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- Summary: The New York band releases its latest EP, written during the Fever To Tell tour.
- Record Label: Fontana Interscope
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Is Is will especially appeal to fans who found "Show Your Bones" a little soft. On the other hand, this release should appeal to any and all Yeah Yeah Yeahs aficionados.
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The first new material from New York’s finest avant garde trio since last year’s superb Show Your Bones album, Is Is isn’t a new album, unfortunately.
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Is Is is over in eighteen minutes, not one is wasted.
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The tunes on this EP are raw, sharp, and catchy, and always push with some kind of propulsive rhythm--a dynamic strut of drums, guitar, and vocals, even on the calmer verse sections.
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Crammed with 18 efficient minutes of material generated in the liminal period after 03's "Fever To Tell," Is Is comes closer to the lusty nails-scratching-down-a-lover's back energy of 'Date With The Night' or early Yeah Yeah Yeahs tracks like 'Art Star' than anything on 06's "Show Your Bones. "
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As a stand alone work this is one of the most convincing collections that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have produced thus far.
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs doesn't inspire much patience on the Is Is EP; instead, it rewards it with frustrating hints.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Mixed: 0 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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JoshuaDJul 30, 2007
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FabioLSep 6, 2007
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RickJJul 28, 2007The perfect follow-up to Show Your Bones. I just wish there was more!
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MikeMSep 20, 2007
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Aug 15, 2011
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DanASep 1, 2007
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Jul 5, 2012
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