Mosquito
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 66
  3. Negative: 5 out of 66
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  1. supersymmetry
    Sep 18, 2013
    10
    This is a gem that's criminally underrated.
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  2. WadeVS
    Sep 1, 2013
    8
    OK here's the thing you hear there is a new YYY's album coming out. You flip out. You hear they worked with Dave Sitek & James Murphy. You cannot stand the suspense. You hear 'Sacrilege' & at first you are thrown off by the gospel choir, but pretty soon it's playing on repeat in your head. THEN you get round to finally hearing 'Mosquito' in all of it's sythny, subteranean soundscape gloryOK here's the thing you hear there is a new YYY's album coming out. You flip out. You hear they worked with Dave Sitek & James Murphy. You cannot stand the suspense. You hear 'Sacrilege' & at first you are thrown off by the gospel choir, but pretty soon it's playing on repeat in your head. THEN you get round to finally hearing 'Mosquito' in all of it's sythny, subteranean soundscape glory and your first reaction is WTF is this?? Because it doesn't resemble anything the band has done before. When they went "pop" on Blitz, people complained. And now they've gone weird, electro dub?!
    BUT IT IS BRILLIANT. Unquestionably. Give it a few listens. If it's hard, listen to 'Mosquito', 'Slave' and 'Despair' because those tracks will ease you into the new sound by retaining some of their original sound. 'Despair' completely won me over and it is now one of my favorite YYY tracks. This is an unusually brilliant record. Listen to it more than thrice.    … Expand
  3. AntonioBenitez
    Apr 20, 2013
    9
    A different sound than their previous albums, i don't see a radio/tv hit song in this album but there are some great songs such as Under the Earth, Subway, Despair that will get into you. Nice album cover as well.
  4. iamtrent424
    Apr 20, 2013
    7
    I love the yeah yeah yeahs but this isn't thier best album.... This album is very avereage from them. The songs on the album are okay and it doesn't draw me in like the sings on the last three albums. I been waiting for yeah yeah yeahs to come out for years now........ I'm not upset with the album,.....or I'm not super excited about having the album,

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. Record Collector
    Jun 4, 2013
    80
    Ultimately, Mosquito sees the band reenergised, trying new things and, generally, succeeding.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Apr 25, 2013
    60
    Maybe it’s a struggle to really get your teeth into Mosquito because of the track listing; the three song dry patch after Mosquito is a huge problem considering the ease these days of being able to find something more interesting to listen to.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Apr 23, 2013
    75
    For all their consistency, it's good to know Yeah Yeah Yeahs remain capable of pulling off the unexpected.
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