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It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
14,548,966 plays (637,756 listeners)
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 |
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Zero | 4:30 | 354,388 | ||
| 2 |
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Heads Will Roll | 3:42 | 435,834 | ||
| 3 |
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Soft Shock | 3:53 | 286,576 | ||
| 4 |
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Skeletons | 5:02 | 259,288 | ||
| 5 |
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Dull Life | 4:09 | 260,327 | ||
| 6 |
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Shame And Fortune | 3:32 | 226,055 | ||
| 7 |
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Runaway | 5:14 | 260,414 | ||
| 8 |
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Dragon Queen | 4:02 | 217,602 | ||
| 9 |
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Hysteric | 3:50 | 233,836 | ||
| 10 |
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Little Shadow | 3:56 | 200,946 | ||
| 11 |
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Soft Shock (acoustic) | 3:25 | 53,805 | ||
| 12 |
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Skeletons (acoustic) | 3:34 | 52,804 | ||
| 13 |
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Hysteric (acoustic) | 3:52 | 58,044 | ||
| 14 |
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Little Shadow (acoustic) | 2:53 | 51,098 | ||
| 15 | Faces | 3:33 | 27,793 |
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About this album
It’s Blitz! is the third studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released March 9, 2009 on Interscope Records. It was originally set for release on April 13, 2009, however after being leaked to the internet on February 22, the release date was pushed forward to March 9 for the digital version and March 31 for the physical version. The rest of the world release date was on April 6, 2009. The first single “Zero” was released on February 24, 2009. The album was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, PiL), along with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek.
The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album on December 2, 2009.
Recording
According to Nick Launay, one of the two producers, the recording of the album was unusual for being largely written and created in the studio at a time when record labels have cut back considerably on production budgets. The few songs the band did take along to the first sessions were later altered significantly. Launay described a typical session as follows:
“Brian would play lots of different drumbeats and we’d record it, chop it up and then make a groove loop out of it. Nick (Zinner) would then just jam to it, and we’d come up with an interesting rhythm part. Karen would listen to that and come up with a vocal melody and then suddenly everything would fall into place.”
The album sessions took place over several months in 2008, during which time there were numerous breaks “to get inspired”.
Critical Reaction
The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album on December 2, 2009.
Recording
According to Nick Launay, one of the two producers, the recording of the album was unusual for being largely written and created in the studio at a time when record labels have cut back considerably on production budgets. The few songs the band did take along to the first sessions were later altered significantly. Launay described a typical session as follows:
“Brian would play lots of different drumbeats and we’d record it, chop it up and then make a groove loop out of it. Nick (Zinner) would then just jam to it, and we’d come up with an interesting rhythm part. Karen would listen to that and come up with a vocal melody and then suddenly everything would fall into place.”
The album sessions took place over several months in 2008, during which time there were numerous breaks “to get inspired”.
Critical Reaction
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fancyumbrella wrote:
This album is fancy.
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innerspeaker wrote:
Why did it take me so long to check this album out. It's really good. And Karen's vocals are fantastic.
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bzo13 wrote:
like this ... karen o is fantastic........
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MarcPandaBear wrote:
fantastic production.
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Neon_Spadezzz wrote:
I like this album. My favorites are 'Dull Life,' 'Dragon Queen,' 'Heads Will Roll,' and 'Runaway' in that order. 'Soft Shock' and 'Skeletons' are also good. However, 'Hysteric' makes me feel a little drained of emotions, but it is good. 'Shame and Fortune' was a nice track but no more than that. I thought that 'Zero' wasn't a really good opening song, though. 'Little Shadow' wasn't my favorite song by them. It is a little average coming from them. That is only my opinion though. I liked this album a lot. Nice work.
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MKOHLER2008 wrote:
Whenever I try to listen to this album I end up putting Skeletons on repeat and ignoring the following songs. :(
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Ryanc55 wrote:
If sex was condensed into the form of an album. Yeah.
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dinamiteg wrote:
amo essa capa.
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compulsiveboy wrote:
Dragon queen - the best! hell yes!
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Por_amour wrote:
runaway is simply adorable to me
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CCSandman wrote:
This album actually got me to like them; didn't think much up until this, now I appreciate all their work.
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NickyNacker wrote:
i really didn't like this album when it first came out but i love it now. every song is good.
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super_swag12 wrote:
maps was my shit for the longest!
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Empty_Skies wrote:
Always a great way to spend [insert duration of album time (because I'm too lazy to scroll up and check for myself) here].
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jpusername wrote:
and I Want you In My Life, and I Need You In My Life [...] amazing song
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CRAZYBALLIZTIK wrote:
I agree with you AmandaRae_52! Also, this is certainly my favorite album by YYY!
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AmandaRae_52 wrote:
I Love how this band is ever developing so many great songs thank you!!
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wi-lll wrote:
@ adaam2: it's Karen's hand actually
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jcpdiesel21 wrote:
Love this album. The energy is non stop and infectious.
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Larintha wrote:
@adaam2- Yes :D
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