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Dance-Punk/
Art Punk/Everything band from
New York, Yeah Yeah Yeahs formed back in 2000, and consists of singer Karen O, guitarist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. While remaining fairly unknown for a long time, they have recently started gaining popularity (like other bands, having a song in
Rock Band tends to
send a few sales your way).
The band itself has an odd
Power Trio setup, with each member's stage persona fitting a different stereotype. This has been commented on by the band themselves a few times. In particular Karen O is said to be
much more subdued than her stage persona, to the surprise of many fans.
Studio Album Discography- Fever to Tell (2003)
- Show Your Bones (2006)
- It's Blitz! (2009)
- Mosquito (2013)
Associated Tropes:
- Album Title Drop: Fever to Tell takes its title from a line in "Man."
- Black Sheep Hit: "Maps", especially after Rock Band featured it.
- Careful With That Axe: "Art Star" and "Mysteries."
- Costume Tropes: Karen O alone covers a fair few:
- Dance-Punk: This is one of the myriad of genres to influence them.
- Flanderization: The three band members often get reduced to their respective personae. This also happens to Karen O's decidedly non-limited wardrobe.
- Fun with Acronyms: "Maps" supposedly stands for "My Angus Please Stay", Angus being the Liars' frontman, Karen's boyfriend at the time.
- Lighter and Softer: "Little Shadow", "Subway", "Wedding Song".
- New Sound Album: It's Blitz!, which saw them moving away from their punk origins to a more electronic sound.
- Performance Video: Most of them.
- Power Trio:
- Spell My Name with a "The": oddly inverted- the band name has no "The" in it, but you will almost always hear it added. Maybe The Yeah Yeah Yeahs is just easier to say.
- Subdued Section: "Runaway," "Skeleton," and "Little Shadow," among several others.
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