YEAH YEAH YEAHS

Yeah Yeah Yeahs is an alternative rock band formed in New York City, New York, United States in the late summer of 2000. The band consists of Karen Orzolek (vocals), Nick Zinner (guitar, keyboards) and Brian Chase (drums).

Their music melds genres ranging from new wave to art punk and garage rock using heavy guitars, synthetic sounds, and screaming, erotic, bluesy vocals. Karen O is known for her energetic, animated stage presence, complemented by her outrageously colorful costumes designed especially for her by friend Christian Joy.

YYYs have recorded three studio albums: "Fever to Tell" and "Show Your Bones" and "It's Blitz!", as well as three EPs: "Yeah Yeah Yeahs" EP, "Machine" EP and the "Is Is" EP, which features songs written during the "Fever to Tell" era that were not recorded until 2007.

Nick Zinner also plays in Head Wound City, a thrash metal supergroup with members of the Blood Brothers and The Locust, and has toured with Bright Eyes for his album, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn. Brian Chase has an active side project in the form of his improvisational band, The Seconds.

In 2005 Karen O collaborated with Kool Keith on the track "Teaser", which was said to be on the porn film "Deep Throat vs. Lialeh" soundtrack, though this was never officially released. For the movie "Jackass 2", she collaborated with Peaches and Johnny Knoxville to record a track entitled "Backass". In 2007 she contributed vocals to a version of "Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan for the "I'm Not There" soundtrack. She also appears on the soundtrack of the forthcoming film adaptation of "Where The Wild Things Are", directed by Spike Jonze.

In 2008, Nick Zinner and Karen O both appeared on the Tiny Masters of Today album, Bang Bang Boom Cake. Karen also directed the video for their song "Hologram World".

The third full-length album, It's Blitz!, was originally set for release on April 13, 2009, however after being leaked to the Internet on February 23, the release date was pushed forward to March 9 for the digital version and March 31 for the CD, with an April 6 release for the rest of the world. The first single Zero was released on February 24, 2009. The album was produced by the band’s long-term producer Dave Sitek, along with Nick Launay.

Note: US hard core band YYY from 2000 tend to register on LastFM as Yeah Yeah Yeahs.


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The danceable, buzzy, ’80s-influenced pop-rock of Tegan & Sara has become increasingly common of late, thanks in part to fellow travelers like The Gossip and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. That means the Quin sisters may not get the credit they deserve for the way they construct and deconstruct songs. More than just a throwback act, Tegan & Sara have a lot in common with Spoon in the way they [...]

Music Review: Flash and Grit, Back on Home Turf

via nytimes.com ( 53 Days ago )
As ever, Karen O was a small earthquake when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Tuesday.

An Interview With Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs

via pastemagazine.com ( 69 Days ago )
Read Paste's full issue 56 cover story on Where the Wild Things Are here.--Paste: What’s the magic in the story Where The Wild Things Are? Why do you think children and their parents open this book again and again to read about Max and the wild things?O: I think Maurice struck on some winning formula. So much of the magic is in his voice as an illustrator and writer. The book [...]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O to soundtrack anti-fat adverts

via nme.com ( 74 Days ago )
Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O features on a new advert aiming to combat obesity in youngsters in the US.

Karen O debuts 'Wild Things' tune with kids choir

via nme.com ( 90 Days ago )
Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O is streaming a new tune she recorded for the 'Where The Wild Things Are' soundtrack online now.

Where the Wild Things Are Music Hits MySpace

via wired.com ( 91 Days ago )
Yeah Yeah Yeahs wild woman Karen O unveiled her Where the Wild Things Are theme song All Is Love online Monday at the movie’s MySpace page. Short and sweet, the ditty features strumming guitars and tinkling piano plus an untrained children’s choir who spell out the key word: L - O - V - E. Wild Things director Spike Jonze enlisted O, his ex-girlfriend, to come up [...]

Elsewhere in the ist-a-verse

via gothamist.com ( 99 Days ago )
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Lollapalooza (Jim Kopeny) Chicagoist had a surreal Lollapalooza experience, starting with a soaked first day that included a man dying during one of the first sets, followed by hot and steamy days two and three, lots of amazing pictures, people in Buckingham Fountain, and ending with a man punching a horse. LAist proposed that the Dodgers stop playing Journey's [...]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool Close Lollapalooza's Colorful Day Two

via mtv.com ( 106 Days ago )
Animal Collective, Santigold, Lykke Li, Arctic Monkeys provide bouncy beats and psychedelic grooves on Saturday.By Gil Kaufman with additional reporting by Christopher "CJ" Smith Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O performs at Lollapalooza 2009 on Saturday night Photo: Rich Sancho/ MTV News CHICAGO — First came the rain on Friday, then the heat on Saturday. But Lollapalooza [...]

All Points West Celebrates Its Darkest Day With Sunshine

via gothamist.com ( 113 Days ago )
           Sometimes spending a full day at a summer music festival is all about picking your spots and making do with the best you can get. Friday's All Points West lineup offered a glimpse at transcendence: the sun fighting its way through hours of cloud cover to end the Yeah Yeah Yeahs set with a final bust of light before [...]

Tony Romo Has Moved On

via coedmagazine.com ( 124 Days ago )
• Tony Romo Has Moved On • Yeah Yeah Yeahs Replace Beastie Boys • Emma Watson Topless? • What Is Johnny Depp's Next Move? • Diddy Being Paid To Tweet • Turtle Makes An O-Face

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