Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:36 pm 0

I noticed this has been leaked today, anyone heard it yet? I loved Fever To Tell, still do, but the sequel has taken so long that I'm anticipating a bit of a let down. Such a long gap between first and second albums kinda betrays the energy and vibe of the band, in a way.

Will give it a spin later and post up some impressions...

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:11 pm 0

Oh god I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Any band that can produce Maps has my eternal love and devotion.

I'm downloading as I type. Please be good.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:22 pm 0

Gorecki wrote:Oh god I love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Any band that can produce Maps has my eternal love and devotion.

I'm downloading as I type. Please be good.

Good news, in fact very good news - it's a blinder. Too early to pick standouts or faves of course, but after a first listen I'm gagging to hear it again. So many hooks and memorable tracks already, and Karen O sounds incredible. There's a bit of an acoustic vibe creeping in on some tracks which works really well, they're still raw and trashy as fuck though. Ace ace ace

Edit: According to their site, "Show Your Bones is what happens when you stick your finger in a light socket"

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:56 pm 0

On second listen Cheated Hearts sounds like the standout, closely followed by Dudley. Brilliant album overall with no filler.

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 3:57 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:On second listen Cheated Hearts sounds like the standout, closely followed by Dudley. Brilliant album overall with no filler.

I was going to post almost exactly that. With Way Out very close behind in the aceness stakes. Whens this out again?

March 27th. Just enough time to play it to death, get sick of it it, then rediscover it all over again

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GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:35 pm 0

Cool. I heard rumours it was a bit plop but then I heard a snippet from one of the tracks and thought "Hang on, this is really good".

Looking forward to listening to the whole thing now, thanks lads. I love mad chicks.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:01 pm 0

I'm not too keen on the single (Gold Lion), but I'll probably pick up the album at some point.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:58 pm 0

Gorecki wrote: Way Out very close behind in the aceness stakes.

Yeah definitely, great false start and stripped back vibe on Way Out, I love the handclaps and double tracked vocals when she's singing the "more!, more!" bit. The way it threatens to descend into chaos before pulling back into the sparse beat is fucking tasty. Really getting into Honeybear now.

ZC, Gold Lion probably isn't the best song to judge the album on, it's the first track so it doesn't have the manic intensity of the rest of the disc, works well in context as an opener though. It's a bit White Stripes, I thought. If you enjoyed Fever To Tell I reckon you'll get off on this album, I think it's at least as good, maybe better even.

Cheated Hearts has got to be the next single, it's the kind of track that no other band could ever come out with, it's totally them. The way Karen O does that repetitive repeated thing with the vocals and starts screaming and yelping, it's so cool.

Great to have them back.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:02 pm 0

GeeZa wrote:Cool. I heard rumours it was a bit plop

What fucker said that?

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 11:15 pm 0

Rod_S wrote:If you enjoyed Fever To Tell

Indeed I did, but I always thought they should have put in some of the ace early EP tracks such as Miles Away and Our Time. Plus when I saw them live, some of the guitar parts were on tape (during which the guitarist literally pulled out a camera and started taking pictures), which I thought was taking the piss a little.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:42 am 0

Rod_S wrote:
GeeZa wrote:Cool. I heard rumours it was a bit plop
What fucker said that?

Glad it's proven to be a good one. May need to listen to Fever on repeat for a while to get me back into them. I remember hearing the opening track 'Rich' and being really quite excited.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:01 am 0

Zen-Chan wrote:Indeed I did, but I always thought they should have put in some of the ace early EP tracks such as Miles Away and Our Time. Plus when I saw them live, some of the guitar parts were on tape (during which the guitarist literally pulled out a camera and started taking pictures), which I thought was taking the piss a little.

That sounds a bit artwank poseur for my liking. Not worth seeing them live then? They're touring soon.

GeeZa wrote: Glad it's proven to be a good one. May need to listen to Fever on repeat for a while to get me back into them. I remember hearing the opening track 'Rich' and being really quite excited.

Yeah that's a great track, I love the way the sound is so spiky and crunchy. Mad guitars. I remember seeing the video on MTV and thinking "I'm too old to like this".

Gorecki · Post by **Gorecki** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:35 am 0

Rod_S wrote:I remember seeing the video on MTV and thinking "I'm too old to shag her".

That is what you meant to say isn't it?

Anyway, I can't believe we've managed nearly an entire page on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs without so much as a single picture of the delightful Ms O. So, to rectify this oversight:

That's more like it.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 2:29 am 0

I'd make her bedroom look like a fully-stocked milk float had just crashed inside it.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:50 am 0

GeeZa wrote:I'd make her bedroom look like a fully-stocked milk float had just crashed inside it.

Hahahaha, I'm gonna remember that. When I first read it, bleary eyed, I read "bedroom" as "bottom" though. Oh deary me.

She's not really my type, you can share her amongst yourselves.