It's Blitz!

solid but nothing special with the disclaimer that I did have a migraine while listening. rounding up but i'd give it a 3.5 if i could.

Karen O is cool and the songs are good

Maybe it's because I had a string of 1-star albums before this but I really enjoyed it and her unique voice

4 - Another one hit song album, better this time

🫨🪩🫨

Slaps

Two Yeah Yeah Yeahs records only 19 albums apart? Alriiighht. I think they're both really solid. Fever To Tell was a little more punk-ish and It's Blitz! dips into the arena rock sound a bit more. I already knew and loved Zero and Heads Will Roll, but I found a couple of other gems to enjoy, like Dull Life and Runaway (ooh and Hysteric). I think I like this slightly more than FTT, but FTT has Maps, so it's a tough call. I already thought Karen O was awesome, but I appreciate her so much more thanks to this project.

Vibrant, fun, energetic and captivating. This records is a really enjoyable listen and kept my attention throughout. A couple songs I was familiar, but this record as a whole is really nice. The vocals, cadence and instrumentation match so well together and make it very seamless. Will definitely revisit this one.

Great sort of electronic album ig? Good vibes :D

Dang this album is awesome. Zero is my new favorite song

iconic

Karen O is one of the best leads of the last 25 years.

Just a really solid collection of indie rock tunes with some very slick production. Fans of the band’s earlier, more raw sound may find themselves disappointed, but they can do that while I get down to “Heads Will Roll”.

interesting mix of grunge-influenced synth pop and indie alternative that has had a lasting impact

Fun and creative. Great start with Zero into Heads Will Roll. Skeletons also stood out to me.

It’s a 4.5 and it had 5 ⭐️ considerations

The Yeah Yeah YEahs have been a band that I've always liked and listened to but never fully delved into until now. Came in with high expectations because of that and was not disappointed. This rocked and was very mesmerizing in a way. 8/10

Again a group that I didn't know until today. When I saw Rock, Punk, and Indie as genres for this band, I expected something completely different. I was surprised to listen to some sort of mix of synth-pop with an alternate attitude. Kind of contradictive, but making it work together beautifully.

5/5 start, and the rest is 4/5. One song got stuck in my head.

Overall it's ok

I only knew heads will roll so the album was a lot different than I expected. I was very pleasantly surprised. Definitely added a few songs to my likes.

Very good some top tunes

Basically everything I could possibly ask for from a piece of music. Slightly torn up that this hasn’t been in my life since birth, but it’s here now which is what counts.

Blije indiepop met een zuurstokkleurtje. Kan je best een aantal keer draaien hoor, niks mis mee, een dame met een prettige stem en energieke nummers in het algemeen. Maar is hier verder wat bijzonders aan?

So good

I love this album. There is no filler. All the songs are really good. Some are even excellent! Count me as a fan. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-its-blitz-by-yeah-yeah?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Really enjoyed this one. I've enjoyed the YYY hits (like "Gold Lion"), but this had some enjoyable ones I'd never heard. I particularly liked "Dull Life"

Not my favorite Yeah yeah yeahs but it was so good.

Ógeðslega gott indie rokk. Hrikalega þétt sound og flott lagasmíði.

Ótrúleg tilviljun að fá tvær plötur í röð frá sömu hljómsveit. Báðar plöturnar báðar mjög fínar. Mér fannst eldri platan hrárri og skemmtilegri.

So you're saying, be for i die, I absolutely, MUST LISTEN to not 1 but TWO Yeah Yeah Yeah albums? That's what you're telling me? Do I have that right? This is proof positive that this list is mostly filler. Or he should have done 1001 SONGS... That being said, this is a much better album than their first. They spread their wings more, reigned themselves in and made an album that's entertaining, less boring and quite interesting to listen to Dragon Queen did it.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. It's very polished which is different than a lot of the garage type indie punk that is so distinct. The only real detractions I have is that some of the tracks feel too producer designed as party punk hits. At their best they remind me of P!NK and at their worst, Jojo Siwa. The hit tracks do slap, and Skeleton is also very good. When they slow down and go more bare bones on the latter half it adds to the album and shows off different sides to that same sound. Overall, pleasantly suprised.

God I hate electronica. I will listen to the album hating every song. Ok. I was wrong. This very good. The acoustic versions of some of the songs real deciding factor.

Released after they had already established themselves as indie-rock sweethearts, It's Blitz! features much "cleaner" sounding production with a greater emphasis on electronic instrumental than their debut Fever To Tell. Zero opens the album and sets the stage with a slow-building, but ever-driving synth pop indie rock jam. Immediate one-two punch with Heads Will Roll taking the second slot on the album. Quite possibly their most recognizable song and certainly one of their best suited for a dance floor. I really enjoy Skeletons as well -- kind of reminds me a bit of Japanese Breakfast in synthyness and pacing + vocal delivery. Runaway is a standout of the back half. This was solid as expected from Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I have to say, I think I actually enjoy Fever To Tell and their latest release (Cool It Down) more as a whole, but this was very enjoyable. Soft 4.

Heads Will Roll is a jam I do like the A-Trak version better just dancey af. Great album that is so synthy and danceable.

This really is synth Florence

It's a very good pop album.

Liked this one even more than the previous YYY offering.

Karen O will forever be the early oughts goth riot girl that was edgy as hell and kicked your ass with her vocals. Backed by a tight trio, they are forever a sound and vibe of a period in my life. This was their "mature" album and a little bit of a departure from the dark aggressiveness of their earlier career. It spawned some dance hits and brought a dark hue to fill out the jangly glittered NY scene of the Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.

Nice

Big fan of this album, Dull Life / Soft Shock / Heads Will Roll are highlights for me

Lowk a banger! Heads will roll deservedly is the hit, but it manages to do something very interesting as a whole too

Pretty polished and sharp album. A lot of fun.

Heads Will Roll bumps this up to a 4 since it is timelessly remixed, otherwise there were some boring points.

Lyssnade först på jobbet och tänkte att det var helt okej. Lyssnade sen i lurar och jävlar vad bra det blev då. Bäst är Zero, Heads Will Roll och Dull Life. Klar 4a

Habil rock. Aldrig hört förut, men diggar det. Önskar jag hunnit lyssna lite mer. Men nu ligger jag efter och har många skivor att ta igen. Men efter en genomlyssning tror jag att jag skulle kunna lyssna mer.

Sveptes verkligen med i denna från första sekund och sen flöt det bara på, även om andra halvan inte är lika stark som första. Överraskande med tanke på att Fever to tell var svinjobbig. På denna kommer verkligen tjejen (som man ändå gillade på förra plattan) till sin rätt. Klar fyra.

Now we're talking! 3.7.

Love the punk synth vibe

i feel mildly pandered to with some of these selections and it sounded cool

Unique voice and sound

not sure I knew the Yeah Yeah yeah before this, but liked it a lot..

Imminently listenable. At home in a "trainspotting" sequel. The vocals harken to early Joan Jett + Miley Cyrus, and mesh beautifully with the synth and driving beats. Later tracks were less dance, more "dance in the rain". Dig it. Will listen to it again for sure, and with 1001 albums looming that says something.

Goeie. Vooral de up tempo nummers waren hard. Leuke synths

I had Heads Will Roll on my favorites playlist, but wasn't familiar with any other songs. I also looked back at my history & noticed I didn't like the 1st Yeah Yeah Yeahs album (Fever to Tell) that I rated so I went into this with an open mind. I liked this one a lot better, I don't remember what I disliked about the other one but I will listen to this one again.

Heads will roll is an absolute classic. Solid album so far.

7/10 wie Vampire Weekend

surprise - never heard of the but the mix was good.

This is the first enjoyable album I've had this week, so my standards may be lower than normal at this point, but I really liked this one. Upbeat and unique.

The last Yeah x3 album we had was weirdly a miss for me. I was pretty disappointed (I'd always liked their big songs!), so I was happy to see them get another chance. I liked this one a lot more - no real standouts beyond Heads Will Roll for me personally, but solidly good all the way through. Always a pleasant surprise to see a band with a woman in it on the list (smiling through tears).

Had no clue Heads Will Roll was by them. Really like her voice. Great lead to some great songs

Much better than expected. Chilled and solid, playable

After some mediocrity, it was refreshing to hear something solid. First time hearing this particular album by this band and I was impressed. I've heard other albums by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and liked them as well. This was a nice discovery that I will revisit again.

I saw this band live in 2003, opening for the White Stripes. Fun show, much like this album. Not quite 5 star material for me, but this was definitely better than most from this era.

Watch out, here come the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fresh of their indie darling status, and they're gonna dance till you (the royal you, personally) are dead, but you know they won't love you like I love you... They finally crossed over into art pop and are not above committing glamorous murder on the dancefloor. This entire album is bitching way harder, way longer than it has any right to.

I really enjoy this one. Great pop songwriting, very ecletic and original. Key tracks: Zero Heads Will Roll Soft Shock Hysteric

I had heard of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs before listening to thing, but I had no idea what they sounded like -- I thought maybe they were a punk band for some reason. Their sound is really fresh and polished but with a sharp edge that I really enjoyed. The lead singer has a great voice and the songs were all really driving and powerful and I had a great time listening to the album. So much so that I was a little sad when it ended. Four stars.

A band that somehow got bypassed by me. Most likely during the time when the digital floodgate opened. This is good stuff. And certain moments even sound a little like Debbie Harry, Siouxsie and the Banshees peeking in with their own added edge, which is very cool. Depending on the day and my listening mood this might get a lower score, but today I’m rating up. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Love me some Aughts Rock

This is a 3*/4* tweener but I am rounding up because there is enough here to tickle my rock pleasure bone. Karen O is a G. 3.5/5

I actually never used to be a fan of Karen O's voice (but liked a few songs). Listening to this whole album, actually changed my mind. I do like her voice, and I really like these songs.

Really good

Karen O has a great voice that is very identifiable. Especially when she goes a little lower and that smoky side comes out. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a nice mix of power pop and alternative. Never full blown dance music but not shoe-gaze or emo either. A good listen!

Like this a lot. I especially like Dull Life. The variety between the noisiness and quieter parts is nice in the album. Really got into some of the melodies.

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

I like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and I was still surprised at how much I enjoyed this. They seem to have clamped down on some of their excesses on this one without losing what makes them special. Good stuff.

Indeciso tutto il tempo ma si è concluso con un banger quindi 4

Maybe the peak of YYY’s output, they really hit their stride with this one. Confident and fun.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs… more like yes yes yeses!

First few songs great then it trails off

I miss maps but this is a solid record in its own right.

Good!

Love this group and love this album!

The first time I heard the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was on an annual mixtape given by a good friend in 2005 (again…thanks!) They were good then, but unfortunately life, grad school, marriage and kids happened. I am sorry I didn’t follow them closer because this was a great album! It is a bit of a time capsule to the Indie-era 2000’s but has a unique blend of indie-style writing and EDM influence that is also found in MGMT, Naked & Famous and early Wolf Alice. Key tracks are Zero and Dull Life, though on my current third listen I will probably find another. This is going to get listened to repeatedly in the near future!

This is great. I love Karen O's voice, and the music is spiky and interesting. Opening track is the standout, but several great tracks on here

I’m not overly familiar with this band; only a track here or there. I think this is one of the better LP’s that fuse rock and electronic together. One never seems to outshine the other, so they’ve struck that perfect balance. The ethereal ballads help to keep it grounded, and they are really good. Karen O’s voice is also phenomenal and seems to be fairly versatile. I’ll definitely check out more of their discography in the future. Really good album.

I really enjoyed It's Blitz! and I didn't expect to. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are one of those bands I've heard of but never knowingly heard or sought out, but they immediately reminded me of a smaller/less known act I like called Rews, who I found supporting someone else a few years ago and added to my regular rotation, and also a few tracks from more recent Dead Sara music (their earlier stuff was heavier), who are one of my absolute favourite bands. This is really similar in style in places, an infectious and bubbly pop-rock energy with some quality atmospheric sounds. Zero, Skeletons, Runaway and Hysteric were really really good, everything else is solid, this is a good 4 for me. PS listen to Dead Sara, because they're great.

A+. This was just really solid. An album of a melodic, artsy punk with vocals that continually reminded me of Chrissie Hynde. Saying this as someone who very much enjoys and respects The Pretenders, I wish they were making this music. Forget brass, this is gold in pocket.

🎧This album is WAYYY better than Fever to Tell. Some great lyrics, like on Hysteric. I was taking a walk in Bucktown while listening and saw a guy riding a bike backwards, sitting on his handlebars and playing an acoustic guitar.

Man this one's really underrated, but still kind of lacks a certain amount of juice to get them to the 5 stars category

Karen O is the ultimate rock star. Attitude. Flare. Style. Sexiness. She brings it on every song on this album. The bass lines kill and the band is cooking.

yeah yeah yeah great stuff 78/100

I think i like their first album better, but this one is pretty good.

pretty decent 00s indie album. definitely a little on the artsy side, if you're into that. i felt like it started with a bang but quickly sort of fell off. the first third of the album is a lot better than the last two thirds, in my opinion. but the album is pleasant enough and i feel i could grow to like it upon additional listens.

some great millenial indie music

relisten. So good

Fun.

C'était cool.

Starts and ends well with a bit of drift in the middle. Hysteric and Heads Will Roll are all-timers.

Wasn’t expecting this to be good. But it is.

Good early 2000’s indie album

Very enjoyable. I'd never listened to YYY's before but I'll be checking out more of their work.

7 / 10 Indie Rock con voz femenina. Aunque es un rock bastante ligerito el disco es bastante disfrutable.

7/9/24. Yeah Yeah Yeahs are consistently fun! Heads Will Roll is a classic, but all of these tracks are well produced and easy to take in. This one deserves to be revisited occassionally.

This is another one I had only really heard the singles from. It's a lot of fun, which I expected, but goes harder than I thought. I wouldn't mind finding this on vinyl.

I’m surprised I haven’t heard this album since it’s one of the sounds I lean toward but I’m so happy I found this! I already downloaded the album and am excited to hear more. I feel like I’ve heard 1-2 songs by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and didn’t get the same vibe so maybe the radio plays aren’t really representative.

Surprisingly refreshing . Never heard of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the record contained some very good indie tunes with some aspects of rock . This was very good and I will be on the look out on their discography more.

Ganske god plade.

This is fantastic. I've heard them before, but maybe it was earlier stuff and it didn't grab me. This could someday be a 5, is a 4.5, but rating it 4

I like it!

Zieke cover, en nog een album na 2005! Heads will roll erop nee joh

solid!

Really enjoyed Zero and Heads Will Roll. When I hear Heads Will Roll I think of the movie "Project X"!!

Love this album so much! Gets better with time, too. I have to admit that it’s mostly a bunch of singles, the songs don’t all blend like a good “album” album.

7/10, годно

I like some of the slower songs.

Really good balance of electric music and rock. Always love a female voice in rock.

Nice vibe for a post punk album. Maybe they influenced Black Country, New Road later on?

I know the band because of the great remix of their Heads Will Roll, and while the original song is alright the A-Trak version is way cooler. I like how the female vocals are in the foreground of every song and that their sound is consistent, even the acoustic songs at the end of the album weren't that different from the rest. They remind me of an earlier prototypical version of The Dø. It's not my favorite style to listen to, but I respect the coherence in style.

Really liked this one I already knew heads will roll

I like the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. This is one of their albums I didn't get into as much as their first, I think its because this more mellow and more slickly produced. This album sounds like it is dance floor ready, I didn't mean that in a good way. Still love Karen's voice.

An album that's definitely worth more than just the hits. I'll definitely be returning to more of these songs. Overall a fun time with some great vocals and performances

Pretty damn good album Listened to it while on highway 4 out of 5

Acoustic versions on the deluxe edition are great. Album has a great vibe Anne some real standout songs. Can’t go wrong with Karen O.

Para empezar, este disco tiene el siempre clásico "Heads Will Roll" que, de hecho, es lo único que había escuchado de ellos antes de este disco. Pero, está lejos de ser mi favorita. Hay otras canciones que son una total genialidad "Soft Shock", "Skeletons", "Little Shadow" y mi favorita entre todas "Dull Life". Es un disco plagado de buenas canciones, la menos buena sigue siendo una gran canción. No es un 5, no es un 4. Es un punto medio y se ganó mi corazón por recordarme a una de mis bandas favoritas: Grouplove.

Liked this one a lot more than I thought. Rating: 4.2

I'd never listened to anything from these guys beyond Heads Will Roll, but this is a good find. This album fucking rocks. My favorite track is Dull Life, and Heads Will Roll may actually be my least favorite.

The remix of heads will roll is infinitely better than the original. Does not make this album any leds fun though

Cracking album.

Despite this album coming out during peak Indie times when I was in high school they never came across my radar. I was into Vampire Weekend, Two Door Cinema Club, Bloc Party etc.. Didn't expect too much from this but I really enjoyed this album, and would probably listen again. Favourite tracks: Hysteric and Heads Will Roll.

Great YYYs album, I put it right under Fever to Tell (their best)

I liked the album. I've often heard something from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs that has convinced me more than their debut album. This album is one of them. I like the singer's voice. I'm looking forward to more songs from the band. 4/5

I was not expecting there to be more than one Yeah Yeah Yeahs albums on this list, but I guess I honestly don't know a lot about them. Similarly to "Fever to Tell" this was fun and it's clear that it's something I probably would have liked a lot if I had checked it out when it came out.

Weird not hearing heads will roll as the remix, but the whole album is actually really solid.

Heads Will Roll if you think this album doesn’t improve your Dull Life. But let’s not be Hysteric about it.

Always nice to get a more modern pick, and despite knowing some YYYs songs, I’ve never listened to an album so this was a nice treat. Female vocalists are always a big plus and I quite like this style of music too. Again I wish I could give half stars but based on how I’ve rated everything else, this can get 4

Vocalist sounds like a female Mark Knoffler meets Bjork. 4th song in - I really like this. It's captivating. I like that the songs are really different even though the instrumentation is the same. But there's a cohesiveness to the album. Well done!

cooles album mit toller musik für den hintergrund. texte eher nebensache, aber klangteppich 1A.

I’d never heard of these but I really enjoyed this album. Never heard a song on this album so for me to give it 4 stars means it’s good!

Heads Will Roll is one of the top songs of the 00’s, full stop. Zero is great too. It’s a solid album throughout.

Jolly good

I liked the consistency of the sound. Listen to it a couple times in a row

Love this. I've been a fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs for a long time, have seen them live and the acoustic version of Hysteric was played at my wedding. Across their albums I've always found there are some significant high points but there can be a bit of inconsistency which is why it's a 4 but it's still brilliant and Karen O is a force of nature.

Very fun album

Quite beautiful. I like it.

This had a really good punkish vibe with strong vocals

Bandón que descubrí en mis años universitarios gracias a una compañera con la que ya no hablamos. Qué hermosa sensación cuando una persona te presenta algo que desconocías y te fanatizas y qué loco que la vida te aleje de alguien así. ¿Adultez? ¿Ideologías? Todo eso que hace a la contradicción que somos. Banda sexi, cruda, que siempre se animó a experimentar. Desde este disco, si mal no recuerdo, empiezan a refinar sus sonidos. Amaría verlos en vivo

I was a big fan of Fever To Tell but then kind of lost track of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, apart from catching the odd single release. This album is very listenable but I think the band work best when they have that high energy, punkier vibe. Honourable mention for the acoustic version of Soft Shock, though.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs make synthesizer-based alt rock with danceable beats, in which the most recognizable element is lead singer Karen O's sweet, strong voice. Their music is version of minimalism found in alt pop: simple chord progressions played with a rhythmic complexity. It's Blitz is a great collection of songs - catchy, danceable songs with a generally uplifting tone and message.

did not know "heads will roll" by was by the yeah yeah yeahs. song goes so hard.

A little more filler than Fever to Tell, but some really great songs to lift it.

Off with your head Dance til you're dead Heads will roll Heads will roll Heads will roll On the floor Glitter on the wet streets Silver over everything The river's all wet You're all chrome Dripping with alchemy Shiver stop shivering The glitter's all wet You're all chrome The men cry out the girls cry out The men cry out the girls cry out The men cry out, oh no Not bad. Or at least, not as bad as the lyrics might make you think it could be. 4/5

A band I’ve heard of but not listened to. Pleasantly surprised - maybe just because this was a Monday morning album and I needed something upbeat but this hit all the right notes. A couple of tracks fell flat on the 2nd half for me but overall a decent album that will make me go back and listen to their other work.

beautiful

Heard before Saved 7/10 Top track: Heads Will Roll

Was surprised how deep and good this album is. A joy to rediscover Karen O.

A beautiful album, I especially love the more ethereal songs.

Rating: 7.5/10 Very good album overall. Really enjoyed the dance/disco influences throughout, the first half was especially strong and catchy. The production was also a standout, there were a lot of intricate details in the instrumentation and everything sounded great. They also did a good job building the slower songs, the songs would start off minimalistic and then slowly build as they progressed. The second half is a decrease in quality compared to the first but most of this album is great. Favorite songs: Zero, Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock, Skeletons, Dull Life, Dragon Queen, Hysteric. Worst song: Runaway.

I wasn’t blown away by this on the first listen, but it's a grower and I was enjoying by the third listen, especially the first 3 tracks...catchy dance that reminds me a bit of Feist. Favourite track: Zero / Heads Will Roll

Her voice is good and also music. Interesting discovery but not my favorite album

Techno-, Synthi- und Elektroelemente mit einer markanten Frauenstimme. Es hört sich ein wenig an wie eine Reincarnation von Siouxsie als Indi-Album von 2009. aber Respekt, es hört sich gut an und ich würde es wiederhören insbesondere „Skeletons“, „Heads will Roll“ und „Runaway“. Sehr schlüssiges Gesamtwerk.

Call me a sucker for late '00s indie alternative but this just hits the spot. I've heard Heads Will Roll about 1,000 times but find myself enjoying some of the deeper cuts even more. 4/5

Love this album!

Great stuff.

Dit was heel nice, vind de remix van heads will roll wel beter

So good

This one took me a few listens through. It's a good album, a really good album, and I've added some of the tracks to my liked songs. The thing is, there's nothing outstanding or ground breaking for the time this was released, so I don't think it's quite 5 star worthy.

Great Album! 4/5

Somehow I had never listened to anything by this band before this, so I was excited. At first I was getting a Siouxie vibe, which is not my favorite, but the album was many-layered and diverse. Favorite song: Runaway. Worth another listen. I was surprised this was only their third album as it seemed like they've been around forever.

I immediately loved the EP and the first record by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I also really enjoyed the second full length. I used to see Brian Chase on the B62 bus in the early aughts when I was living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. But by 2009 I had already mostly moved on from the YYY and so this record didn't hit the same way the earlier stuff had. Slowly, over time I absorbed parts of it here and there so today it is a rare thing (fifth or sixth time in 15 years?) to listen to it all the way through with attention. I can really hear the Dave "TV on the Radio" Sitek production in the first few tracks maybe more than in his previous production work with them. I don't know what to make of the merging but I'm mostly here for it. Karen O has always had some lyrics that don't quite land for me all the time, but I appreciate the chances that she takes in that when they do land they're more powerful than if she had played it safe all along. This album is no different in that regard. Musically satisfying, lyrically punchy with the occasional line that while a dud still has a charm. It's not getting 5 stars, but I have very few complaints about the record overall. I wonder if maybe it would've benefitted from cutting it by a track for an even more focused listening experience. I'd likely pull a slower number even though they are quite solid; it's just because I like my YYY at their most uptempo and angsty. I don't know if I need the ballady-lullaby-like Karen O in her feelings as much as I need the angry, snarling critical Karen in my ears.

Some good stuff and some okay stuff. A generally enjoyable album that had a really strong first half and a decent second half. I felt they were at their best when going more upbeat but more poetic when slowed down. This is the kind of album that made me wish half stars were allowed as I'm between a 3 and a 4.

bangers hysteric - acoustic good for wedding song

awesome with a good beat

Exquisite and unique piece of music. Must have listened to heads will roll and Skeletons over 200 times. The rest of the album keep a very tasteful tone, but it all would sum up to 8.5/10.

It's alright, better than average

Really great listening - never heard any of these songs before :-)

Not their best album, but a great reminder of their ability to make fun music

A great album. A few amazing songs and a handful of decent ones. Karen O has a great voice and I do like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Although I do prefer her colab album with Dangermouse.

fun album

There were some really standout songs on this album. They weren't the most popular ones either. Will definitely listen to this album again. Nice pacing and mood.

A favourite for over a decade and it still holds up great.

The disco rock sounds works really well on this album. The maximalist impulses are tempered by the fact that the music is well layered. There is a good mix of upbeat and downbeat tracks culminating in the swelling ‘Little Shadows.’ Overall, I really enjoyed this album. It is very much of its time but I really like its sound.

7/10

I was only familiar with their song “Maps” before listening to this album. I loved the vibes of this album.

I especially liked the acoustic versions.

Do I like power pop. Yeah Yeah.

Well that was unexpected! Highly enjoyable and energetic. "Dull Life" hooked me with its sparse, dark opening, transforming to a thumper with sting. More listening to happen.

Yeah yeah yeah

Wanted to listen to it again. That’s been fairly rare

3.7

I actually enjoyed every song on here but “Heads Will Roll” is the reason this is a 4 instead of a 3.

Very good album. I've heard some of these songs before but never attributed them to the YYYs. Will have to give another listen sometime.

Good stuff.

Loved it, early 2000s alt with strong vocals and guitar rhythms and driving beats

Of all the albums we've heard so far, this more than any other makes me wish we could give half stars. It's a tremendous album, one of the top 2-3 of 2009, but it's not *quite* good enough for 5 stars. The pacing is a little off, and it ends on bit of a whimper. That and well, there's one YYYs album better. Consider this a 4.5 that got knocked down by the system.

very good

Maps may be their signature song; but this felt like a better album overall. I don't know if I'm getting use to their style or if it really is just less chaotic. I'll have to listen to both this and Fever to Tell a few more times to figure out which one I liked more.

This is a well conceived and catchy album. Cohesive throughout with a number of songs that you likely know but don’t know that well. They own a unique sound and groove.

I liked the faster ones, in particular.

I loved playing maps I’m rockband back in the day. Really fun to hear their full album

Been a fan of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Karen O for a while but haven’t given this album a full listen before today. Everyone has heard of ‘Heads Will Roll’ and it absolutely deserves the praise it gets. It’s a fun, macabre toned song you can’t help but dance to. I think ‘Shame And Fortune’ deserves a little more fame. The 80s synth with the modern indie alt rock is the perfect backing over catchy, repetitive words. Realistically, it’s Karen O’s voice that keeps me coming back. I’ve noticed the songs are all face value. The beauty in emotional vulnerability and lack of depth in the lyrics helps the audience relate and feel validated. It’s a great album overall so I’m giving it a 4 but to me, the lack of questioning and resonance takes a star away.

I completely forgot about Zero, which I LOVE! I started playing the album while I was cooking breakfast - the track instantly put me in a great mood and I was dancing all over the kitchen to it. I was familiar with Heads Will Roll and think it holds up. I didn’t know the rest of the album but thoroughly enjoyed it. Will definitely be adding Zero to my running playlist and will come back to this album.

This gets an automatic 4 because a couple of the songs are already on my main playlist. Love the YeahYeahYeahs and Karen O.

It's pretty nice

I was pleasantly surprised by this album! It was an easy listen.

This is a bit of a nostalgic hit, but also such an evolution of sound from Fever to Tell (there was an album in between of course). Zero and Heads Will Roll are two of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs all-time best tracks, and the rest of the album quickly goes into more of a pop-rock/soft rock vibe, largely doing away with some of the punk-rock vibes that made the Yeah Yeah Yeahs so distinctive. But amazingly it still works and is a great example of a band really evolving their sound in a way that works and makes many of these tracks really iconic. Karen O's vocals and lyricism really stand out here. Runaway in particular is a standout track that is really evocative for me.

So good. If Maps was also on this album then I might have rated this five stars.

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

Some of these songs are hard to escape

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

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

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

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

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

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

Personal favorite YYY album.

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

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

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

Pretty good! I like Runaway in particular.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3.5-4

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

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

Dull after the second half

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

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

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

Solid

good leg bounce music

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lively, sometimes lost itself though

Fun! Some great classics on here

Synth punk. Good energy

I really like the alternative sound of this music.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3/1001. Fucking slaps.

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

Very fun album, great songs

Yeah, I got blitzed!

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

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

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

Fresh and kept me on my toes.

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

Not heard this before, loved it.

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

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

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

Lots of enjoyable songs, not much flow though

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

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

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

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

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

Awesome

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

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

3.5/5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pretty good album

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

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

solid, some recognizable tunes

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

Pleasantly surprised. Great voice.

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

Awesome

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

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

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

Feel like this is a defining album of the 2000s

Enjoyable!

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

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

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