Artist : Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Album : Is Is
Label : Dress Up/Fontana Records
Genre : Alternative
Bitrate : 169 kbps avg
Source : CD (LP)
Playtime : 00:17:37 (22 MB)
Rls date : 2007-07-18
Store date : 2007-07-24
[Track List]
1. Rockers To Swallow 3:11
2. Down Boy 3:54
3. Kiss Kiss 2:45
4. Isis 4:00
5. 10 x 10 3:47
The drunk, the nerd and the goth strike back with their
new EP of unbridled older material. It all began with an
EP back in 2001, and now YYYs revisit and revel in the
five song format a second time round with Is Is. "I
fucking love EPs!" says Brian Chase. Songs for the EP were
written in 2004 in between touring behind their first
record Fever to Tell.
Written amidst one of the most turbulent and emotionally
unstable periods in YYYs history, for whatever reason the
angst that colored that point in time translates
erotically into a sexually charged body of songs. On their
choice of producer, Karen O intones, "Nick Launay was the
natural choice having produced PIL Flowers of Romance,
collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on
and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat." Is Is
is an expression of similar sordid energy, the rawness is
unavoidable and good for you too!
THE FILM
YYYs have captured all this excitement in the EP
recordings. In fact, they love playing them so much
theyve made a special live film to accompany the EP with
co-directors KK Barrett (Sofia Coppola films) and Lance
Bangs (video director - Sonic Youth, Nirvana and producer
of Directors Cut series of DVDs - Michel Gondry, Spike
Jonze, Chris Cunningham). Recorded in night-vision at
Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on 7th May, the band played
2 sets that night to just 100 lucky fans each time - the
first for a mixed audience and the second for females
only. There will be 2 filmed versions of lead track Down
Boy - one live, and one to EP audio.
EP TRACKLISTING: 1. Rockers to Swallow* 2. Down Boy* 3.
Kiss Kiss 4. Isis 5. 10x10*. *previously only available on
the Tell Me What Rockers To Swallow live DVD with the
exception of Down Boy, a demo version of which appeared on
a limited edition split 7" single with Liars in Japan and
Australia.
FORMATS: The EP will be available on CD, double gatefold
7" vinyl, single track download and digital bundle in
addition to a special USB stick. All formats will carry
all 5 tracks, making this a special, non chart-eligible,
release.