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it's a bop. starts out very strong. "zero" and "heads will roll". the rest of the album keeps up. it's a good listen.
Felt like I just got three of the same album in a row. This was pretty good though.
Pretty Decent.
Day 2 - I love the change of pace in the middle of the album, with the song runaway I felt like I had a time to think and ingest the rest of the loud and chaotic album, Its like slowing changing throughout the album and makes it feel complete.
Not enough feral trashwoman on this album for my taste but it still goes
In my bones, this one!
a really enjoyable listen. not quite consistently peaking but the peaks are so great
Compliqué à noter et à décrire. L'album est fort dans la recherche artistique mais j'ai pas accrocher à tout les morceaux.
Revisit but decent enough on first listen.
I knew the yeah yeah yeah’s and heads will roll but, not much else so I didn’t know what to expect but, tbh I wasn’t excited. Wasn’t a big fan of this album it’s just not the music that I like but I can definitely see someone loving it! I’d recommend Zero, Heads will roll, Soft shock, Skeletons and Little shadow.
Off off with your head! Thanks Aspen ski Co! 4.2/5
Nothing special, but I really enjoyed some of the songs
- Yeah yeah yeah, I can already tell this won’t be my thing - Ok actually, Skeletons is kinda fire, might've judged this too soon based off Heads Will Roll
I did not know Heads Will Roll is their song! Some songs are boring but some are such magic! So far Runaway is my favorite
Tracks 2 and 3 are still delicious anthems but it goes downshill after that.
The opening few songs are just as incredible as they were in 2009. Sassy and confident as fuck. Side B sags more than I remember.
I have a bit of a soft spot for the yeah yeah yeahs I won’t lie. First half of the album got those punchy tunes I just love. Second half much slower but I don’t mind it at all on this album
Heads Will Roll easily clears the rest but Dull Life and Soft Shock are fun. Some of the songs miss the mark for me, but the sound is so varied, I'm sure it has something for you.
Sick as all hell. obviously maps is an all time classic, but this is just a great pop punk rock synth album. I could dance to it, feel it, loved the guitar and drums. Her voice is so good too. Not the absolute first rate, but a great record.
the OG heads will roll. just wasn't my vibe
Yeah It was alright Synth noises were a bit much
A fun pretenders-inspired arcade fire adjacent sound, with a fun frontwoman.
I really enjoyed that. I only knew 'Heads Will Roll' from this album but the others were just as good. Fun!
3/5 have to listen to more was good tho rating cld change
erste song banger. heads will roll kenni wtf woher haha. baaaaanger. hm alles no cool aber mengmol rock mengmol electro was isch de sound? aber irgendwie isch de sound ihri stimm afoch? moll ich finds fucking hard d karen singt hammer. d synth sounds sind super.
kenn vo dem album nur heads will roll und das isch en banger! poaahh sie het halt würkli soosooo en cooli stimm!! bis jz isches schochli weniger wild aber trz sehr yeahyeahyeah's hmm jaa es bizeli fehltmer de punch vom punkige? isch jz einiges ah mier verbii aber runaway findi reeecht cool, de ahfang wo fast wie es ihschlafliedli tönt find mega, dass sich d energie nie ganz entlaht, ich han die ganz ziit s gfühl gha "jz bauts uuf und es explodiert" und d spannig stigt scho mite ziit aber chan sich nie ganz entlade und schwebt am schluss chli is ungwüsse. find es passt aber sehr zude chli ominöse atmosphäre vo dem song. AWESOME (*pat finnerty mitere graue perücke im chleiderlade*) joaaa s isch ah sich es cools album, es passt villes zemme aber weiss nöd. het mich eifach nöd sooo überzügt (und weiss nöd öbd de ahspruch, uf dere liste z sii grevhtfertig isch tbh)
Brill
I really enjoyed this album! Had solid variety and few low points. Good 2-3 songs are ending up on my playlist from this one!
A few really good songs, the rest are decent but unremarkable. 3.5/5
Just an ok album for me. Nothing really grabbed me by the scruff of the neck. Some ok pop tunes but pretty forgettable overall
Heads will roll (off with his head)- fun song. Hysteric sounds like Taylor swift
Some songs were weird some were cool. Fav:Heads will roll
Pretty meh. Not sure why it’s on this list.
"The last cool person named Karen" says another wise reviewer. Couldn't agree more, yeah yeah yeahs are electrifying. Highlights: heads will roll (classic), zero (great hook)
Boring. All Build Up and No Payoff. Big disappointment after Fever to Tell.
Actually quite nice
Meh meh mehs
+Great production +Interesting sound design +Great playing and singing +Heads Will Roll On paper, this album checks all the boxes. It sounds interesting and artsy, yet approachable. To me, however, it lacks the emotional content that elevates an album from being good to great. It does not want to make me dance and shout, nor does it make me want to sit back, reflect and get goosebumps. Why 4 then? Heads Will Roll is a banger, and I still enjoy this sort of music much more than the 60-70s whiteboy blues that this 1001 album catalogue is full of.
абсолютно айконик поп альбом
Surprisingly fun!
For an album ehich has Heads will roll this is very chill
four stars but I’m biased because I was 25 when this album came out and indie rock was approaching a sort of peak cultural relevance. Obama was president. Nothing would ever go wrong again
This is such a cool album.
Overall Rating - 3.35/5 (6.70/10). Overall a solid album. Not entirely my taste, but good.
Yeah Yeah YEAH 👅💋
I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Karen O has a lot more range than their singles would suggest.
I've liked the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles, but haven't really listened to an album. But this was great! I liked basically every track to some extent. Standouts were Heads Will Roll, Skeletons, Shame and Fortune, Hysteric, and Little Shadow. The acoustic versions in the deluxe album were also really nice. Honestly, awesome album top-to-bottom.
It was fun. I don't know if I'll go back to this one, but I like "Heads will Roll." I knew that one well already, so it was cool to learn where that one came from.
This music is right up my alley. It’s got a good beat and you can dance to it. Love Karen’s voice. It’s a fun album.
Tiene una q es un temo
The first and only Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I bought, on CD, back in 2009. This was really great to revisit. It’s even better than I remembered.
Really solid first half that drops off on the second half. I do love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but have never listened to this album all the way through before.
bangers interspersed with music that i dont remember
A fun listen.
god they are the Perfect band, truly
The music is ok but i don't like Pattys voice
最初はイマイチだと思ったが、徐々に声に慣れて聞けなくはなくなった。面白みはない。track4は悪くないかな。track5も良い。が、次は好きじゃない。こういった声が高めで細く、うまさを感じない声は苦手。完走せず。
party kinda songs
I really like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from a playlist point of view, where you’ve got their best songs one after another. Their indie disco stylings really suit the playlist. Album wise they do lose a bit of momentum but Karen O ensures there’s always something to enjoy
Not my kind of music, i fount it very uninteresting.
Pink Moon Nick Drake Born To Run Bruce Springsteen
I had Fever To Tell back in November 2025 and I gave it two stars. It was very abrasive sounding and Karen O's singing got on my nerves almost every song. With that in mind, I wasn't looking forward to listening to this today. This was mostly due to having never heard any of these songs before. I was pleasantly surprised right from the start, as this was a very different sound for the band and for her as well. She was understated rather than the shrieky sound from the previous album. As the album progressed I found myself bopping to most of the songs, and liked the slower ones as well. As opposed to the first album where I disliked most of the tracks, here I didn't find any that I outright didn't enjoy on some level. Standouts were Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, and Hysteric. I know I write this frequently, but this is the reason I keep going on with the project. There are enough of these very pleasant surprises to keep my interest going through some of the tougher ones to get through.
Individually there are some good songs I like, but as an album it keeps getting quieter & slower to the point I keep wondering when it will end. Songs I liked: Heads Will Roll, Hysteric & Soft Shock 2/5
Awesome and a lot of fun. Innovative, catchy and a hit from start to finish.
Not my type :(
Pas mal. Ça s'écoute bien
Another in a long line 4's that I'd like to revisit but will probably forget to.
Great album, fun to listen to, and it reminds me I need to listen Y3 more often.
I heard it when it came out but it didn't break through to me like their previous record. It's a lot better than I gave it credit for and enjoyed listening to it a couple of times. The first half is stronger but the back half gets buoyed by Hysteric.
This was a strong 3 for me, but I thought after the first couple of tracks it fell off too much to earn a higher rating.
4/5 - This could rise with more listens. I’ve heard the first two songs a ton, but hadn’t heard much of the rest before. Definitely a more grown up sound compared to the debut that I need more time with. Karen O is generally great.
It's a good enough record that I "get" why the critics love. It's not really my sound, but I didn't hate listening to it.
I enjoyed their 2003 album, reviewed for this about 30 albums ago. This one from 2009, not so much. Vocals more strident, melodies more lacking. This is OK, but in light of what gets omitted from this list, we could have done without a second one from these folks.
was looking forward to this :) have some of the yeahs in my playlists but never sat down to listen to a full album of theirs... this was such a fun listen and a nice break from all the old white man rock ive been given the past few days
This album was boring me since the beginning. 💦 I was considering skipping it completely, but I gave it a chance. Runaway is the only song that impressed me. 💗💗💗 Faces and Little Shadow also caught my attention, but that's about it. Nevertheless, I'm glad I gave this album a chance. 😊I like the cover🥚🥚 Thank you 💛
Woo, it's another band from the 2000s that I never got into; let's find out why. In the boppy tracks, I like the synths happening in the background. I also like the slower, more restrained track "Skeletons," with the insistent beat growing more intense in the background as the song continues. Good songs, though I don't think it's super original material; I'm getting that "I like the bands that they borrowed this stuff from" feeling from this. Which is ok! I don't have a huge urge to listen to this album again anytime soon, but I never felt like I wanted to turn it off either, so it has that going for it. Fave track probably "Skeletons" 4 stars
Such a fun and nostalgic album. Although my favourite track is actually a remix of heads will roll!
fun listen
This album had a lot of atmosphere. I liked it!
Fun and energetic with some softer tones coming in.
Love the sound, forgotten how many hits this had
I like the YYY sound world on this album. A mix of post punk, dance punk and indie pop influences.
I like the energy and feel of both the dancier, bubbly, synthy songs and the more stripped back, delicate ballads. It's much more my kind of thing than the garage rock of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s debut. In the final third of the record there is a bit of power loss as they move into something more introspective, but it’s still a very respectable effort with some cracking stand out singles.
YYYs are getting a solid 4 from me for It’s Blitz, i’ve always enjoyed this album and never loved it. It falls off in the middle for me but starts and ends fantastically well.
I didn’t have high expectations after experience with Fever to Tell, but this is good and well done.
strong opener. good discovery from this list.
Really like it, part of the collection. Fun vibes, modern rock sound.
Conozco su canción épica Heads will rock, es muy buena, pero el álbum no en general no es de mi gusto
Peak Karen O
I like the structure of this album. It completely changed halfway through and do an acoustic softer mood. Loved every song
Loved this album but it was tough because I heard remixes of some the songs before listening to the originals. Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, and Little Shadow were my faves.
Blitz (verb): a swift, intensive, and sudden attack or concerted effort. Originally a military term for "lightning war," it is now commonly used across several contexts to describe any overwhelming rush or concentrated campaign. Is this really blitz? No, not really. The well made, sophisticated synth constructions run the gamut from groovy, to dancey, to comtemplative, to maudlin, but never gather up the steam to call itself a blitz. Maybe 'It's Canter!' would've been a better title.
I love this band. I love when this band is heavy and ruckus. I probably always will associate this band with Fever to Tell, because that record really intrigued me as a teenager. This, however, is a really cool turn and evolution of the band. I actually like our clean and self reflective it is. The songs are all moving in a way thats easy to get lost in. Which is a trait of this band, no matter what they're doing, but I like this grounded approach. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a incredible. I could listen to them any day.
Boring generic late 00s alt rock. Just did nothing for me.
it was actually very very good but maybe i should review albums as soon as i finish listeining to it
Fuerte, divertido, distinto, llamativo. Pensé que me iba a gustar menos pero no, buenísimo chavales. Estoy dudando si ponerle un 4 o 5, siento que me inclino por el 4 porque por momentos queda atrás.
sounds like scott pilgrim music. i liked it more than i thought i would. 3.5
Ok not my favorite
Big surprise for me. Really good opening 3 tracks and then remains consistent throughout. RYM: N Saved a song: N
First 1 and last 2 tracks are 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Shame it's a whole load of mid in the middle
viele ideen, viele genres, das meiste funktioniert
It was phenomenal. Had some low points, but overall I really, really enjoyed it
Meh meh meh
Kicks ass at the start, ends quite nicely, too. Had a great time with this. A high 4-star for me.
It’s shit! Yeah Yeah No
So good. Such a brilliant run toward the start. Heads Will Roll is a perfect song, and Soft Shock and Skeletons are close to it. Runaway and Dragon Queen hit a back half high that brings it right back up. Karen is a top tier singer and lyricist, especially for the genre, and the other guys whose names I should know by now create such great synthpop worlds for her to inhabit.
thinking about how there were so many dubstep remixes of head will roll, what a time
yeah yeah yeahs are an easy sell for me in general and this is a good "i'm a hot girl walking at night" album, but for me this has more frequent low points than fever to tell which is imo a cover to cover listen every time. i like your music better when you're rowdier, karen! fav: dull life
HEAD WILL ROLL
Two YEAH YEAH YEAHS albums on the list is insane! More disposable dreck from a band that is not essential in any way, shape or form. As throwaway as any music released in the last 50 years. Sometimes I really hate this project and the book it's based on.
The base average of music to me Best Song: Dull Life Worst Song: Skeletons
This was a fave back in the day, and while the years have taken a bit of the shine off it, I still really enjoyed the chance to revisit it. “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” are the clear standouts, and hew closest to the band’s dance punk roots, but I do really like the more low key back half of the album.
Part of the art of album creation is understanding how to crest the waves of ups and downs and building sounds and expectations to play with or against, and so on. It’s part of why, if you can avoid it, you tend not to put your two best songs first on an 11 track album where the other nine songs don’t sound like that and are instead quite boring and not dynamic and sound sort of similar in this particular 00s indie way that completely washes over me. I’m curious to hear their better and more famous other album but this one didn’t inspire me with confidence.
Early aughts indie and I have a fraught relationship. I have never understood the cultural adulation assigned to bands like The Strokes or Arctic Monkeys. At the same time, the contemporaneous garage wave -- Hives, Vines, White Stripes -- possessed something worthwhile. This seems like the Rosetta Stone that translates across the two. I'd be lying if I didn't tell you upfront that I'm a bit sick of 'Heads Will Roll' but that may not be the fault of Karen O and her bandmates. Overall, the music is nearly a disco band (different rhythms) with a punk edge (except none of the politics or distortion). The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a bit evanescent the more I think about them. They sit in a space between genres that seemed entirely natural and common at the time but eludes precise description, now. They remind me of a less-dark Metric or a less-dreamy Naked and Famous. The music is emotive but not terribly *emotional*. There's a stirring quality to 'Skeletons' but it doesn't quite climax. The band owes a lot of their atmosphere to the post-rock movement -- those reverb-drenched guitar leads in the background are lifted straight from the likes of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The songs are much less doomy than GY!BE but they're also not hopeful. Those contrasts -- disco but not as dancy, the dulled emotional content, the failure to climax on some songs -- those read as typical to me of this moment in time. There's a detachment to the music from this movement; a sort of musical anhedonia that fit the mood for millennials like me. We were all the way into the Great Recession at the time of this album's release and if you were in your early 20's, either fresh out of training and struggling to find work or staring at your elders doing that, it was easy to feel the verve sapped from the jubilation of your young adult years. It's Blitz! sounds like precisely the uneasy party that I spent a lot of time at. Everyone knew what we were trying to forget. The real world would come crashing in on Saturday or Sunday morning, along with the hangover you were probably starting to truly experience. In the end, it's of a time. It's competently executed and it's groovy enough to dance to. It possesses emotions but it's not going to give you any catharsis. It's the musical equivalent of the emotional blue balls of an entire generation, scarred by growing up in a youth culture that scorned anyone who showed a genuine love for something -- which parallels today's youth's fear of being "cringe". I think it's fair to say that you must listen to this. On the other hand, I also think it's very reflective of a categorically bad time for popular music. it's not the fault of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs but they were experiencing symptoms of the slow decline of rock music. Their institutional disaffection is pitch-perfect for the arch, wry demeanor of 2009's unhealthy relationship to sarcasm. Rock & roll runs on authenticity -- whether real or feigned -- and this sort of distant, reserved music can't be rock for long. Even the world's most famous song about feeling numb feels less drenched in Ativan than this. I think people should listen to indie rock from the aughts as a warning. 3/5
Here’s an album from another New York band, featuring indie rock music. The deluxe release includes a few acoustic versions of tracks from the album. The acoustic versions are pretty pleasant. Overall the album is acceptable, although none of the songs are fabulous.
So modern! Only... 17 years old... D: I have their first album (because who doesn't love 'Maps'), and I also listened to 'Heads Will Roll' a lot. The tracks are all pretty decent, so I'm not sure why it doesn't grab me, but maybe the guitars (and vocals) are a little too loud and/or sharp for my preference.
Pretty rockin but nothing world changing.
Music to be bored by.
it was alright but wont probably listen again
An album that appears to be unsure what it is trying to be, but the music is good enough to take you on the journey of figuring it out
j'ai pas ecouté jusqu'à là
hell yeah
I could learn to like the Yeah,Yeah, Yeahs.
Good!
Fue mi soundtrack en un día regu. Sabía a melancolía punk. Un poco Lilly Allen más rockerilla. Hot.
didn't know this band. reminds me of MGMT and the 2000s inde rock/pop. some songs are banger.
This is a good album with a range of musical ideas going on here. Definitely better than I expected.
Shermz: they really never save my review Sia help. I’ve heard Heads will Roll before HAHHAA. They give me the Ting Tings vibes Wenz: Wah, I like this album though I have not heard it before! 😍
Great album, love the vocals, lots of tracks added to my playlist.
This album defined my late teens/early 20s. Loved it then and love it now.
квинтэссенция миллениальского саунда. документ своей эпохи. ХЭДС ВИЛЛ РОЛЛ и СКЕЛЕТОНС вывезли. 🥵💥💥✅
I’d never heard any Yeah Yeah Yeahs before. Listened attentively while driving - no chance to read anything about it. Couldn’t work out what it was trying to be: so much synth but still guitars chugging away? Singer aiming for what? Some sounded like they wanted to be U2 with bombastic stadium anthems, but they couldn’t write anything catchy. Some made me wonder if they wanted to be Siouxsie and the Banshees, but no energy in the drumming, nothing attention-grabbing in the vocals. Then I got a chance to look at Wikipedia. Someone seriously described this as synth-punk?? This album is practically the opposite of punk. Someone said the singer and guitarist are both amongst the greatest ever? Yeah, na. For me, this album is Pretty Poor, 3/10.
Liked the sound, good easy listening
🤮
Come across as a load of nothingness. Heard similar more times than I can remember. Little to commend it and little to dislike. Stuck in a sea of meh. 2/5 14/5/26
Few good songs then generally decent.
Hm, skor zihr sm, da se mi nekje valja cd. Pojma nimam, če sm at the time kdaj poslušala celega, sicer. Všeč mi je začetek z "Zero". Tak, samozavesten ritem. Ma ne, cel komad je samozavesten. U, smo že pr "Heads Will Roll". Kok je dobr. Ful mi je všeč kako se "Skeletons" razvija. Ufff, pa kok se šele "Dull Life" všečno odvija! Če sm ga kot najstnica takrat res kdaj poslušala, ga itak ne bi mogla cenit. Tole je direkt neki, kar je današnji meni ful ljubo ("Shame and Fortune"). So far, all bangers. In to velja do konca albuma.
It felt very 2009. Nothing crazy, just very middle of the road
This was a great one! I really enjoyed it. Every song is fun and unique, and I often found my head bobbing along to the beat. There were a few tracks that stood out to me, but "Zero" and "Dull Life" were my favorites. "Soft Shock" was the only track that I was familiar with on the album, and I like it well enough, but I probably liked at least half the album even more.
Сара 3 Марко 4
Actually a pretty good album. Once again, I wish for half stars. Rounding down in this case.
Indie sleaze will never die
Heads will roll is an excellent track. That song alone gives this 4 stars in my books.
The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs started off firmly within the post-punk revival of the early aughts and this record reflects them moving away from that sound in a way that reflects some of the musical trends of the period. It moves away from the guitar-bass-drums sound heard earlier and is much more keyboard driven, It also moves away from the kind of angularity of the earlier material, although those qualities are not entirely absent from the record. This is something that I might have been a bit more critical of when I was younger, but honestly the shifts work well for the band and they make them in a way that holds onto their identity. It would probably be fair to also call this a more eclectic and ambitious record than the previous work. Off with their heads is a fantastic single and the work is consistently good, ranging from the upbeat material to the slower material. All in all a very good record that I will probably pick up if I get the chance.
I've heard a couple of their tracks. Definitely interesting
Is good! I like the songs near the start and end of album
Ich tue mich extrem schwer dieses album zu bewerten, da ich hysteric, skeletons und little Shadow überraschenderweise echt gut finde. Kann aber den bekanntesten Song auf diesem Album Heads will roll echt nicht ausstehen. Musste auch Dragon Queen skippen weil der sich so schlecht anhört bomboclat
Heads will Roll is great (the remix is better). Album is fine. 3-ish
The overall album is good, but not spectacular. I think the start is amazing, but there are more than a couple of duds here, song I would never listen to on their own. It kinda works and I get it, cant be too harsh but I wasn't mind blown
Я никогда раньше не слушал эту группу, хотя их название слышал ну очень часто. И это классный альбом, мне он очень понравился. Бодрый но лиричный электро-инди-поп с элементами пост-панка, классный женский вокал, приятные звуки синтов, атмосфера 10-х годов, хипстерства - это всё очень и очень хорошо.
4/5
I like the one song but the rest is meh
Instant 5. There’s not a bad song on this album. It’s danceable, it’s punk and lead single Heads Will Roll is brilliant. Karen O’s vocals are phenomenal throughout, especially on Skeletons.
Opening track was strong, but settled into “okay,” after that.
The electronic dance sounds might normally be annoying, but the Yeah Yeah Yeahs know how to make it endearing. Another fun and interesting album by this group.
fun & nostalgic as i used to listen to these songs a lot back in high school and the years that followed
yeah yea!
Recession pop rock, very happy and shiny
1. "Zero" 2. "Dull Life" 3. "Runaway"
I was jamming to this!
I spend a truly unbelievable amount of time singing Maps, and have done since… when did that come out? Wow 2003. Middle school Shar salivating over the music video after school. Anyway. I’ve never listened to this album! And only know heads will roll. Thrilled to see them included. Karen O has one of my favorite… auras? Oh hell yes seeing she went to Oberlin. Solidarity. Good Wikipedia excerpt: “Karen O accidentally danced off the stage and was reluctantly taken to the hospital. A few days later, at the Sydney leg of the Livid Festival, she appeared in a wheelchair pushed onstage by Andrew.”
Pleasantly surprised. Didn't expect the album to be this good. Only knew a couple of songs but the rest I liked.
Buen álbum con buenas canciones pero no me llega a sorprender del todo
Don't really like this kind of genre seems alright though I think i know one of these songs not really a fan
It's Blitz! es una genialidad de la era moderna que ha envejecido bien, manteniendo una frescura que lo hace sonar más agresivo y moderno que muchos de sus contemporáneos. El disco ofrece una variedad muy rica, donde tanto las canciones rockeras como las baladas son una delicia. Un punto alto es la voz de la vocalista, que se percibe súper sexy, fuerte y con una autoridad que define la identidad de cada pista; es precisamente esa versatilidad lo que da la calidad al álbum. Piezas como "Heads Will Roll" son una mezcla maestra de energía: súper bailable y enérgica, aunque con una melodía algo simple, logra una genialidad rítmica que invita a moverse. En contraste, temas como "Runaway" resultan muy dulces, cargados de una fuerza y calidez que conecta con lo más profundo. Es un trabajo tan completo que funciona para varios entornos, desde la carretera o el trabajo hasta el ejercicio o una reflexión solitaria, consolidándose como un álbum conmovedor, crudo y real.
Drops a little in the middle, but enjoyed this overall
A fun little album.
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I never liked them before, but this wasn't as bad as expected. Some not bad stuff on here beyond their radio hits.
fav songs: heads will roll dragon queen hysteric sleek, dance, moody 60/100
Karen O! Yeah! I think I actually like their later stuff better, but this should be fun. Don’t think I have actually listened to this album before… No, hadn’t heard this before. At first, I have to admit I wasn’t loving it. And then Heads Will Roll… well I was in! The thing is, I count myself a Karen O fan. I loved the collab she did with danger mouse Lux Prima. And I really liked Cool it Down from 2022, which is obviously too recent to be on this list. She and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are developing as artists. Yay! But this… this is uneven af. I probably would never throw it on for myself. I want to give it a 4 out of love, but it really deserves a 3. So…3 it is. Boolean rating: yes, I suppose it is good to hear the earlier work of an artist of which you actually like the later work better.
It was a little bit electronic for me, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I liked her voice, I liked how atmospheric the songs felt. I'm not sure I'd listen to the album again, but I'd be happy to hear any of the songs if they were on. Fav song: Soft Shock Least fav: Shame and Fortune
Love heads will roll, even though the remixes do improve on it, love this cover a lot as well. I like the vibe of the whole album, quite upbeat but none of the songs really stuck with me as something I would put in my playlist. Specific rating - 4.0 Fav song - heads will roll Least fav - little shadow
Definitely liked the first half more than the second, but I can't tell if that's the songs themselves or if I was getting bored of their sound/her voice. Love the album cover. Favourite song: Soft Shock Least: Runaway
banging
Very yeah yeah yeahs. I get a bit too familiar with the vocals after a while.
A pretty varied album. Some bangers, but overall just good.
I like heads will roll
Maybe im gooning a bit too much but I only added a few and I love this song so much some of them little bit of them so nice would vote 4 but I only added like 3 tbh
i dont really care for it
4 Enjoyed this, she has a really nice voice
This was an average album to me. There are some cool aspects to this band, but I find the lead singer relatively uninteresting and had a tough time getting past that aspect of it. I did really like Dull Life, thought that was a great track. Heads Will Roll was decent, but not amazing. The rest of this was relatively forgettable for me. Not that it was terrible, it just wasn't that engaging. 3 stars.
OK, that was a surprise. I’d only heard the band’s name and was bracing myself for the usual alternative rock stuff. Screeching guitars, whiny singers, self-centred lyrics and no hook lines. But no, the album is catchy, easy on the ear – a sort of modernised cross between Blondie and Goldfrapp. Rock with pop appeal. I don’t think I’ll go and listen to the band’s entire discography just because I’m a fan now, but I’ll definitely be playing this album again. Despite the daft band name and the rubbish artwork.
I'll stick with the first album and EP. Nothing awful, but no real standouts, and I don't see myself coming back to this one. Shadows and Fortunes is its best moments
I preferred the other album by this artist I listened to, but I would still say I liked this one! It was odd listening to Heads Will Roll, expecting it to play the sped up version.
There’s some good songs on here but I was disappointed when it came out. The movement away from garage rock doesn’t super work for me as well. Still, tunes
Head Will Roll is insane s-tier banger. Most of the songs are not stunningly amazing (except Runaway which is fantastic), but I really like the style and the general vibe of this album.
HEADS WILL ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL claramente é a banda de uma ex da ramona flowers
bien
I really enjoyed this album when it was released
Started off strong but fell off quick. Most of the lyrics don't make sense
what the fuck was going onnnnn in 2009 good lord
I listened to about 9 songs in this album, it was really bland and I the chorus slowly became repetitive.
flat and boring.
Fun album with a few songs I chose to download; Heads Will Roll, Skeletons and Runaway were my faves, upbeat music which was good to work to
Only knowing the song ‘Maps’, I wasn’t expecting the sounds I was hearing from my speakers. I liked the sense of urgency I was getting from most of the songs, especially on the front half. A lot synth pop was being pumped out around the time this album was released, and this stand out, like its relentlessly pushing through the crowd. Almost a 4.
amazing listen. Added to my phone. Not a bad song. First 3 are the famous bangers, but the deeper cuts are still magnificent. Melodic, thoughtful, with great atmosphere; has that classic YYY buzz vibe underneath it all. Karen O's voice perfectly balances the digital sound palate.
I should revisit, but I still think it's a tad overrated.
I feel slightly devastated that this type of music isn't popular anymore. more of a pop/pop-punk turn from their earlier work. but still love it.
This vocalist is great. I like the first few songs on the album, expecting and awaiting straight peak upbeat indie, but then for a good 20 minutes is a slow laid back emotional dwelling that drags for a bit without changing much, and the songs are stripped from pretty much everything besides basic drums and vocals. It picks back up again on track seven, and then dips once more. The vocals start to get very breathy and the tracks just kinda loop. Like it's not bad but I'm not engaged whatsoever. The production is still absolutely fantastic and it definitely boosts the album a ton. I can tell why some people would like this a lot but it's just not anything special outside the well done singles.
Very good never heard before
fun!
Jamais écouté avant. Parfaitement écoutable (l'énergie de Karen O aide bien), mais je n'ai jamais été trop client des tentations dance synthétiques d'une partie du rock indé des années 2000, et cet album ne fait que confirmer mes a priori. Oui, on tape du pied, on secoue même la tête par moment, mais tout cela reste bien stérile... Top : Dull Life Flop : Dragon Queen
these guys are fun. I listened to them back in the day and used a couple of tracks in spin class - my yellow country teeth LOLLL - went to see them in Bologna in 2024 what a treat!
This one reminds me of the journey to womanhood in junior high. It explores the rawness of the age, the hedonism of emotions, and a significant step towards maturity.
Can an album be great just because it's very good? This album follows one of the formulas to greatness- start off with a couple total bangers (Heads will Roll, Zero) and a highly listenable not quite banger (Soft Shock) and then follow your muse wherever it takes you. Oh how these loudkins from Brooklyn have grown into themselves. The guitar crunch a has receded but the attitude remains - this sound was always their future. Ready made for festival mainstages worldwide. In the years since they have only become moreso.
Head will roll palazo
I like this album, a very solid 3. Gave off that feel-good nostalgic vibes. Enjoyable experience overall.
Kinda ok
This seems like the kind of music I would expect to hear while dancing at a nightclub. Except I don’t go to nightclubs, and I don’t dance. It’s fine, up-tempo, nothing offensive. Good danceable beat. Nothing I will be adding to my collection.
Starts of with a bang and slowly loses momentum. This is the type of music I like but in reality it's just another average album. Probably rates higher because of the lack of competition around at the time. Good but not great.
Heard Before: No. For whatever reason I stopped following YYYs after "Fever to Tell". Notes: - I kept waiting for the interesting part of every song. Mostly it didn't arrive, despite some nifty sounds here and there. - monstrously talented and emotive vocal work, especially given the limited melodies and filler lyrics. - the mix was fine. it did exactly what it was supposed to do. I'm just not crazy about this 'everything loud and hyper compressed' thing. - it seems like the only way they know how to move a song forward is with a big swell, which becomes a game of diminishing returns. Verdict: No-surprises dance-rock with fantastic vocals. Oddly reminds me of Coldplay. Maybe this is just what happens when buzz bands run out of ideas as they start playing stadiums. Listen Again? I'd rather hear their first EP, or just "Maps" on repeat.
New Rave (tenk Dance-Punk blanda med Electro House). Har ligget sjuk, så har ikke fått lyttet ordentlig til dette. Kjenner igjen én sang, Heads Will Roll, fra før. Det engasjerer meg ikke nevneverdig, men det er langt fra dårlig. Top 3: Dull Life, Soft Shock, Heads Will Roll
an album I had never heard of and it was a pleasant surprise, quirky and eletronic, it was exciting to hear the original song behind heads will roll made me think of project x, it is a satisfyingly melancholy album
Strong start and end, dips in the middle, cool soundscape
Never let anyone convince you this is one of the 1001 greatest albums of all time. I'm not even convinced it should be considered one of 101 greatest albums of 2009. It's fine. 3 Stars
not really
Liked it. Will give another listen.
Exceeded my expectations, wasn't expecting the blend of mellow indie and upbeat dance/electronic. Simple stuff but kept it versatile - lead vocals especially good. The acoustic versions are also a treat. Slightly reminiscient of Wolf Alice.
I mean, it's okay, but I'm fairly sure I heard all this back in the days of Ultravox and The Cocteau Twins.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are, imo, one of the better bands to come out of the indie blow-up of the 2000's. This album has a few different classic cuts on it and stuff that's inflected with dance punk has a special place in my heart. Is it essential? Probably not, but I certainly like it, so I can't be too mean.
Pretty best
It’s synth pop.
Ich feiere "Fever To Tell", als das hier raus kam, wollte ich nicht so recht mitgehen. Jetzt fand ich es gut..
Meh. Rather listen to their debut Best: Heads Will Roll, Runaway, Hysteric. Worst: Shame and Fortune, Dragon Queen, Faces.
Never listened to the album and loved it. Couple of catchy driving songs, mixed with a few slow melodic others that have the band's unique sound.
everyone knows heads will roll but this album slaps. Would I listen again: yes Deserves to be on this list: yes 4.3
Liked it, didn’t love it, but had never heard it before. I could see how it may grow on me in the future, but just okay for now.
It was gud. Very energetic.
Poppy, radio friendly, indie rock n roll. Some nice tunes, not my sort of thing. Poor lyrics in parts with repetition a frequent gimic used.
Unknown band. OK music. OK album.
Catch up #6 Sept 30 2026 Creative, soft indie rock. Mostly pleasant but boring in places. Great blend of synth and electronic elements. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cool album overall, it has a couple of bangers. Not a lot of albums can represent this sort of sound better than this one. Would be on the fence on whether it deserves inclusion. 7/10 [KEEP]
no esta mal, pero no me generó nada. es un álbum así sin más. no me pareció malo, pero es para escuchar una vez y listo
This is a pretty standard early thousands indie disco floor filler album. Not bad, but not something you'll go back to time and again. Sits perfectly nicely in the background, without ever challenging or inspiring. Could equally be any number of local bands from around the world that were decent, if unspectacular.
Didn't hate it didn't love it, firmly in the middle for me, but I have to pay respect as there were definitely songs I've heard before and still used in mixes today. Definitely built the foundation for some songs that are still going to this day.
Good
Started on a relative high with Zero. Unfortunately, many songs did not follow through on the promise of awesome indie sleaze rock that the first song made. Heads Will Roll genuinely sucks, it's so annoying. I felt the same about Dull Life. Skeletons is alright. The rest of the album varies from vaguely okay to pretty grating. Sad, as I do enjoy other Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs from other albums.
I really like this album, I do enjoy YYY’s synth heavy phase in general. It doesn’t have any of the really punchy tracks found in their earlier stuff but as a sort of shoegazy album with good underlying Melodys I think it works well 4
First half is admittedly got more going for it than the second but a solid album overall. Great band, always pushing the envelope.
This is great. A band that totally grew on me over the years and are one of the most interesting bands from that era of indie. This album is change in direction and probably isn't as as good as their first but it's still excellent from start to finish.
Me gustó lo creativo que es y que incluye varios estilos aunque solo sea una misma banda/cantante. Me encantó la canción de Dull life, curiosamente no tan famosa, y no sabía que la famosa canción de Heads will road era de ellos.
No. Too much
‘Zero’ was nothing to write home about before the album bounced into ‘heads will roll’ a solid song for getting on the dance floor. ‘Soft shock’ came next with a building atmospheric presence that finally hit half way through the next song ‘skeleton’ which felt like it had a Scottish underbelly and the vocals were lovely throughout. The tempo then cooled again for my favorite song on the album ‘dull life’ which soon upped tempo again and had my feet tapping along. ‘Shame and fortune’ followed a similar vibe. ‘Runaway’ felt like a slightly dark love song but I liked it. ‘Dragon Queen’ felt like it didn’t quite fit on the album and left me disappointed and very much like a filler track. ‘Hysteric’ and ‘little shadow’ followed this similar change to the album in feeling like the dance had fallen out the album and like the band are going more down a rock route which I don’t think suits.. only to finish on the song ‘faces’ which merged the dance and rock together giving a good end to the album. Overall a nice listen.
An album of two halves, with the electronic based tracks far stronger. Opens with a series of engaging tunes, from the euro-pop affectations of Zero to the standout OMDish celtic overtures of Skeletons. But then disappears into a steam of forgettable filler.
No esta mal. Las versiones acústicas me gustaron
I don't think YYY ever released a great album - it was diminishing returns after their first EP (which is superb). A few good tracks on this, but a lot of filler.
This started well and was quite enjoyable, but then I felt lost its way a bit and got a bit boring
Thought this was a little repetitive in parts but was the best of the "why have they picked this album from the back catalogue" week that we seem to be in.
Not terrible, weirdly the 4th two star album in a row all by bands who have much better work in their back catalogue. Tom.
Am I missing something? I have no idea what is noteworthy about this album. It wasn't outright terrible, but... why? Forgettable pop rock.
This wasn’t quite as terrible as the first record by them we reviewed, but it was still terrible.
This was a slight improvement from the last album we listened to by the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs but that bar was pretty low to begin with. The songs on this album are far less grating and actually have some artistic creativity to them. Not much to hang my hat on other than it didn’t completely suck.
Someone wrote that the genre for this album should be called “Indieslop” and I think that’s a great description. I never bought into the hype on this band - Look it’s the Yeah Yeah Yeahs! They must be super rad, they released on DGC! They moved BACKWARDS stylistically from post-punk to synth-pop, aw man they’re so cool! Karen O is the best, just ignore that you can’t understand a single word of what she’s singing, alright? This is kitschy, east village vibe core and, while the critics can have their darlings, I’m not fucking with it.
Damn shame. I really liked Fever To Tell, but this is an entirely different feel. They went and prettied everything up. Tore the heart and grit out of music. Makes me sad.
The first two tracks aren’t bad, but it didn’t hold me for the rest of the album.
It's objectively probably a 3 or a 4 but a 5 in my heart.
Oldest story there is: former guitar rock group whips out the synths and tries to go pop and falls flat on their face. In my opinion, at least—other people like this a lot, I guess. Painfully boring and indistinguishable from a hundred other similar groups, with only three superior songs: “Heads Will Roll”, a great pop song with cool U2-esque guitar work, and surprisingly enough (or maybe not; this band wrote “Maps” after all) the album’s two colossal, tearjerker ballads “Skeletons” and “Little Shadow”. Best track: “Skeletons”
Tienen potencia y a la vez calma, mezclan demasiado bien esas velocidades en el álbum La voz de Karen O es sumamente característica, y es otro punto alto de este álbum Ninguna canción se siente repetitiva, no les da miedo explorar o al menos no se quedan con una sola fórmula en todo el álbum, eso se destaca mucho Mis favoritas Zero, Heads Will Roll y Skeletons, pero realmente las demás son muy buenas también
honestly i really liked this
If I had to describe this style, I'd say it's 90s Eurodance meets 2010s indie rock. However, I did enjoy this quite a lot! And the acoustic versions in the end were also quite a treat.
I was only familiar with the first two tracks until today. I really like this one.
I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I saw them perform with symphony backing and it was truly incredible. This is such a good album. Very nostalgic for me
That was a killer album all around.
A good palette cleanser on this list.
electronica… punk? that can happen?
Decent alternative rock record. Would listen to more of this band.
4.5/10 no my thing
I didn’t listen to this fully need to revisit
Bangers.
We enjoyed this. They have a distinct sound and we enjoyed the journey of this album.
I liked this quite a lot. There’s a great use of synths on this album. I felt the propulsive bests matched with the lyrical content was a fun dichotomy. The vocal performance from Karen O was great, and a highlight on most of the songs. I like the cover being a metaphor for the band as rebirth. Yeah this was just good fun, look forward to a relisten
Heads Will Roll is an all timer. The rest of the album doesn’t quite live up to that precedence, but it’s still really good. This sounds very familiar and nostalgic to me, the slow songs especially sound sort of like mid songs at a small show, but I like them in this context. Heavily emulated vocals!
it was okay
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s are a band that always passed me by and i’m not sure why, as i quite liked Karen O’s other work. I fear the answer may lay with the amount of synths on this album. Its not that i dont like the songs, just that i dont really care. It all just feels s bit like going through the motions.
“Heads Will Roll” is a great song. The rest is a load of guff.
This just sort of passed me by. It was fine, but I have nothing really positive or negative to say about it. It exists. None of it grabbed me in any way. I do love the cover though. Should be a 2.5 really, but I'm rounding down. 2/5
Solid and fun.
soft shock was my fav
7.5/10? ta bueno, esperaba que fuera mas bombo incesante XD
2.3, skoleband-lyden, de var heldige at ramme den lige i røven med Heads Will Roll. Forsangers stemme også utroligt ensformig i længden
Singer sig akkurat op på 3 stjerner. Heads will roll vil alle dage være et af de fedeste numre, MØ ikke har skrevet, men som jeg altid tror, er hende. Derudover et generelt fint niveau, smukke sange (Hysteri, fx) og god energi. Dårligt bandnavn til gengæld 2.8
Honestly was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Flowed great throughout and the music was energetic.
La voix se marie parfaitement aux productions instrumentales ce qui en fait un album très accessible et appréciable. Des progressions d'accords originales et l'utilisation de gammes dans des modes lydiens (je crois) mais principalement majeures, forment un "désordre" maîtrisé, électrique et mélodieux. Pas mon style de base mais sa richesse et sa "non monotonie" convainc.
holy tough, all the songs were a vibe. of course the meaning and the lyrics are a bit lacking but i really liked the sounds on this one
Really enjoyed this! Preferred it to their debut. Will be revisiting this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I like her falsetto. Nostalgic
Really great energy, bueno pa workouts. El album va mucho mas alla que sus well known bangers. Su voz es bien definida, sticks in the mind 4/5
Had to get out of my chair and shout!
There are some really good songs on this album. I’d be willing to listen to the album again, in totality. It was interesting listening to the acoustic versions included.
This album starts off with two tracks, Zero, which is fun and Heads Will Roll, which is excellent. Both songs make you feel like It's Blitz! is going to be a great party album but then it makes a handbrake turn into much more introspective songs. These are still good, but the bait and switch really threw me and spoiled the overall album experience. It would have been a much better album if they picked a lane and stayed in it and then switched on their next release. The songs are all pretty good, so this still just about gets a four, but I expect I'll listen to individual tunes rather than the album as a whole in the future.
Ethereal and heartbreaking. I love the drift in the void that follows that hyper fun burst in the beginning, like it's never enough.
Huh never knew "Heads Will Roll" came from this as I was only aware of the hype remix. Fun sounds, vocalist gets a little shrilly but I think it was more of a mixing issue. Favorite Songs: Heads will Roll, Runaway
A very pop rock album, but also very representative of the time, of the transition to the 2010s. The tracks show a good combination of electronic sounds with guitar and drums. They have very upbeat, happy and danceable songs, but they balance it out with more calm tracks, however, its those songs that I didn't like. It could be because of the overly epic, dramatic style, too reminiscent of 2010s pop scene, or imo that the nature of those tracks didn't fully fit with the singer's voice. A highlight for me was Zero. The singer shows a particular character in that one, that I couldn't find in any other song. It reminded me a bit of the sound of Barbi Recanati, specially in her song "Que no".
Soaring layered melodies, a driving sense of force and grandeur, yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeaaaaaah. These are marvellous musical constructions, but there is this ongoing sense that is exactly what they are, a kind of repeated construct instead of actual songs. This is perhaps unfair to say, but it is the underwhelming sense I get as I go along. I hear it in their other songs, too. So, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeahs. It's another one of their songs. They're great, but they feel like some manufactured alternate version of the millennial whoop.
Amazing! Love Karen O's voice and energy!
YYY’s get more accessible but don’t lose their identity. And Karen O stays as cool as fuckin ever. Good stuffz
7/10
I dig the sound and it there are some highlights but I'm glad I listened to the other album first. I really appreciated how punk it was and this feels like a deviation from that. Still a solid album Highlights: Heads Will Roll, Runaway
Mid? Kinda cool though. 00s rock is sick.