It's Blitz!

Really fun, energetic album, haven't explored this type of music at all before. Some slower moments of the record but not slow in a way that killed the album's momentum. I definitely prefer the A-side over the B-side, but the continuous blend of electronic and acoustic elements, matched with fantastic production, makes this album stand out. Favorite track: Zero

Catchy songs, nothing I would choose to listen to but I am fine with it playing 2.5 stars

i love

This sort of electronic indie pop-rock is very of its time, but Heads Will Roll has endured as a club classic. I wasn’t familiar with anything else here, but some of the other tracks were good too, proof that the group are more than just a one-hit wonder.

It was slightly better than ok for me.

Perfectly acceptable

Didn't realise that they sung head will roll, its the best song on here, the other were ok.

It’s 3!

Old Blondie, synth pop Zero Hysteric

3,5

Started as a party album, ended as something else entirely. Overall surprised, liked this more than I expected

I have heard of this band but haven't listened. They were pretty good for a genre I don't dabble in a lot

Some fun songs! Heads will roll is a classic lol

Having a full weekend for this was appreciated, but I thought this dragged on at times. Overall, still very enjoyable. 2.5 stars and rounding up.

It was fine, didn't seem to have a point sometimes. Missing Persons vibes amongst a LOT of other things.

I quite liked the album. I wouldn't buy it or go to see them live, but I wouldn't skip the album if it came up in my playlist.

Nah nah nah from me.

Go go yeah yeah

Different and fun

Weird way to make eggs

Nice

I was enjoying it until the acoustic versions kicked in. Those made me sleepy, so that knocked it down back to a 3.

yeah yeah yeahs strike again

Ok

Head will roll will forever be a banger, A-Trax remix or not. Didn't know any other songs, but liked most of them. The singing gets a bit anoying after a while.

too slow for me but it could grow on me

Alright.

3.5

I'm glad we get two different Yeah Yeah Yeahs albums in this collection, and while this one didn't work for me as well as their earlier "Fever to Tell", it's nice to get a somewhat different sound from the trio. The album starts of really strongly with the pair of singles "Zero" and "Heads will roll" (both with fun videos to accompany them), but gets a little bogged down after that with a bit too much synth-sound for my tastes, although "Dull life" picks up the tempo nicely and helps steer the rest of the album in a better overall direction. It's also interesting how involved TV on the Radio was with this album, between producer David Sitek, as well as vocals from Tunde Adebimpe on "Dragon queen". It makes me want to revisit the only Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I actually own but surprisingly have no real memory of listening to ("Show Your Bones").

Kind of ethereal, pretty. But some of the singing is a bit too whispery for my tastes.

Not as good as fever to tell, and it’s not even close

Interesting.

I listen to this before going out for my favorite pastime of attention seeking.

Love the energy, enjoyable album. Heads will roll is great.

Top 3: 1. Dull Life 2. Soft Shock 3. Runaway Least Favourite: Hysteric Good album with catchy songs. Probably wouldn't return to many of the songs, but a few such as "Dull Life" I really enjoyed.

Actually surprisingly ok

Альбом хорош песней Head will deans и zero. Остальное не так зацепило

Good album. It didn’t wow me though.

Makes me want to go out to a club ! Reminds me of all my fun nights out that I’ve had, and the nights out I’ll have this summer !! It’s a great mix of club hits and rock. Fav song is ‘Heads Will Roll’.

Listened to at 5am on my way to work and while life can be better, it's not too bad.

A very energetic album, full of electronic elements. It’s not a genre I usually enjoy, although I have to admit there were some really good songs. I did notice, however, that many of the tracks (at least for my taste) felt a bit overloaded with… everything. At times, I would have appreciated a simpler approach. The singer has a pleasant voice, although it’s not entirely to my liking.

Really nice 3.5/5

smooth and confident, lots of synths. not consistent enough for me for 4 stars.

It’s ok. Nothing memorable, nothing offensive

3.5 на самом деле любимые песни группы на других альбомах, но так-то совсем неплохо

В 2010-е очень полюбила эту группу после того, как услышала на саундтреке к Девушке с татуировкой дракона голос Карен О, но даже тогда этот альбом не смог попасть на первое место среди дискографии Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Сейчас точно такие же впечатления - несколько ярких хитов и остальное довольно ровное наполнение. Но поскольку такую музыку я люблю, поставлю 3

Посетила мысль, что в альбоме не хватает таких бэнгеров как Heads Will Roll - ещё парочку и было бы отлично. Помимо этого трека, в любимые ещё ушла Dull Life - звучит мощно, полностью в моем вкусе. Из других рецензий в нашем мини-комьюнити сделал вывод, что надо ознакомиться с их другими альбомами. Этим и займусь на днях.

There are some parts to this album I really enjoyed, but overall it's just another millennial late aughts rock revival album. Good for a night out, I suppose.

Deleted my review halfway through :/ Anyways, I had no idea this band was responsible for some of these songs, big hits. Did not sway me overall, the middle of the album started to drag but then honestly around the time "Dragon Queen" kicked in the album had revitalized. I would say if I could break this down I'd probably be a 3.5/5, but in this case I have to go 3; I'm underrating but its not an album I'll seek out again for all the music here.

- Bra musikk, delvis drømmende, store deler tilstede - Litt pop-dj inspirert - Litt lumineers hey ho, som er ganske ass, men samtidig ikke nok til å gjøre det dårlig. - Bra instrumentale deler - Popete refreng høres litt wanky ut av og til - Personlig er jeg ikke så fan av stemmen hennes - Akustiske delen passer ikke inn, albumet henger ikke helt sammen

Pop stuff. not a fan

Decent electro-pop record. Had me dancing a little bit in my socks. Not sure if this really needed to be added to the list but it’s aight for sure. 3.1/5.0

Kind of a Pretenders ripoff band, I'd say, but sometimes entertaining and mostly harmless.

Gear: Hifiman HE6se v2 SE Artwork: 🥚🫲💥 Production: 🎧😘🤌 Music: 🪓😵🙃 Rating: ⚡⚡(⚡)/5

An sich gefällt mir das Album sehr. Ich kenne mich nicht damit aus, aber es scheint eine Art „Roten Faden“ zu besitzen. Dazu hab ich das Gefühl dass die Lieder zwischen ruhigen und energievollen alternieren. Mein fav nach obv den rollenden Köpfen ist „Soft Shock“!!!!

An sich ganz gut aber ich werd nicht so ganz warm mit den meisten Liedern. Heads Will Roll obviously ein banger. Der Anfang von Dull Life klingt ein bisschen wie Toxicity. Overall einfach nur ein meh und die meisten Lieder klingen wie die nächste Google Pixel Werbung. Höhepunkt(e): Heads Will Roll Tiefpunkt(e): Shame and Fortune Rating: 5/10

Ich wusste gar nicht, dass Heads will Roll gar nicht ursprünglich so ein EDM Song ist. Finde die Akustische Version aber echt cool. Der Rest der Lieder ist solide aber nichts bahnbrechendes. Aber ich mag die Gesangsstimme sehr gerne. Dull Life finde ich von dem Album am besten, war ein echter bop. Kommt in die playlist Dragon queen fand ich auch ganz nett. Die acoustic Versionen von den Liedern waren ein nettes plus aber nicht nötig.

mm

This was a new to me band/Album. Favorite song was Little Shadow. I could see myself checking out their other albums, especially when I need some background music. Nice to listen to while working!

The first two songs were leading me to believe this was going to be an album for the dance-floor, then it went in a direction I wasn't expecting, like some soft rock/stuff. The dance-floor songs did eventually return. It has a nice mix of songs be fair, but I think it would've been a bit better if some dance elements remained for non-EDM songs just so it's a bit more focused. I've heard "Heads Will Roll" a lot of times but never knew the song was by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I knew both of the two separately (albeit the band by name only, not any of their songs.) Well now I do. Highlight Song/s: "Zero"

Kivan kuuloista. Naisvokalisti minimaalistyylinen tulkitsija. Hyvin tuotettua soundia jossa ehkä ajankin mukaisesti mahtipontista joustakin mukana.

Really great! Will listen again to this one!

Well then, I guess the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were just dying to make another appearance on my feed. This is the last of 2 Yeah Yeah Yeahs albums on the list, following 2003’s debut album Fever To Tell, which I rolled last week and mentioned I’d probably forget about just as quickly. Hit the nail on the head with that prediction. I did a re-listen of that album before diving into this one and said a whole lot of “Oh, right, that one”. How did this band evolve 6 years later, and does this one have more of a staying power than Fever To Tell?? Actually, yeah. A little bit, I think it does. First off, love the album art. The visual of seeing a squished egg in someone's hand is the perfect encapsulation for what this album is trying to convey. Second, the hit song on the album "Heads Will Roll" I believe is better and catchier than the hit from their first album, "Maps". Right out of the gate I'm hit with a cool opener in "Zero" which has a killer hook and a catchy rhythm, not to mention Karen and her still incredible voice. In fact, the rhythm's on all of these songs are pretty cool and memorable as a whole, with few exceptions. It's hard to explain, but it just adds to the kind of vibes I enjoy on an album, paired with an amazing singing voice. "Dull Life" is worth talking about as well, and is almost tied for my favorite song on the album. It's probably the song that traditionally rocks the hardest, and it's also the one that sticks out as the most catchy sans "Heads Will Roll". The album loses just a little bit of the magic that the first 5 songs have from this point on, but they're all mostly not skippable, and sound different enough so it's still very easy to listen to all of them and tell them apart from each other. My favorites from the ladder half of the album are "Shame And Fortune" and "Dragon Queen". It all adds up to an album that, while I still really enjoyed, even with a better ensemble of songs, I'm still not likely to remember a lot of in a few days time. However, if I return to it, I can still greatly enjoy it again, so that's cool. This is one of those bands that, since I'm now done with both albums they have on here, I am free to explore their entire discography. And you know what, I did just that, and immediately found the song "Gold Lion", which while not a part of the book, is worth listening to. I might not remember the Yeah Yeah Yeahs going forward the more I crack into this project, but they are a band that I thought had 2 great albums, and worth the inclusion. I came away satisfied listening to both of them. I only wish the songs had JUST a bit more to them. They're pretty close to great, but always leave you wanting just a little something more in the end.

Pretty good naughties indie. Starts really strong before tailing off quite a bit

Nice vocals and some nice ideas, but not a lot of them.

Cool jazzy album. A lot of songs are repetitive so taking a star off.

Fun listen! I didn't keep up with them after Fever To Tell, but I guess I should have.

Not bad but nothing grabbed me and pulled me in. Kind of monotonous 80s redux synth and not much modulation/change/drama.

é um bom álbum, e mais uma descoberta nessa jornada.

Zero, Hysteric and the acoustic variations are the highlights. Some of the rest are all noise no punch.

Starts so strong but then drags on without much change. It gets old quickly.

Pretty sweet. Has songs I will be revisiting 3.5

Pretty good album but ultimately there's one song I gave a shit about on here and it's also the album that I last listened to before doing a six month hiatus on this. Heads Will Roll is a great song but the fact I did not take any notes on any other track on here in the two listens I did of this months ago says a lot more than any review can. Highlights: Heads Will Roll

I remember being disappointed by this at the time because of the singles being so good. I still think Zero and Heads Will Roll are the stand out songs but enjoyed more of this as a whole this time. Skeletons was good!

A couple of songs stood out but overall was good but not amazing

Not for me, it’s absolutely fine but not something I’ll recommend or seek out again

A nice little 00s indie rock album.

It’s ok

Not too bad, not too good.

Again familiar with some of their songs so this album was good listen. Not a big fan of acoustic songs though.

I enjoyed listening to this one. First time for me. I’d put this in the high 3’s. Like 3.8 or 3.9. Some really good riffs.

Alternative mixed with dance pop. Notable tracks include Zero, Soft Shock, Skeletons, Hysteric, Little Shadow. Overall a good album, every song is pretty good.

Nah nah nah

2/3 bangers 3.5

coffee shop music

meh

Ni fu ni fa

3.5

3.5. Their best

3/5

I like the beginning tracks, but it gets samey and there doesn't really seem to be that much depth (which i know it's not the point but it gets a little annoying). I also just don't really connect with this style of super poppy, upbeat music. I also feel like the band could make songs that are a lot better than these. But despite, all that, I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Lots of fun energy. 7/10

Amazing

Had previous exposure to this artist and notably the first two songs off this album, so I felt the opening was strong/took me right back. From there I continued to appreciate the lead singers unique sound but couldn’t say any other songs really stood out to me for the remainder of the album.

Started off incredibly strong. I love Karen Os voice and the heavy guitar. I feel like during the second half of the album, I got a little bored even though the songs were good. I just thought some of the songs were forgettable.

Yllätyin positiivisesti ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Heads will roll...good tune. Interesting album.

heads will roll is an all time classic but really only the dance till you're dead version on that one dark souls animation. rest of the album's a very different vibe; fine, not remarkable.

3,5

I don't have a ton to say about this album. But there were definitely some fun songs

This album peaks at song 2, Heads will Roll in my opinion is such an outlier on this album. No other song even comes close to matching the energy of this song. The rest wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't great. Unfortunately one thing that's become clear over the course of this journey thus far is that a single song can't carry an album. Zero, Dull Life, and Hysteric managed to buff things up a bit, but overall weren't enough to even things out across the track list. It kind felt like they weren't fully committing to either high energy or really low energy sad vibes. Just like a lukewarm level somewhere in the middle, which led to an ambiguous tone within each song. 7/10 (Heads will Roll gives a full extra point)

thought i never heard of them until the second song. if i was a British teenager listening to this when this came out i wouldv'e felt the coolest person ever. but im not. first three songs were nice. might listen again.

Nice but not my kind of music.

Not the same level as their debut, but a well put together album

I quite liked it, great melodies and production. Wish I could give 3 and a half stars but 3 stars it is.

Heads will roll is the highlight

First time listening to this album ! I think I need to do their discography. Nick Launay, the producer, did an amazing job. Homogeneous, punchy. I need to listen to it again and review properly.

funky

Yeah I mean duh I was in my second year of college when this came out so it’s like it’s fucking written with sharpie on the surface of my brain. Do I love it? I sure don’t. Will it be played at my funeral of course it will but not because I chose it. No, because the sonic waves will still be traveling through my dead veins when they empty my body of fluids during the embalming process and will echo for weeks through the funeral home. This album got me through a very important time of weekly rediscovery as I learned how to drink wrong and party wrong and live wrong and dress wrong and eat wrong and love wrong and talk wrong and be wrong. It’s so important yet so far from what I want anymore. It reminds me of my most confused and pathetic self. And at the same time it was somehow my first taste for guilty nostalgia. My Fever to Tell cd was scratched and cracked from being played so much by the time I left for college so this release was the perfect chance to grasp at some pale reflection of a culturally ambitious version of myself, ripe with individuality and pubescent-cusping autonomy. I will never listen to this album again because I don’t need to. It’s buried. It’s done. I’ve moved on. We’ve all moved on. Let’s just let it die in peace and with only as much respect as it mathematically deserves. Except for Zero. That track will live forever.

pretty nice album, "Zero" is an obvious banger here, so is "Heads Will Roll" , i also liked "Dull Life" and "Shame & Fortune"

3- Stars (7/15)

Different enough to be initially interesting but not to the degree that I'll ever actively attempt to listen to it again.

objectively good not my favorite

not offensive but nothing memorable in any way

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were such a big deal when I was younger, and I remember really liking this album back then, but time has not been kind to it. There’s still a few standouts on here, but the majority of the album sounds quite boring and dated now.

It was a nice listen, got cardigans vibes

Music from a simpler time

Preferred the acoustic tracks. Heads will Roll and Little Shadow were my tracks.

I thought I was familiar with the yeah yeah yeahs, but after hearing this I don’t think I was. I am now. An enjoyable diversion in the form a girl-fronted indie guitar music. Setting the world alight? No. Rushing back to listen again? No. Happy to pay attention next time the name is mentioned? Sure.

Cool to check out, three songs are nice, later songs are weaker, poor choice of the violinist. As an album it gets 2/10, but for the interesting music I didn't know it gets the 6/10.

Solid indie, great female lead!

Didn't blow me away but enough oomph to enjoy it

Basically the sound of the summer 2009, which was only 5 years ago...right?

A weird one this. I’ve listened to this 3 times over the last 4 days. Never a complete runthrough as I always get disturbed. I’ll be driving and reach my destination. I’ll be heading for bed and fall asleep. I’ll be listening whilst working and then work concentration takes over. 
And then I can never tell how far into the album I’ve got and I either start again or guess. I know I’ve listened to these songs more than once as I can vaguely recall each one. Vaguely. But I can’t tell you anything about the songs except that they were ok and if this was the only album available I’d happily listen. Not the most ringing endorsement. I'd sooner chose something else. But I'd listen again. Kinda beige then. And the band name sucks.

It was alright

Not my jam. Not terrible. Enjoyed the listen. However most of it rides the same pocket for the entirety of the album. Wouldn’t choose to put it on again, but probably wouldn’t change if a few songs came up on random.

Not my favorite Kate Bush Album

Love Head Will Roll, lukewarm on the rest

I had overlooked It’s Blitz after being a little disappointed by their 2nd album. Listening today though I realised my error as it revealed to me far more quality than the amazing singles I was familiar with. There’s plenty of great music on display, but it’s the vocal melodies, hooks and delivery that dominate the headlines for the majority of tracks. Probably deserves 3.5 but yesterday, I gave another NYC album, Daydream Nation a 4 when it was really a 4.5, so it’s only fair to round down here too.

Couple good ones, seems forgettable

It's OK 2.7

Like it 3/5

I dunno. I really like Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I loved Fever to Tell, and played the absolute shit out of Show Your Bones. Maps, Gold Lion, Mysteries, Date With The Night, Cheated Hearts... stellar stuff. Raw, punky, melodic with Karen O taking on an early PJ Harvey persona as the frontperson. But this is a very different Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They got a lot of acclaim for moving in this more synthy direction, but to me it felt like they'd watered down the sound that made them so good in the first place. The rawness was replaced with polish, and it felt a lot more poppy than punk. Case and point: the acoustic version of Soft Shock on the extended version of the album is INFINITELY better than the synthy version on the main album. I can't listen to Heads Will Roll at all without cringing. I'm being a bit harsh here, because there's some great songwriting present across the album. I mean, it's still Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Shout out to Skeletons in particular being a great song. But I feel this would have been a much better album if they'd dropped the synth.

There is absolutely room for a Yeah Yeah Yeahs album, I'm just not sure that this is the one. It starts off with two hit bangers including their biggest hit "Heads Will Roll," but the rest of the album falls rather flat. Influence 2. Quality 4. Hits 4. Intangibles 2. Not my favorite album, but I doubt there's room for two on the list 3.

It felt easy to listen

dull life was the best song, overall the album is okay. Also yeah yeah yeahs is a dumb band name.

Favourites: Heads Will Roll Skeletons Hysteric

An interesting mix of punk, synthpop, dream pop and modern indie rock with some original ideas and a convincing lead singer. On paper I should love it ; in reality, I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. There's just something slightly off, something I can't explain but that bothers me in some of the songs (especially towards the end). Maybe it's just not punky enough for me ; maybe it's a bit too radio-friendly, a bit too dance-oriented... Some of the loops and synth lines show real inspiration, though. It was good for a casual listen, and I salute the effort. But I'm not sure I'll come back to it. 5/10

Another perfect example of how clueless I was about the 2000s. Sure, I had seen this band’s name around before, but my total lack of enthusiasm for the whole early 2000s rock scene kept me from even giving them a try. I listened to this album and their debut, and I’ve gotta admit that I really like it. They’ve got a really nice pop / punk balance going on. Super easy to listen to, very accessible, but way more subtle and well-written than it seems at first. Great vocals, some occasional synthetic rhythms that add this melancholic vibe, and the singer can totally lose it … and that’s just cool. Discovering that David Sitek from TV on the Radio (which I love) is involved is not surprising considering their sound on this album. I’m definitely coming back to this, as a kind of guilty pleasure.

I have seen the Yeah Yeah Yeahs several times at various WA state fests (Sasquatch, Bumbershoot, or maybe Thing, they all kind of blend together tbh). And the YYYs do the same...I don't specifically remember hearing them, but I know I know I was there when they performed: just great fest music that doesn't feel as immersive on any medium. Which is to say, that I'd bob my head in a live venue, but feel this is just meh. It's not too bad but it's not great either. MOR 3 stars....

I remember when this came out and the NME was all like "ooooh look, New York indie band the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs are going for the big time, they wanna be famous how do you feel about that? We're not saying we have a problem with it we just wondered if you might" and the only thing backing this up was the concentration of synthesisers on the album. Considering that the two lead singles became instant classics you could say that the YYYs did make the big time. This album certainly cemented their status as one of the preeminent American indie bands of the era and their place in the 2000s NY canon with the Strokes and LCD. But I'm not sure this album stands up alongside the classic works of their contemporarys. It's got lots of the key ingredients. Indie disco staples, iconic off-white album cover and a front person who's magnetism comes as much from their aloofness as their energy. But the lower energy moments on this album don't counterpoint the highs for me.

Innovative. First two songs were great. Everything after that was interesting

meh for me mostly except for heads will roll. liked the acoustic at the end too

Honestly expected more from this although it was pretty unoffensive. Cool that it released on my 11th birthday though.

I liked this one

I knew and liked Yeah Yeah Yeahs from Fever to Tell. This album didn’t stand up to that one, though. The only real standout was Dragon Queen, and that didn’t reach the same peaks. Overall good but not spectacular

I think it's a solid album, but I guess I'm just not a mood for rock. I wasn't paying attention very well while I was listening to it because I was working on homework.

What a solid album! It's a good one to just throw on and start grooving.

Wasn't expecting much, I knew the two singles but actually enjoyed the album as a whole. The sound is somewhat dated but it's executed well, the songs are catchy while still being heavy, although I could have done without the acoustic versions at the end. Not sure if that was on the original release, but I thinks it's a flat 3 regardless.

Not for me. Couldn’t listen to it all.

I was aware of this band but didn’t really pay any attention at the time. To be fair this ain’t half bad! A bit heavier musically than I would of thought which is a good thing! I’ve always thought 3 piece bands make more noise!

top heavy imo. cool

È un po' poco ispirato per quanto riguarda testi e arrangiamenti, nel complesso in realtà penso sia parecchio banale a tratti, ma la voce della frontwoman mi piace molto

Quit poppy, but enjoyed it

Some good tunes. I like skeletons, soft shock, zeros. Kinda feels like it might just be a top 1000 album for heads will roll though

i knew one song from it but overall not my thing, boring, flat

It really peaks with those first two songs, but it’s not bad overall

YYY's dropped off massively for me as Fever to Tell was a real favourite, whilst it's follow up A side was dreadful (somehow it's B side was pretty good!). I therefore didn't bother with this 3rd album but upon listening to it now I was obviously heavily exposed to Zero and Heads Will Roll by radio (6music in UK). This album is definitely better than Show Your Bones but still lacks the energy and audacity of their debut. This time however it's front loaded and whilst the rest is decent enough it touches on pleasant which is not something I come to their door for.

A really good album.

Best Song: Heads Will Roll. Really slick, ethereal feeling. I with the rest of the album had leaned as hard into the pseudo-electronic aesthetic as this song did. Worst Song: Shame & Fortune. Felt like very cookie-cutter rock, wherein they felt like the guitar hook was a lot catchier than it really was. Overall: A delightful pop-rock album. Many of the songs sounds similar enough that it starts to sound a bit monotonous, but that monotony isn't terrible in this case. Generic in a good way.

Vocals are a standout for sure, interesting production. Solid record but nothing that was super memorable to me

Meh. Just another female fronted rock band. Nothing stood out, nothing special. Just more blah, boring music.

Not bad. Not bad at all. I've listened to them before, but not this album. I will come back to it, and will check out their other albums.

This album marks a clear shift for the band, trading their scrappy garage rock edge for a sleeker, synth-driven sound. The production is glossy and layered, giving everything a smooth, pulsating rhythm that feels made for late nights. It’s got a sense of urgency, but it’s a controlled urgency, less chaotic than their earlier work and more about atmosphere and mood. Tracks like “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” carry the record with their sharp hooks and driving energy, standing out as the most memorable moments. The slower songs, like “Skeletons” and “Hysteric,” bring a more emotional weight, though they don’t always hit quite as hard. The band’s willingness to reinvent their sound is admirable, even if not every experiment fully lands. It’s Blitz! is a solid, stylish album that shows a band pushing into new territory. It might lack some of the raw spark of their earlier records, but it makes up for it with a sleek confidence that fits them surprisingly well. It’s not a perfect reinvention, but it’s an interesting one.

мимо

Always love to start my day with a record I've never listened to before, and here we go! The start is great, somehow the Yeah Yeah Yeahs took a different direction, 'cause the last time I listened to one of their albums, I think it was their debut "Fever to Tell", they were all into raw, guitar-driven indie rock. How different this is, the first three songs are true bangers, up-tempo synth/disco pop, with a special nod to "Zero", great start of a record. It takes another turn with "Skeletons" still electronic, and synth dominated but with a Celtic twist, pretty odd for a band from NY. By the time we arrive at "Dull Life" and the rest of the album, there are guitars, but the "surprise effect" is now dampened by some more mediocre songs. "It's a Dull Life" sounds far from original, and "Runaway" is a very poor attempt to an indie ballad, which seems to last forever. Luckily, the album picks up again with the bit cheesy but funky disco track "Dragon Queen" and "Hysteric", where they try to blend their new sound with the old. Last but not least, "Little Shadow" is a beautifully crafted ballad that resembles, in a far distance, Mazzy Star. I would say 3.5/5, but we can't, so due to the unevenness of this record, 3/5

finally, human music, not 70s granpa soul rock. first album on here I listened to all the way through. it's quite ok.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are always fun to listen to. I've heard this album before and it has it's gems and it's fillers. Overall a good listen.

With this album, Yeah Yeah Yeahs went for a pop feel. "Zero", "Heads Will Roll", and "Skeletons" are solid tracks, but some songs are a little too smoothed out for me. I would rather have listened to the "punk-ness" that marks other Yeah Yeah Yeahs offerings.

Heads will roll album dnf

Some classic tracks here, but nothing too special. Glad to have 'Heads will roll' back in my head, but overall this is way too polished, especially compared to early work. Enjoyable but a bit forgettable.

Yuuu erfrüschend aber doch nöd ganz min sound. Aber na bar cooli female rock tracks mit indie ihflüss. Für es 3 setti das lange.

I prefer earlier Yeah Yeah Yeahs

I have nothing to compare it with but thought it was ok....nothing outstanding but worth a listen.

5/10. solid album, just not my style.

Heads Will Roll hitazo. me gusta el album, no se si es mi genero fav pero me gusta q es consistente pero no repetitivo a re. mi voto es secreto...

Interesting sound. Quite unique… but not my thing.

nice

I think this was better than the last Yeah Yeah Yeahs album I had but I’m still unsure if they deserve a place on this list. I liked this more and it had a cool alt, poppy, synthy vibe and I reiterate that the lead singer has an incredible voice. Overall, it’s still a fairly average album.

Don't you just hate it when a group has an amazing sound and style for the first song of an album and then immediately do nothing else like it for the rest of the album? If not, this might just be your favourite album.

It's fine.

I've already listened to his album (19). It's not Fever to Tell.

The number of albums from the post-millennium that I feel worthy of inclusion are very limited. I would add this album to the list not for its exceptionality but for its generalized interpretation of what the first decade was truly like from a music perspective. 3/5

I prefer first album a bit. This feels transitional

fun, will probably revisit a few of the songs, but a little boring at parts

3 1/2 Stars: What a killer one-two punch with those opening tracks. Zero and Heads Will Roll are absolute, bounce on the dancefloor bangers. Sadly, the rest of the album never reaches those same heights. The audio equivalent of blowing your load early.

Good; kinda chill.

6/10 Favorite: Heads Will Roll

Decent.

I enjoyed this! Upbeat, good bangers, won't necessarily revisit many of these tracks. 3.5

It's nice.

It was fine. I liked it better than later Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs. I knew the song Heads Will Roll. I’ve never been a big fan of this band.

poppy, punky, sometimes synthy. Some higher energy tracks, some slower tracks. not too bad

Enjoyed this. Really a 3.5 for me

Maybe Maybe Maybe

Mere festliigt end jeg havde forventet.

Didn't know that that meme song was Heads Will Roll from this album, sped up Pretty okay album, nice to listen to, but I'm not craving more of it

Best Track - "Heads Will Roll"

I really like this band but this album just doesn’t do it for me.

I was to harsh last time, but I still don’t love the singing

Not heard this before, and enjoyed it, though it was mostly background while I was working. Played it through a few times and the first 2 tracks are the stand-outs, the rest blends in a bit. Perhaps because I was writing, so not fully focused on the music. The acoustic versions on Spotify were a nice bonus, though, and I think I preferred them.

A fun electronic/rock/alternative album. Not the greatest thing I've ever heard but I definitely could have gotten something WAY worse on a Monday. It also made me realize the version of "Heads Will Roll" I'm the most familiar with is a remix

Another one I haven't listened to in awhile, but still holds up. It's kind of bland in spots, so a 3/5.

Given how obsessed I was with indie rock in the 2000s, it’s strange that I never really gave much mind to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. This would have been a teenage favorite album if I had found it when it was released. It has the same disco infusion of the Killers’ Day and Age, and Heads Will Roll and Zero are magnificent tracks. All that said, I just don’t see myself coming back to this. Indie rock is a time capsule to me now, tinged with nostalgia. I go back to feel the old feels, but there’s no appetite for new additions to the collection.

This album starts so strong with Zero and Heads Will Roll that anything that came afterwards paled in comparison. However I do like that they went into another direction. Dull Fortune is another highlight of the album. *Shatters egg*

fun album

Started out fun…..then got kinda boring.

It was ok

Buen sonido aunque un poco genérico.

The bad vocals really let down what could have been a great album. I liked the instrumentals quite a bit which made me give this 3-stars.

Good.

Gonna get on a little high horse real quick, sorry. Not a bad album at all. Well written, mostly enjoyable, will explain more. Why do we get two yeah yeah yeahs albums on this list? Fever to Tell is stronger, I get that one. But like if you are making direct comparisons, this over a second Strokes album, specifically Room on Fire but also New Abnormal? I just do not understand the ranking procedures of this list. While I'm at it, I know this is not same genre, but for the love of God give me Riot! or Black Parade or the self titled Blink album over this please. I don't get why any rock post 2000 has to be music that falls under the indie/garage rock moniker or like "the members met while studying at Juilliard/NYU/Oberlin" just give me some pop punk or like some alternative rock idk the list feels very weak in that regard. How you gonna have two arcade fire albums and not the american football record, they should be dork math music enough for Dimmery. It's impossible to please everyone but come on. Rant done. I think it's silly that the most popular song off this album is heads will roll simply because of that remix. That is a huge case of TikTok popularity before tiktok of course, but the bite sized "this song sounds great! I want to hear more, oh that was the only good part of the song." I liked soft shock and skeletons and I'm pretty "that was pretty good but whatever" to the rest of it. I can see being a huge fan of Fever to Tell prior and loving the yeah yeah yeahs and then loving this as a later follow up but I don't have that.

Oh this is fun! In these semi private rants I often complain about 90s indie rock/trip hop, because of its over-the-top depressing mood. Here we have the revamped 2000s, that inherited from the good (yet sad) 90s and added fun. And this one shows that flavour, mixing pop/"punk" (of course it has nothing to do with punk but you get the point?) with dance, some slow songs, etc. In some parts it reminded me of the Cardigans, but the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are not as good as them, as this album gets a bit boring after the first 3-4 songs. TL;DR Fun album, starts super good but fail to keep the quality during the duration of the record.

What I remember most about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs was they were the kind of urban hipster trash coming out of NYC that my best friend in high school liked, along with bands like the Strokes. I didn’t like any of those bands, I was too busy listening to NOFX and Rancid, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs had a girl singer. Big pass. I wasn’t even into Distillers then because Brody left Tim. Good times indeed. Fast forward about 20 years and the dulcet sounds of ¨Zero¨ burst through my headphones, sounding like an American, female-fronted Bloc Party. I guess cool kids mix electronic into their dancey rock and or roll, like putting ecstasy in their cocaine. This is something 18 year old me would hate and 38 old me pretends to like to feel cultured. Like Bloc Party (and a bit the Weeknd), the Yeah Yeah Yeahs give the feeling of having taken too much cocaine and trying desperately to either feel high enough to enjoy it or come back down to earth and be at least half a person. It’s soulless music for soulless people, but that doesn’t make it bad. Even Bowie had his Thin White Duke phase. It's all there: the beats, the guitars, the hooks. It’s sexy music but I do wonder how sexy it sounds the second time. Best songs: ¨Zero,¨ ¨Skeletons¨ ¨Little Shadow¨

Some great songs again the beginning but then faded into background noise for me. Could see myself liking it more on a second listen but don't feel overly compelled to give it one

Definition of a 3

Some really good songs overall not for me

High energy guitar & synth dance music huffing the fumes of the early 00s indie boom. It's uptempo, bouncey pop - rising tension and big explosive choruses and massive hooks with very polished production. Very fun songs that really sound great, even if there's not much too it. Music for jogging, but in skinny jeans.

7/10

3.5. Think there are some sublimely lovely moments in this but I think I connect more with the YYY’s sweatier albums.

Decent. It's in the category of "records I wouldn't shut off but won't go out of my way to listen to."

Hysteric is quite good. Little Shadow, too. Rest of it, a little too dance-y.

Started off strong! Was a good album, not something I listen to a lot, but that whole NY garage revival scene is a fun niche genre.

I liked it. Didn't knock my socks off, but I liked it. One thing I dislike about this project is the 5 star rating system. This one would probably be better than my typical "3", but not really a "4", especially after I just gave James Brown a 4. James Brown this is not. So, in my mind, this one's about a 3 1/2.

First thing I am going to say is, its better than a lot of the post-2000 music that has made this list. Its not moody it definitely has some pop. Its definitely not punk, more indie rock to me. Overall good, nothing groundbreaking. I feel there is too much going in the background production, for just two dudes carrying all the Instrumental weight. I think they should put a bass in Karen O's hands and make her do a little more work.

I really enjoy this kind of 2000s music. Heard some of these songs before over the year. Really enjoyed this album and the use of instrumentals. Essential Indie music.

It was ok. Did not love

OK, sans plus.

Some songs I liked, but I kinda struggled unfortunately, wasn't in a sad indie girl mood

Cool, with one very nice song that I knew already (Heads will roll), but just OK to me.

Voll der Florence and the Machine Klang, was zeitweise ganz gut war, aber irgendwie klang alles sehr ähnlich und ich bin nicht so n Fan von repititiven Vocals

Ersten zwei Lieder waren schön, dazwischen auch wieder 1-2 schöne Lieder wie z.B. Hysteric. Aber solides Album. Find das Albumcover einfach kacke.

Prvo sam se stvarno zapitala šta će nam dva njihova albuma ali ovaj je toliko drugačiji od prošlog a podjednako uspješan da ipak možda podržavam.

Grew up listening to 70s and 80s rock. This music has less talent. The songs are too long for the type of music. I do like her voice, very versatile

3/5. ... great sound

Incredible start. Zero is a mix of the best of early 2000's rock. Heada will roll is the main single from this and it is very fun a catchy, but gets kinda samey at the middle. That's true for most songs in here, they follow the same pattern for most of the time. Runaway seems to stand out, being mostly piano-based. Hysteric is a pretty sweet song, love the voice in this one. The acoustic versions are nice, but the album as a whole can't scape that feeling of sameyness.

This band and The Strokes are in the same bucket for me. Those 2000-2010 rock bands which made perfectly good music but just didn't/don't grab my attention for whatever reason. I liked the acoustic tracks at the end much more than the rest of the album. 2.75 stars.

Quite enjoyable, but not something I would listen to normally. 3/5

Apart from the one single I constantly hear in the radio and am completely sick of, this was a decent album. I can safely say I’m a fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

fun 2000-2010 nostalgic feelz ★★★½

Bra blandning av lite popigt och rock. Även lite shoegazeigt ibland. Trevligt men inte mitt favoritalbum i deras kollektion

Catchy, energetic, poppy rock music. It's a fun album, and the last two tracks, Hysteric, and Little Shadow, show some range to perform songs that are quieter but still engaging.

Yeah yeah yeah this is just fine fine fine.

It was a well done album, but the genre just didn't really speak to me personally

OK but not great. Some of the tracks quite interesting but nothing really memorable

Surprisingly good, liked the acoustic tracks at the end. 3 stars.

I enjoyed this album - "Heads Will Roll" is a fun one. Played it through twice and while there was nothing I can say I really disliked, I also can't say anything stuck out to me as being amazing.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Fiftieth album and definitely not a bad one at that. Heads Will Roll and Runaway were a couple of my favourites! I genuinely don’t think I could give a pop album a bad score. High 3.

I think I prefer a few of the parts over the sum and they are enjoyable enough for me to overlook getting bored about midway through the record.

I wasn't a big fan of Fever to Tell. This record is a lot better, though I don't plan to listen again.

Спасибо, конечно, за Heads Will Roll, и по совместительству то, что благодаря этому треку вся планета так или иначе знает о существовании Карен О, которая конечно икона. Группа хорошая, альбом ничего. Лучшая песня - Dull Life.

When this came out I hated it because it was electronic and I 1) wanted more of their garage rock sound and 2) didn't respect artists that didn't play real instruments. Luckily, I've grown up and I really enjoyed this album. So shout out to growing as a person and getting over your weird, gatekeep-y attitudes towards what "real" music should be.

Not my thing. Didn’t listen to it all

Karen O could sing the phone books and it would sound amazing. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rule. 3.5 stars

Good album. One I own and well worth another listen.

Sync sucked the novelty out of a lot of these tracks, but still putting it between 3 and 4

Really dull late 2000s sound. This electro disco indie or whatever was a horrible time for music. Way too polished compared to their first album

Decent mix. Preferred the acoustic stuff.

Fun indie rock album, lots of synth and heavy beats. Cool fusion of genres.

Cute

Best leuk, niet heel spannend

Fun !

Quelques bons moments mais rien d'extraordinaire. La chanson Runaway qui commence avec un petit riff de piano... If you know you know

Indie synth rock

I want to rate this album higher but it's just really okay

Never heard it in full! Actually never heard of any albums of them. The big hit was obvious, although I do prefer the remix. The thick synths were great but the slow songs a bit dull. Most of the ones i didn't recognise were rather boring.

There is one song I’ve heard by this band and I can’t remember the name of it. I love this opening track. It’s so good. I love the sounds and the energy. Ok, so about halfway through a en it’s good, but not grabbing me. Not sure I would think to seek this out again.

Kompetent elekrorock, men show your bones är min skiva med yeah, yeah, yeahs

Surprised to find out that the "Off with your head" song is by these guys. I found the album itself to be a little lacklustre but Heads Will Roll is a banger.

It's hard to rate this one. It has a certain beat, it's experimental and the band has an identity. Somehow it felt a bit off, not gonna lie. In some songs at the end of the first half you just zone out. And I have to say: The acoustic versions are a lot better. All in all, I think it's an ok album, but nothing that needs to be on this list.

Fantastic upbeat call to the dance floor

3.5/5

Interesting.

This album is ok, and Karen O is a great front lady. I feel this album gets almost all its work in the first 15 mins, and I gound myself not caring for or remembering back half. But Zero, Heads Will Roll, and Soft Shock are all great (and indie radio darlings), and that's enough to keep the album passable. Soft Shock is my favorite, even if Heads Will Roll is probably better.

I really like “Zero” & “Heads Will Roll”, but the rest was while musically interesting, lyrically boring. Too much repetitive for me. I didn’t love the album, but I’d buy the two singles.

3 bangers on the track then pidder ditters into borderline boring emo gobbledeegoops

I enjoyed this. It's got an unusual sound for 2009 Indie Rock. Massive, really. It builds up as the album progresses. It's disco-rock at times reminiscent of Blondie. That's good.

This didn't do much for me. It's not a bad album, or bad music, but it's not great either. Very little that stood out or was worth remembering.

Better as an album than as individual songs. Decent but not great.

Pleasant rock album, not sure if it's a 3 or a 4 or a 5. I kind of think of it as a feminine equivalent of Royal Blood.

--Zero...good opener. I have a sneaking suspicion this song is about the female orgasm --Heads Will Roll...I like the production but it lacks a decent hook --Soft Shock...not a total banger, but something that could grow on me with time --Skeletons...I feel like this was a very therapeutic song for Karen O. Unfortunately, it doesn't translate into good pop --Dull Life...the guitars are back! This song kicks and takes some fun turns --Shame and Fortune...grimy. I like it --Runaway...interesting diversion but I think they should've kept it more minimalist. Just 2 minutes, Karen O, and a piano would have been great --Dragon Queen...great track. Love disco shit --Hysteric...nice ballad. like it a lot --Little Shadow...more of a vibe than a song

Not bad, just kinda bored

Fun album, dance till your dead is a classic meme song.

a fun album. i love karen O's voice.

Danceable rock with female singer

Nothing as catchy or groundbreaking as MAPS on here. But decent enough alt-pop I guess. 3/5 #109

Rv/g

- Something about the album cover disturbs me. Perhaps because it makes me imagine what having raw, runny eggs all over my hands would feel like - Zero is a fun and upbeat track that sets the tone for the album - Heads Will Roll is similar - When Soft Shock started I was confused why it had a loud, high pitched tone playing, turns out the fire alarms were going off in the house. I do like this song, and It's definitely better without the screeching. - Skeleton is a calmer song which is nice on my ears. Though I find the lyrics far too repetitive - Unfortunately after this point I realised I wasn't able to concentrate on my work, so I switched to some calmer music Overall, I enjoyed it. I love the vibe of the band, and I think the more upbeat songs are an absolute vibe and are perfectly balanced by the calmer ones. Howe, pop is not really my thing, so, overall, I'm not absolutely thrilled by this album, though I found it pleasant enough. I will say though, a lot of the songs kind of sound the same...

Ryan if you’re stalking me I think you’d like this one

Well made pop album with a heavy reliance on synths. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Does it need to be on this list? Not really.

It was an ok listen, I mostly got on with other things with it in the background. Didn't grab me, but I didn't dislike it.

I liked the change of pace. This is a good album, it just gets too full at times and repeats the same climax a few times. The lows are pretty bland and there just wasn't enough there to earn 4 stars, but it was close. - Modern rock! Doesn't suck from the start. Very indie - First song is fun, has life. Got a bit dumb at the end - 2nd song: Hey, I've heard this one! v popular, decent

This one felt like more a product of its time, I think. A blast of 00's vibes to send out that decade, I suppose. For a bit of horizontal commentary, it's starting to sound like many of these albums follow similar emotional (Musical? Narrative?) arcs, starting upwards and finishing downwards. Casual observation: Note the similar vibes in the first (Zero) and the last (Faces?) song.

I’m ambivalent with this one.

Does heads will roll pick this up to a 4? I think maybe not.

Should’ve been called the Meh Meh Meh’s. Zero (7/10) Heads Will Roll (8/10) Soft Shock (7/10) Skeletons (6/10) Dull Life (8/10) Shame and Fortune (6/10) Runaway (5/10) Dragon Queen (7/10) Hysteric (6/10) Little Shadow (6/10) Faces (7/10) 6.6/10

Sympa sans plus. Un peu lisse

Satisfying indie pop rock

In 2009, Yeah Yeah Yeahs – along with the rest of that scene of NY “indie sleaze” bands – no longer owned cool. They were an established, respected group; high enough up festival bills to be legible on the backs of merch from 30 yards out. “Heads will roll” hit the moment perfectly; a cantankerous jam that demanded to be danced to, remixed, danced to, remixed and repeat. It did a fine job of responding, with authenticity and in artistic good faith, to the general direction indie was going in – more prominent synthesisers, less dramatic in-song dynamics. A shift across indie music that, looking back, was the start of a nudging away from attitude and toward vibe – HEALTH, The xx, Washed Out (a gentle metamorphosis that would reach its apotheosis in 2012 with Beach House’s “Bloom”). It’s been 15 years since all that; so I’m pleasantly surprised that “Heads will roll” sounds just as exciting today as it did when it was first released. And “Zero”, album opener, sounds even better. All fantastic signs that I’m in for a long overdue sitting-down-with “It’s Blitz!” in full (for better or worse, I was listening to Animal Collective on repeat in 2009). Well, not so much, in the end. It’s Good! … but aside from the hits and a couple of others (“Dragon Queen”, especially) this is a pedestrian group of songs; fun enough but never quite getting to a height you suspect that, with just a little extra risk, it could reach. If “Heads will roll” was among the early triumphs of the attitude–vibe continuum, then “It’s Blitz!” might, in its own small way, have been among its first victims. A good album that’s somewhere between a scream and a yawn. Lights up, indie, the party’s over.

Had good variety. Not amazing but good