Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones [2006]

Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative, Post-Punk, New Wave, Garage Rock

MySpace: yeahyeahyeahs

My opinion & thought: Yeah Yeah yeahs' at their finest post-punk work ever. A brilliant album with raw guitar noise & superb singing of Karen O.

Stands out track(s): Gold Lion, Turn Into

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a New York City-based alternative rock band. The band consists of lead singer Karen O, drummer Brian Chase, and guitarist Nick Zinner. In 2000 they formed a trio, and were later joined by second guitarist Imaad Wasif in 2006 for touring purposes. According to an interview that aired during the ABC network's Live from Central Park SummerStage series, the band's name was taken from modern New York City vernacular. The band has recorded two studio albums; the first, Fever to Tell, was released in 2003. The second, Show Your Bones, was released in 2006 and was named the second best album of the year byNME.

Show Your Bones is the second full-length album by new New York indie rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released on March 27, 2006 (March 28, 2006 in North America) and nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Alternative Music Album".

The album is more subdued in tone from previous records, especially the caustic noise of their self-titled debut EP. Producer Squeak E. Clean adds subtle layers of keyboards, sirens, bells, handclaps; five of the 11 songs utilize acoustic guitar, all prominently.

It was originally stated that the album was to be a concept album about the lead singer Karen O's cat entitled Coco Beware, but this turned out to be untrue. The cat does exist, but belongs to a friend of Karen's.

In December 2006, the album was named the second best album of the year by NME magazine, as well as "Cheated Hearts" being voted the 10th best song. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 44th best album of 2006, while Spin magazine ranked it number 31 on their 40 best albums of 2006.

Following its release, the album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with about 56,000 copies sold in its first week.

Tracklisting:

1. "Gold Lion" – 3:07
2. "Way Out" – 2:51
3. "Fancy" – 4:24
4. "Phenomena" – 4:10
5. "Honeybear" – 2:25
6. "Cheated Hearts" – 3:58
7. "Dudley" – 3:42
8. "Mysteries" – 2:35
9. "The Sweets" – 3:55
10. "Warrior" – 3:42
11. "Turn Into" – 4:07
12. "Déjà Vu" (UK bonus track) – 3:22

Personnel:

All instruments by Nick Zinner, except:
Brian Chase- drums and percussion
Karen O- Lead vocals