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CMU Approved
Approved: Yeah Yeah Yeahs (SNAP Of The Day)
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 6 April 2009
I wasn’t sure what to think about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new album, ‘It’s Blitz!’, at first, but repeated listens has gnawed away any consternation, revealing an exciting diversification of sound that is showered in the experience of a band confident in their ideas, from concept to execution. The disco laced ‘Heads Will Roll’ and ‘Dragon Queen’ are both excellent, with the latter recalling a softer, less bonkers Tom Tom Club. Meanwhile ‘Hysteric’ fulfils the transparently emotive role that ‘Maps’ played on their first record, even managing to make the saccharine lyrics sound passable, notably “Hang heavy, you suddenly complete me”. Throwaway single ‘Zero’ aside, it’s an excellent comeback; shifting around enough to be exciting, yet still utterly familiar. The whole thing is streaming at the site below.
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