
In 2002, it took an EP and a handful of live recordings for me to believe the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were one of the best bands in the world. I was, admittedly, smitten by the NYC rock scene at the time, and as such, found the sultry-cum-raucous delivery of frontwoman Karen O absolutely irresistible. To be certain, the YYY's are not the same band they were 7 years ago, for better or for worse. The garage rock sensibility has been exchanged for a more naive pop sound, drifting somewhere between new wave dance and shoegaze. [...]