Thankfully, Bones is neither a heated-up knock-off of Fever To Tell nor a fan-alienating abandonment of their signature sound. It is instead, a supremely confident 12-song cut that has a remarkable weightiness. ...more
Entertainment Weekly
Nothing lasts forever, the latest example being the garage-rock revival that blasted off at the dawn of this decade. Although it once injected rock with an energy boost, the style now feels played out, supplanted by more touchy-feely genres like ...more
The Daily Vault Album Reviews
Yes, it's polished.That's the most frequent adjective that record store clerks have used to describe the sound of the YeahYeahYeahs' new album,Show Your Bones. Out of the batch of garage rock revival bands that have come out in the early part of ...more
Stylus Magazine
Outside, inside / This is a moon without a tide.â I donât know what that means. I also donât know if the âGold Lionâ of the leadoff singleâs title is some sly reference to drugs, Spike Jonze, or simply a failed attempt ...more
E! Online
The group cuts through style in pursuit of substance, using Fever to Tell's slow-burning hit "Maps" as a jump-off point. ...more
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PopMatters
What do we want from a sophomore album? I don’t just mean “we” to imply some vague, indeterminate listenership—I mean those of us who actively think about these things on more than an idle basis. Those of us, critics or ...more
PopMatters
Only about two hairs-breadth away from being a masterpiece. ...more
Village Voice
No, local slump-spotters, this isn't the Yeahs' Room on Fire. Far from it. ...more
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