Show Your Bones

Infobox Album
Name = Show Your Bones
Type = studio
Artist = Yeah Yeah Yeahs


Released = March 27, 2006
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 42:14
Label = Interscope (U.S.)
Polydor (UK)
Producer = Squeak E. Clean, David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (83%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=124913 link]
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2efqoatarijr link]
*"The A.V. Club" (B+) [http://www.avclub.com/content/node/47036 4/5/06]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/7887 link]
*OMM Rating|5|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/reviews/story/0,,1730124,00.html Link]
*Pitchfork (6.8/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23386/Yeah_Yeah_Yeahs_Show_Your_Bones 3/27/06]
*PopMatters (9/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/the_yeah_yeah_yeahs_show_your_bones/ 3/27/06]
*"Q Magazine" Rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/showyourbones Link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/albums/album/9486067/rid/9512915/ 3/20/06]
*Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau|hm3 [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs]
*"Slant" Rating|4|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=774 link]
*This Is Fake DIY Rating|4|5 [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/931.html link]
*"Uncut Magazine" Rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/showyourbones Link]
Last album = "Fever to Tell"
(2003)
This album = "Show Your Bones"
(2006)
Next album = "Is Is"
(2007)

"Show Your Bones" is the second full-length album by new New York indie rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released on March 27, 2006 (March 28, 2006 in North America) and nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Alternative Music Album". [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235200,00.html "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations"] . Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.]

The album is more subdued in tone from previous records, especially the caustic noise of their self-titled debut EP. Producer Squeak E. Clean adds subtle layers of keyboards, sirens, bells, handclaps; five of the 11 songs utilize acoustic guitar, all prominently.

It was originally stated that the album was to be a concept album about the lead singer Karen O's cat entitled "Coco Beware", but this turned out to be untrue. [ [http://www.nme.com/news/yeah-yeah-yeahs/21648 Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album details revealed | News | NME.COM ] ] The cat does exist, but belongs to a friend of Karen's.

In December 2006, the album was named the second best album of the year by "NME" magazine, as well as "Cheated Hearts" being voted the 10th best song. "Rolling Stone" magazine named it the 44th best album of 2006, while "Spin" magazine ranked it number 31 on their 40 best albums of 2006.

Following its release, the album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with about 56,000 copies sold in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002312492 "T.I. Rules as 'King' of Album Chart"] , Billboard.com, April 5, 2006.]

Track listing

# "Gold Lion" – 3:07
# "Way Out" – 2:51
# "Fancy" – 4:24
# "Phenomena" – 4:10
# "Honeybear" – 2:25
# "Cheated Hearts" – 3:58
# "Dudley" – 3:42
# "Mysteries" – 2:35
# "The Sweets" – 3:55
# "Warrior" – 3:42
# "Turn Into" – 4:07
# "Déjà Vu" (UK bonus track) – 3:22

Personnel

All instruments by Nick Zinner, except:

Brian Chase- drums and percussion

Karen O- Lead vocals

Notes