It's Blitz!

It's Blitz! shows in just 40 minutes that Yeah Yeah Yeahs really are something special and shows just how much they stood out against their contemporaries at the time. Considering this is an indie rock album from 2009 with an electronic/dance edge to it, this SHOULD sound extremely dated and like a product of its time, but to my surprise, not only has every musical idea here aged like a fine wine and I think these songs still sound awesome to this day, but the production here is amazing too and the synths here hardly sound dated at all despite this being a 13 year old album. What perhaps was the biggest surprise though was how well everything comes together here, and how neatly it all fits. I will admit that after Soft Shock I was worried that the album would venture off into the sounds of slow, dreamy stuff that paled in comparison to this album's roaring, enthralling highs, but then the album hits you with Skeletons, a song so beautiful and immensely powerful that it brought me to the verge of tears on first listen, and then it pulls you right back up with Dull Life. This is a truly, truly special album and I can honestly see this growing to become one of my favorite albums of all time after a few more listens. Please check this out.