Yeah Yeah Yeahs Albums Ranked

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complemented in live performances by second guitarist David Pajo, who joined as a touring member in 2009 and replaced Imaad Wasif, who had previously held the role. According to an interview that aired during ABC’s Live from Central Park SummerStage series, the band’s name was taken from modern New York City vernacular. The band has recorded four studio albums; the first, Fever to Tell, was released in 2003. The second, Show Your Bones, was released in 2006 and was named the second-best album of the year by NME. Their third studio album, It’s Blitz!, was released in March 2009. All three albums earned the band Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album. Their fourth album, Mosquito, was released in April 2013. Here are all of Yeah Yeah Yeahs albums ranked.

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6. Is Is (2007)

“The diversity and intensity is in each album and they are great to listen to for working out, running, or just wanting to stay productive. The sound is also very unique, kind of reminds me of the clash/white stripes/shiny toy guns/siouxsie and the banshees. but then again, I cannot really classify them. You have to listen and decide for yourself.”

5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs EP (2001)

“The first song, “Bang”, begins with a perfectly American statement,”the bigger the better”. Karen O.’s vocal style is a cross between Cat Power and Kat Bjelland (of Babes in Toyland). The country rock “Mystery Girl” could be an outtake from Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville. “Art Star” takes away any sense of innocence this EP could have had with shrieks that would make Diamanda Galas jealous. “Miles Away”, energetic, vivid and noisy, a bridge to the final song. “Our Time” is the cherry on top, another song that evokes Liz Phair’s wise lyricism and classic rock instrumentation.”

4. Mosquito (2013)

“This album basically combines everywhere this band has been so far. It has the raw elements of Fever to Tell with the strong song writing of Show your Bones with the tighter musicality of Its Blitz. There are times when it seems to borderline overproduction but they stop at the line unlike they did on Its Blitz. The album starts off with Sacrilege which reminds you of why you started to listen to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It starts out lighthearted and then Karen O uses her raw vocals to sustain. Eventually their is a gospeleque feel to the song.”

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3. Show Your Bones (2006)

“Show your bones is definitely a more melodic and less punky album than Fever To Tell, but it’s just as likely to grab a hold of you. As always, critics and fans are hesitant to embrace this new sound because it’s different than the previous directions the YYYs have taken, and likely because such a high bar was set for the band when Rolling Stone compared their innovative sound and style to the impact the Velvet Underground had on the 60s garage scene.”

2. It’s Blitz! (2009)

“The album fires back up for a bit with Dull life, which is quite similar to their older work, with Karen’s vocals and the Nick’s guitar fiercely revving up throughout the song. I’ve heard it is actually a song they’ve played numerous times in live shows, but never really recorded. Shame and Fortune has a defiant tone, similar to Dull Life, an effective and enjoyable follow up overall.”

1. Fever To Tell (2003)

” The pace of this album jumps all over and the sound consists of yelping and screech’s over pulsing drum beats and throbbing guitar strings. The first track is called “Rich” and just like must punk/art rock albums the music and singing is settle until it picks up the pace onto a moderate speed. The second track is “Date With The Night” which many people have probably heard of before but didn’t know it was by Yeah Yeah Yeahs”