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YEAH YEAH YEAHS Fever to tell Awesome debut album from Brooklyn's premier noise merchants. With more attitude than you can shake a stick at, it's ferocious, addictive and very, very now... "The
long-awaited advent of the YYY debut album will confound sceptics. 'Fever
To Tell' is an impressive pop artefact, propelling its creators clear
of the current garage-rock morass. Top-loaded with the splenetic hormonal
meltdowns at which the YYYs excel, it also finds room within its vigorous
scheme to reveal hitherto unsuspected depths. It's the sound, if not the
smell, of teen spirit." "In
the cold sober light of day, every hysterical column inch already thrust
upon them seems justified. Reason being that 'Fever To Tell' is, quite
simply, magnificent. This is as revitalising a debut as could be hoped
for. Colossal, in fact." "When
this era of noise's tale is told, New York's Yeah Yeah Yeahs will form
some kind of Holy Trinity with The Strokes and The White Stripes, scrabbling
from the underground, their arms full of glittery things borrowed magpie-style
from rock's back pages, and rearranging these formed sounds so they feel
fresh, startling, their own" "This
record is full of surprises, roping in all manner of esoteria for a sweaty,
beer-splattered and tune-drenched rock'n'roll party that rivals even 'Nevermind'
for balancing the pop sugar with the twisted underbelly and subtle smarts."
"Hot
on the heels of The White Stripes' current marvel comes another pantingly-awaited
LP and - gasp - it too, is a top-of-the-range triumph." "Love
and sex are hardly radical new territory for rock'n'roll. But it's the
candour and energy which Karen O brings to them which is so compelling
When she's excited, she loses control of language and resorts to a kind
of ecstatic yelping. When she wants to explain the power of her emotions,
cliches are no hindrance to honesty. 'Fever To Tell' reveals the Yeah
Yeah Yeahs mixing up the cheap thrills with a grander plan: to build something
substantial and special that'll last long after hormonal new wave has
drifted out of fashion again. Let's hope it works out beautifully for
all of us." "it's
difficult not to be impressed by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' chutzpah and originality
- qualities hardly in abundance at the moment. Contrary to first impressions,
it seems that the new millenium's first female rock icon may be around
for some time." ****************
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