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10.0
131631
10.0 |
The Arts Desk
Everything that made YYYs great is here, in spades, but with the brightness turned up
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10.0
131753
10.0 |
DIY
It turns out Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2.0 is exactly what 2022 needs
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9.0
131662
9.0 |
Gigwise
Their most mature and powerful album to date
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8.8
131714
8.8 |
Beats Per Minute
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs aren’t one of those bands though and return in 2022 with one of their boldest statements yet — Cool It Down has everything one would need in a rock record in this day and age, and it’s the most complete version of the band we’ve ever received
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8.5
131703
8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
There’s a fire in the belly of the band, despite the overall slower songs and tempered approach. The songs are focused; none feel bloated or derivative even when they lean on the past
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
Cool It Down may be only eight tracks long but there’s so much to admire that you certainly don’t feel short-changed, in fact, it reinforces just how much they have been missed. It’s great to have them back and in such sparkling form
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8.4
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8.4 |
Paste Magazine
Karen O and band dance against doomsday on their first new record in nine years
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
New York City trio’s first album in nine years brings stylistic change but they still sound magnificent
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8.0
131659
8.0 |
The Guardian
Karen O is more incisive than ever on the band’s first album since 2013, which fluctuates between burning intensity and awestruck love
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Far from an indie sleaze revival, the New Yorkers’ first album in nine years proves they’re still a must-hear act
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
Space and darkness area constant among these eight tight songs, but there’s also plenty of punch. Print edition only
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8.0
131678
8.0 |
Mojo
Even though it's only eight tracks long - a rare example of the band having some chill - their fifth album feel like it's operating on a cosmic scale. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The post-punk trio call on vintage NYC sounds and their own fierce resolve on their first album in nine years
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
On their first album in nearly a decade, the New York City band focus on a new imaginative future
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8.0
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8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Whether it’s low-key or smack-bang-in-yer-face, there’s a grandiose feeling to ‘Cool It Down’. Yeah Yeah Yeahs have managed to produce an album that grasps your attention no matter the volume
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8.0
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8.0 |
Slant Magazine
It’s a formidable statement of purpose, one that sounds unmistakably contemporary without ever veering into flavor-of-the-month pandering. In fact, the band sounds more comfortable in themselves than ever
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8.0
131620
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
This album doesn’t feel dated or nostalgic; instead, it comes across a band who know their lane and are speeding down it, pedal to the floor
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8.0
131724
8.0 |
Clash
An excellent return – if all too short
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
The trio’s first album in nine years ushers in a patient new era for the band, gracefully shedding the electrifying hunger of its early days to make room for tempered joy
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7.0
131615
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Cool It Down is not only timely but a necessary album in evaluating the feelings of the present and looking ahead towards an uncertain future
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7.0
131707
7.0 |
Exclaim
There's rebirth in the swirl of destruction, but these days the Yeah Yeah Yeahs seem more interested in the stories that start after the cataclysm, where purple fireweed bursts from scorched hillsides and glass shards are rounded by the tides
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7.0
131805
7.0 |
PopMatters
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ ‘Cool It Down’ came largely out of the pandemic strain, but rather than lingering on life’s big pause, it ends it, always and fully in motion
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Skinny
New York art-rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with hints of what makes them so formidable, but it feels like there's something missing
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new album lacks their original urgency, while Plastic Mermaids prove they’re evolving with ‘It’s Not Comfortable To Grow’
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