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With Show Your Bones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' follow-up to the heralded Fever to Tell, Karen O economizes on the screaming that so marked the trio’s debut EP. Whether she’s hanging back with a staggered beat on 'Phenomena,' or riding on the kick-drum-pounded opening to 'Honeybear,' she’s always ready to disappear in a burst of Nick Zinner’s guitars and Brian Chase’s drums.
The YYYs thrill precisely because of their keen mix, Karen O spiking the upper ranges (dig the caterwaul in 'Mysteries') with a sharply cut vocal line or a simple, full-bodied singsong delivery while the guitars spin thick storms of sound before retreating to atmospherics (try the transition from the quick throttle of 'Cheated Hearts' into the Cure-ish 'Dudley,' for one example). And marvel at how well radio would be served by blasting the acoustic, pleading vibe of 'Warrior.' Fabulous stuff.
