YEAH YEAH YEAHS – ZERO (POLYDOR/GEFFEN)
This is actually a much better song than initial plays would suggest. Held within the depths and layers of the experience is an intricate system of textures that subtly serves to expound on the strengths of each instrumentalist involved. I believe the official term for this record is that it is a “grower.”
“Zero” is the kind of indie song that stays around for years. On a good day the Yeah Yeah Yeahs seem to inhabit a space that delivers a sound that quite confidently rubs shoulders with the width of the New York sounding ranging from the pop of Blondie to the noise of Sonic Youth. Whether taking the best parts of both and creating something more cohesive and salient is good thing or a horribly derivative gesture is open to debate and would vary on what kind of listener to grill.
From my perspective initially I did not click with this song but subsequent repeated plays on daytime Radio One drummed the song into my consciousness as the subtle moments gradually turned into sledgehammer blows of noise pop with hooks that dug deep.
Possessing a very satisfying and pleasurable intro it gradually builds to something of an exhilarating resolution that glistens and pulses with orchestral somersaults as the band yet again finds its way towards producing something very unique and industrious.
Flipping over there is an Erol Alkan rework that sees the track injected with breezy bleeps and a bouncy sense of fun that makes things frenetic and displays the range of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs capabilities and how they have managed to broaden their horizons and sniff up against the mainstream. For the win.
Thesaurus moment: nadir.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Polydor
Geffen
This is actually a much better song than initial plays would suggest. Held within the depths and layers of the experience is an intricate system of textures that subtly serves to expound on the strengths of each instrumentalist involved. I believe the official term for this record is that it is a “grower.”
“Zero” is the kind of indie song that stays around for years. On a good day the Yeah Yeah Yeahs seem to inhabit a space that delivers a sound that quite confidently rubs shoulders with the width of the New York sounding ranging from the pop of Blondie to the noise of Sonic Youth. Whether taking the best parts of both and creating something more cohesive and salient is good thing or a horribly derivative gesture is open to debate and would vary on what kind of listener to grill.
From my perspective initially I did not click with this song but subsequent repeated plays on daytime Radio One drummed the song into my consciousness as the subtle moments gradually turned into sledgehammer blows of noise pop with hooks that dug deep.
Possessing a very satisfying and pleasurable intro it gradually builds to something of an exhilarating resolution that glistens and pulses with orchestral somersaults as the band yet again finds its way towards producing something very unique and industrious.
Flipping over there is an Erol Alkan rework that sees the track injected with breezy bleeps and a bouncy sense of fun that makes things frenetic and displays the range of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs capabilities and how they have managed to broaden their horizons and sniff up against the mainstream. For the win.
Thesaurus moment: nadir.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Polydor
Geffen
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