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It’s Blitz!
Rock · 2009 · 11 tracks · 45m

It’s Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

A pivot from garage grit to shimmering synth-pop. Pulsing electronic textures meet Karen O's most vulnerable and soaring vocal performances.

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It's the one where they traded the guitars for synths and somehow became even more iconic.

A shimmering blend of dance-floor euphoria and late-night urban loneliness.

It’s Blitz! · vs · Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Euphoric+4.0σ

Euphoric saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 45m
01
Zero
4:26
02
Heads Will Roll
3:41
03
Soft Shock
3:53
04
Skeletons
5:02
05
Dull Life
4:08
06
Shame and Fortune
3:31
07
Runaway
5:13
08
Dragon Queen
4:02
09
Hysteric
3:52
10
Little Shadow
3:57
11
Faces
3:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
the explosive transition from the pulsing synth intro to the driving beat in Zero
the skeletal drum machine and haunting piano chords that open Skeletons
the way the guitars finally bite through the electronic haze on Dull Life
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