Showing posts with label yeah yeah yeahs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label yeah yeah yeahs. Show all posts

Friday, May 15, 2009

Adventures in Atlanta


My sister graduated from college last weekend, so my family went down to Atlanta. Here's my weekend in music:

Most listened album: Only Way To Be Alone- Good Old War (runner-up: It's Blitz!- Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Most listened song: Hysteric- Yeah Yeah Yeahs (runner-up: Glad Girls- Guided By Voices)
Songs heard performed by an a capella group: I think about 8, including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," Chris Brown's "Kiss Kiss," and Blackstreet's "No Diggity."
Record Stores Visited: One- Decatur CD. It was a pretty cool little shop. Mostly CD's, but also a fairly good collection of new and noteworthy vinyl. The walls were covered in signed Wilco posters, which, in my book, is enough to make me love a store.
Albums bought: Just one, and not even a full album- Fleet Foxes's new Mykonos 7''.
Artists Met: One- Annie Clark of St. Vincent! After buying the Fleet Foxes 7'' at Decatur CD, I was waiting outside for my dad and brother to finish up. A group of four or five (including an adorable baby!) were walking past and they started laughing and pointing to something inside the store. I had a weird feeling I recognized one of the women, and once one of the men said, "Hey Annie, it's you!" [in reference to her face, plastered on the front of her fantastic new album "Actor"] I knew it was in fact St. Vincent. When I asked if she was, they all laughed and said yes. The whole group was very friendly and left me smiling. I was definitely starstruck! And yes, Annie is as pretty in person as she is on the covers of her albums.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Yeah Yeah Yeahs on SNL



Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed last night on SNL and played new killer single "Zero" as well as old classic "Maps." The sounds wasn't superb on either, but they band sounded awesome nonetheless. Nick Zinner's shredding on "Maps" was awesome and I was glad to see Karen O. sporting the studded "KO" leather jacket from the "Zero" music video. Seeing them on SNL has only added to my anticipation for the band to release tour dates!!!! MP3's of the performance below for your iPod enjoyment.

Zero (Live at SNL)- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Maps (Live at SNL)- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Monday, March 30, 2009

Skeletons- Yeah Yeah Yeahs


My copy of "It's Blitz!" unfortunately has not arrived yet, but I've been streaming the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs record online for days anyway. I love the new direction they've taken- more synth, more dance- more than I expected, and I think it just shows that they are a really dynamic and talented band that can make great music no matter what. One of my favorite tracks off of "It's Blitz" is "Skeletons," an ethereal track fueled by Karen O.'s repetative lyrics, and Brian Chase's pounding, echoing drums. This slow-burn could be the "Maps" of "It's Blitz."

Skeletons- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Picture from here

Monday, March 09, 2009

Karen O. Is Cooler Than You.

Not only are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs front runners for best album art of the year (for "It's Blitz," which drops tomorrow), they have released an awesome music video for the first single, "Zero." Watch it here now, and then go buy "It's Blitz" tomorrow! Karen O. is awesome.