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Apr 15, 2013It might not be as cohesive as their best albums, but the standout songs rival their finest moments.
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UncutApr 4, 2013They don't sound so zeitgeisty anymore, but [single] "Mosquito" caterwauls mightily, and the closing "Wedding Song" is a feat of lip-quivering sensitivity up there with "Maps." [May 2013, p.79]
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Q MagazineApr 9, 2013As much as it recaptures some of their buccaneering early spirit, it also shows off some explosive new tricks too. [May 2013, p.108]
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Apr 15, 2013A confusing, intriguing record, then. Not their strongest, but there's a transition underway.
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Apr 16, 2013Not everything works: "Buried Alive" is basically a goth-y version of R.E.M.'s "Radio Song." But the tragic magic blazes on "Despair," a funereal procession that recalls Joy Division's "Atmosphere" but offers communion beyond the existential wail.
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Apr 23, 2013For all their consistency, it's good to know Yeah Yeah Yeahs remain capable of pulling off the unexpected.
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Apr 15, 2013It combines such a variety of disparate styles that it really should not work, but Yeah Yeah Yeahs manage to tie everything together seamlessly into what is possibly their most assured and unique record to date.
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Apr 11, 2013Throughout it Yeah Yeah Yeahs sound like a band with a future, who may have their most interesting albums ahead of them.
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Apr 15, 2013The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back, better than ever and ready to "suck your blood."
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Apr 15, 2013It is a blazingly enjoyable record, the most purely fun album the band has made since Fever to Tell.
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Apr 16, 2013There’s so much pep and vinegar surging through Mosquito’s veins, such a comedown is not entirely unwelcome, and it contributes to the snarled, loopy texture that makes the album easy to get caught up in.
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Apr 16, 2013They've stepped up their ballad game, and the grooves, smartly percussive and Kanye-slick, are deeper than ever.
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Apr 16, 2013Mosquito is where this band finally grooves, after long threatening.
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Apr 15, 2013Mosquito is a much-needed return to the days of ‘Fever To Tell’ and ‘Machine’--it embraces the band’s early, reverb-heavy sound but also tips its hat to the dance feel they’ve been honing in recent years.
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Apr 10, 2013It's a messy, rock-out-in-the-garage record, and there's energy to spare on the gospel-disco rave-up ''Sacrilege.'' But there are too many half-formed ideas and failed experiments here.
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Apr 15, 2013What ultimately matters is how vital they’ve managed to sound coming off of a break while pushing the experimental envelope in ways that go beyond a guest appearance by Kool Keith as Dr. Octagon.
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Apr 15, 2013Sounds layered upon sounds; the intricacies here may hint towards Mosquito being more of a grower than its older siblings, but it proves that Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a band to cherish.
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Apr 18, 2013After the band’s polished, dance-friendly 2009 effort, It’s Blitz!, Zinner’s hard-charging riffs on Area 52 are a welcome return to the urgent, sometimes messy art punk of their early days.
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Apr 16, 2013It’s the group’s most far-flung album, supporting Karen O’s recent claim that Mosquito offers something for everyone.
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Jun 4, 2013Ultimately, Mosquito sees the band reenergised, trying new things and, generally, succeeding.
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Apr 15, 2013Those looking for a cool album to throw on as invigorating background music will be delighted. Those who want a little more substance with the style should cherry-pick a few chosen tracks which spotlight why Yeah Yeah Yeahs still impress a decade down the road.
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Apr 19, 2013This fourth album, the devastatingly visceral Mosquito, does indeed find them trawling the more lugubrious recesses of their psyches and sonic proclivities.
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Apr 17, 2013They’re still capable of brilliance (particularly on the opening and closing tracks), but too much of Mosquito is bogged down by tongue-in-cheek frivolity.
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Apr 19, 2013The album's sonic sophistication never impedes the primal charge the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have always delivered.
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Apr 12, 2013It’s infested with the collective naughtiness and layered irony of a B-movie all-nighter.
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Apr 10, 2013In the rural wasteland of southwestern Texas, producers Dave Sitek (of TV On The Radio fame) and Nick Launay brought life to an album that's challenging and conceptual, yet also playful and raunchy.
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Apr 15, 2013They have crafted a sound that is new for them and unique in its context, but that falls neatly into what we have come to expect from a trio whose power and creativity runs consistently unchecked.
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Apr 15, 2013For all its ambitious digressions, conceptual gambles and silly experiments, it’s that spirit of adventure that makes the album so visceral.
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Apr 15, 2013The payoff is the trio of reveries that closes the album: “Always,” “Despair” and “Wedding Song” build on the disarming vulnerability of “Maps,” and deepen it.
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Positive: 41 out of 66
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Mixed: 20 out of 66
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Negative: 5 out of 66
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