Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell

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Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Title: Fever to Tell

Year: 2003

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Tracklist

1. Rich (3:36)
2. Date With The Night (2:35)
3. Man (1:49)
4. Tick (1:49)
5. Black Tongue (2:59)
6. Pin (2:00)
7. Cold Light (2:15)
8. No No No (5:14)
9. Maps (3:39)
10. Y Control (4:00)
11. Modern Romance (3:11)
12. Poor Song (3:04)
1. Date With The Night - Four Track Demo (2:05)
2. Black Tongue - Four Track Demo (3:22)
3. Pin - Four Track Demo (1:28)
4. Maps - Early Four Track Demo (1:04)
5. Poor Song - Four Track Demo (2:56)
6. Tick - Four Track Demo (2:23)
7. Shot Down - Four Track Demo (1:07)
8. Ooh Ooh Ooh - Four Track Demo (2:34)
9. Maps - Four Track Demo (2:20)
10. Shake It (2:10)
11. Machine (3:17)
12. Modern Things (2:57)
13. Graveyard (1:31)
14. Shot Down (1:30)
15. Yeah! New York (2:05)
16. Boogers (2:22)
17. Countdown (3:41)

Review

Damn, "Fever To Tell" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs is a wild ride through the gritty streets of early 2000s NYC art-punk. This album doesn't just flirt with chaos; it takes it out for a three-martini lunch and never calls it back. Karen O's vocals are a force of nature, swinging from banshee wails to whispered confessions like a punk rock pendulum.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs weren't content with just one flavor of rock. They threw disco, blues, and art-punk into a blender and hit puree. The result? Tracks like "Y Control" and "Date With The Night" that'll make you want to trash a hotel room and start a dance party in the rubble. But don't let the frenetic energy fool you - these cats can do tender, too. "Maps" is the kind of love song that makes you want to drunk-dial your ex and then immediately regret it.

From the grungy opener "Rich" to the primal scream therapy of "Black Tongue," this album grabs you by the collar and doesn't let go. Nick Zinner's guitar work is like a deranged circus act, all shimmering riffs and swirling chaos. And let's not forget the production wizardry of David Andrew Sitek and Alan Moulder, who somehow managed to bottle lightning and press it onto vinyl. "Fever To Tell" isn't just an album; it's a time machine back to when rock still had teeth and wasn't afraid to bite. - Chase