Just so you know, the "concept" for the photo of them sitting on that banquette came from KK Barrett, who does production design for Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola. And who played drums in the Screamers. Full marks to him: it must have needed all his experience to come up with the idea of a band sitting on a banquette. The photo credit, of course is separate, and to my mind irrelevant. That image is all about the concept.
― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Monday, 14 January 2013 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
Drummer in that pic is like:
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTSLmu97JiP3DNk2z49W6HvUlzGwYvQ4JB5bm8Nr8SCJyfbugMetQ
Plus:
http://www.rollogrady.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tumblr_luvhwjaEC11r4teu1o1_1280-600x375.png
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
favorite band or something
― difficult listening hour, Monday, 14 January 2013 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
Oh that's nice, Kim Thayil is pulling double duty these days.― Ned Raggett, lundi 14 janvier 2013 15:32 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Ned Raggett, lundi 14 janvier 2013 15:32 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
And Karen O has been replaced by Anne Heche.
― LeRooLeRoo, Monday, 14 January 2013 17:44 (eleven years ago) link
I thought they were one of the better early 00s bands who didn't bother with bass for some reason
― 'Separate Lives', by Phil Collins & Marilyn Manson (PaulTMA), Monday, 14 January 2013 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
don't really like them though
Judging by the cover this is going to sound like The Offspring.
― Moka, Friday, 18 January 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
or...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Sponge_-_new_pop_sunday.jpg
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 January 2013 17:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=9ZwFrbXnKX4
Snippet of new track "Always"
Karen's starting to look a lot like the Joy Formidable girl.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZwFrbXnKX4
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 13 February 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
Sacrilege out now in full: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/02/listen-to-the-yeah-yeah-yeahs-new-song-title.html
p cool track imo
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 February 2013 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
was ready to say "this is excellent" and then arrived the gospel choir
super excellent then
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
Said on FB: "Looks like something Green Jelly would have concocted."― Ned Raggett, Monday, January 14, 2013 10:21 AM
― Ned Raggett, Monday, January 14, 2013 10:21 AM
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
x-post - OTM.
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
I love this to bits
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
DJP and CAD when/if they come here next I will be in charge of getting us tickets and we're all going. Y/Y?
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
Y
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
:D OK, I am on it.
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
the only things that would keep me away would be a gig or being out of town
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah! i'm in.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 25 February 2013 20:26 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, whenever this happens I'll make sure to check back before buying but if at all possible we should definitely do this.
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
Choir makes the song. Actually I think it saves it. This bunch remains the world's most frustratingly near-successful band for me.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 February 2013 20:36 (eleven years ago) link
oh good, it sounds like adele
― acid in the style of tenpole tudor (NickB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
ok, what?
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
A couple people on fb are comparing it to Gimme Shelter. Why, other than the choir? It's not like Gimme Shelter AT ALL.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 February 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
oh i was just skipping the stones and going straight for the rolling in the deep trolling option
― acid in the style of tenpole tudor (NickB), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
xp
lol
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Monday, 25 February 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
"just what I wanted, a YYYs version of 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'"
album cover is hideous, but kinda excited about this
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 25 February 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
"karen why don't you rein it in and leave the shouty sloganeering bit to a gospel choir this time?"
― phantompenguin, Monday, 25 February 2013 23:17 (eleven years ago) link
Gospel choirs in rock are usually the last refuge of the lazy arse but this is great.
― Matt DC, Monday, 25 February 2013 23:32 (eleven years ago) link
It's good until the choir -- but I've been listening to "Like a Prayer" and Aretha all weekend.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
OMFG this is amazing
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:13 (eleven years ago) link
choir is the best bit
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:14 (eleven years ago) link
I NEED TO NOT BE SOMEWHERE I CAN'T DOWNLOAD THIS AND LOOP IT INCESSANTLY FML
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:17 (eleven years ago) link
By the way this... totally isn't the direction I expected from the cover.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:23 (eleven years ago) link
The choir reminds me of Dark/Light by John Frusciante.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1eGIIPtn-s
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:31 (eleven years ago) link
"Sacrilege" is incredible! vocals/choir aside, it kinda reminds me of ESG for some reason.
― Roz, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
this may be my favorite thing they've ever done
― my super interesting Kant story (DJP), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
i'm now somewhere i've downloaded it and am looping it incessantly, this makes me v happy
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
Surprised by the strong positive reaction here. I think the drumming sounds amazing and am not averse to the choir, but I would've really liked a double time freakout / some sort of jam towards the end, and the song generally doesn't hold a candle to the leading couple of singles from It's Blitz.
― monotony, Wednesday, 27 February 2013 22:36 (eleven years ago) link
OTM. I suppose the upsetting of expectations is part of its charm. To me the choir sounds like it got off on the wrong bus stop.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 February 2013 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
I hate "Sacrilidge" so much and wish KCRW would stop playing it all the fucking time.
Gospel choir singing "sacrilidge" over and over is a so contrived. Oh so edgy!
― thirdalternative, Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
yeah tbh this is really underwhelming
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
maybe they should play "Sacrilege" instead
― Darth Icky (DJP), Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
in St Peter's.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
I think the drumming sounds amazing and am not averse to the choir, but I would've really liked a double time freakout / some sort of jam towards the end
not hearing the choir as a "jam" at the end of this disappoints me but doesn't really surprise me
― Darth Icky (DJP), Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
I don't mind the single but I'm not blown away by it. I'm not too worried though as their lead singles are never my favourite songs on their albums, especially on the first two. Still hoping that the artwork is some kind of joke and they reveal a different cover at the last minute.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 15 March 2013 04:41 (eleven years ago) link
especially on the first two
If Date With the Night didn't blow your head off, well...then I just don't know.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 15 March 2013 05:08 (eleven years ago) link
New video. I like the song, but seeing it in this context gives it an anthemic U2 vibe that I can't shake. If anything, the whole album now strikes me as being U2-like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvrjn_pF9tY
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 25 June 2013 04:10 (ten years ago) link
Yup, they be encroaching upon U2 territory but I've too much goodwill towards them to be all pissy about it.
― rattled, Tuesday, 25 June 2013 04:34 (ten years ago) link
thank you for the warning, Elvis. i will steer clear of that video. it's important for me to continue imagining the yeah yeah yeahs as cool, even if i am not smitten with their recent music.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 25 June 2013 05:17 (ten years ago) link
Almost all of my ill feelings toward U2 are bono-related. And those feelings aren't very important to me. Anyway, Karen O > bono, guardian angel up above protect the cool of bands I love, etc.
― Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 25 June 2013 06:45 (ten years ago) link
Sacrilege is a pretty special song. I am smitten with it. I change my mind from what I said four days ago.
― Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the (Treeship), Saturday, 29 June 2013 05:08 (ten years ago) link
Under the earth is the business
― Sufjan Grafton, Saturday, 29 June 2013 08:02 (ten years ago) link
I just remembered there was a YYYs album this year.
Important part of my life, obvs.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 23 August 2013 05:44 (ten years ago) link
Saw them Saturday night here at FYF... Still lukewarm on the new album, but they've sorted it out live. Rich / Gold Lion/ Zero / Cheated Hearts all in a row is breathtaking stadium rock hit machine.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 26 August 2013 20:08 (ten years ago) link
I suppose I get punched in the face if I say that SHOW YOUR BONES is their best proper album, right?
― Matt M., Monday, 26 August 2013 22:58 (ten years ago) link
Nah, that's a good album.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 26 August 2013 23:55 (ten years ago) link
so much love for 'Despair'.
― piscesx, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 17:13 (six years ago) link
I'd completely forgotten about the existence of this record.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 17:14 (six years ago) link
"Under the Earth" is badass
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 17:48 (six years ago) link
^^ otm
― meekseeks mill (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 18:02 (six years ago) link
i think this record has some great songs, but that's counterweighted by having possibly the worst album cover of all time
― meekseeks mill (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 18:03 (six years ago) link
"possibly the worst" leaves enough leeway for it to actually be the best album cover of all time so I'll allow it
― PJD PDJ DPJ (DJP), Tuesday, 16 May 2017 18:18 (six years ago) link