Cool It Down
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. Spin
    Oct 6, 2022
    60
    Cool It Down, is less of a step forward, or in any meaningful direction, and more of a twirl in place. It’s a pleasant and polished listen, more palatable than its predecessor, with glimpses of the band’s top gear. But fans anticipating some return to the frenzy of “Tick,” “Man” or “Pin” will keep waiting.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 29, 2022
    60
    The eight tracks of Cool It Down (a real mission statement of a title) make for a quasi-gothic synth record that beefs up the Eighties revivalism of the past decade... even as it leaves behind the yelping dynamism of their youth for a more considered and placid middle-age.
  3. The Skinny
    Sep 26, 2022
    60
    Cool It Down is topical without getting too deep, and fun without overstaying its welcome, but even for a band as mercurial as YYYs, it feels a little too ephemeral.

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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. sebastjan
    Oct 1, 2022
    10
    Valió la pena esperar 10 años, los YYYs regresan en su lado más maduro, experimental y serio desde It's Blitz!
  2. stvart
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    Top ten record of 2022 and possibly the best YYY album of all time. Classic.
  3. Alix-Farron
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
    Good atmospheric album.
    Timelessness prediction: 5.
    Good beat but made with rough and aggressive tune. Not timeless.
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