Is Is by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pros: Production, Performance, O's Vocals, Zinner's Guitar, Chase's drumming.

Cons: 18 Minutes Might Not Be Enough for Some.

The Bottom Line: Is Is is a Fascinating yet Adventurous EP from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. (4.5 out of 5)

Review: When the NYC post-punk band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released their sophomore album Show Your Bones in 2006, the album marked a departure from the raw, post-punk sound of their 2003 debut Fever to Tell. While fans enjoyed some of the ...

Pros: Karen O doesn't oversing

Cons: Because she's too drunk to f*ck

The Bottom Line: YEAH YEAH YEAHS in another exercise in Fashionist Punk

Review: The mid-pace raucous percussive number Rockers to Swallow shows YEAH YEAH YEAHS has changed again. Karen O in spiteful mode, Brian Chase playing like the world ended circa 1985 and Nick Zinner doing his best Gothic-with-effects impersonation. Stylish ...

Pros: Very effective for its length.

Cons: Insignificant.

The Bottom Line: A very promising direction, and hopefully an indicator of things to come.

Review: 1. Rockers to Swallow 2. Down Boy 3. Kiss Kiss 4. Isis 5. 10x10 The above tracks comprise this stopgap EP released by Karen O et. al, roughly a year after 2006’s Show Your Bones. While that record took a more tempered approach to ...

Pros: Two tracks.

Cons: Three tracks.

The Bottom Line: is is.

Review: Note: This review was originally published under "General Music Reviews." After the shocking weenie-istic song writing of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' S how Your Bones, it's surprising that the trio would turn out a ...