only goods ones was right. Steep falloff into boring indie.

I somehow missed this band. Tjis was a fun album with a couple of touching tracks

I like the energy of this one.

I am saying yeah yeah yeah to this album

My rating 3.6. I quite liked this album

Upbeat classics

Faces and Heads will roll are my favourite!

This was fun.

Other than Heads Will Roll I found this album a bit something and nothing. I don’t want to just be waiting for the big hits but I really struggled to see whpy this album was included in the list…

Single aside never listened and this was great. Will kitchen boogie again.

goid

Catchy 2000s indie, recognized several songs already

I had a nice time listening to this record. If you make me choose between listening to like, The Killers or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, i’m going Yeahs every time

This was ok but ultimately not really for me. I liked Soft Shock and Faces and I thought Heads Will Roll and Dragon Queen were ok - nothing really gripped me though! also not a fan of acoustic versions on the main album - I’ve just heard this and now you want me to hear it again but worse ???? anyways …

Not a bad listen, couple of hits, overall solid tracks and can listen to the whole album.

Liked this more than I thought I would. Good driving beat and I liked the vocals

Great synthesis of aughts-indie with punk-like energy and some electronic flourishes. Karen O is like the prototypical frontwoman for a band like this (following in the footsteps of Debbie Harry and Chrissy Hynde) and is pretty much just an overall badass. Great, driving energy and some banger songs (Heads Will Roll in particular). Don't think it's quite 5 stars for me but pretty damn good.