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RELEASE DATE JULY 24 (JULY 23 EUROPE)
Is Is (Amazon.com)
IS IS isn't your mommy or daddy's EP
Bad.
Suggestive.
Wrong.
Yes. Yes. YEAH! What's a summer without a little stinking trash to roll around in? We've got the garbage oh yeah we do, dumped into five songs to encourage bad listening habits. YYYS would love to heat up and bother you at a loud volume, so please help us help you and seek out our new tunes? Some of you may know a few of these songs, we've been terrorizing with them at our shows for years, Rockers to Swallow, Down Boy, 10X10, WE GUARANTEE YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM LIKE THIS BEFORE, nor have you heard them ALL. We deliver them to you with a snarl this July accompanied with new videos all shot in the dark at a very intimate show we threw last month. We cannot tell you how EXCITED the three of us are to drop this music in your laps, our mouths water at thought of you listening to RTS (ep's first track) in your car stereos.
Summer nights are made for this shit.
This shit IS IS made for summer nights.
THE EP
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 they’ve 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 Director’s 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.
Please note – EP title is “Is Is” with a space in between the first “s” and the second “I” whereas track “Isis” has no space.
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Member Since: 5/28/2004
Band Website: yeahyeahyeahs.com
Band Members: CONTACT YYY's
Karen O - vocals
Nick Zinner - guitar, drum machine
Brian Chase - drums
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My Blog

Smells Like Record 3...

COOKING IN THE KITCHEN Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been hopscotching down the road less traveled- from a barn in the Northeast to a ranch in the Southwest on our journey for the next sound. Why go RURAL? We'...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:29:00 PST

MERCH SALE

Tees and Tanks are currently on sale in the YYYs store&just in time for summer!  All Items are available to ALL customers, domestic and international alike, so stop by and stock up.  http:/...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Fri, 30 May 2008 11:03:00 PST

tiny masters & yyys UNITE in "hologram world"

Ladies and Germs- we at casa del YYYs are proud to alert you to our collective acting debut: "Hologram World", a music video for The Tiny Masters Of Today.Directed by Kids With Canes, aka Karen O + Ba...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:51:00 PST

HAPPPYYY FREAKIN NEW YYYEAR

We have a wet and wild feeling about 2008 and we're not kidding.  YYYs are currently writing and recording another record. A chunk of December was spent on a musical farm in Mass throwing cow dung at ...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:19:00 PST

Nicks Photo Show in Japan

This is the last week for everyone in Tokyo to check out the Nick Zinner Photo Exhibition at Social.  The show ends December 2, details and directions below. xx  ...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:32:00 PST

BBC Radio Session Replay - NOV 13

BBC 6 Music is replaying YYYs 2006 in concert session Nov. 13th on the Gideon Coe Show at 10:00 pm.  Listen live, or on archive all week. Tune in and Chh-Chhheck it out!  BBC 6 Mus...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:24:00 PST

China + YYYs = Sweet photos for YOU!

The China pics are up in the photo gallery.  Check 'em out!!   xx yyys ...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:55:00 PST

YEAH YEAH YEAHS HEART BEIJING

Fresh off the plane and wishing we could take one more bite of the fire pig. YYYs climbed the Great Wall of China, strolled the courtyards of the Forbidden Palace, drove past the Bird's Nest Olympic s...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:38:00 PST

Win Tickets to YYYs at GVR Here

YYYs date with GVR is less than a week away, and we have set aside 125 pairs of tickets especially for YOU!!!  Winners will be chosen at random, and will be notified via email by Oct 3 at 5pm.&nb...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:23:00 PST

YYYs TO SHRED IT UP IN SO-CAL!!!

YYYs are very pleased to announce one FINAL So-Cal date of 2007 at the 4th Annual GVR skateboard contest on Oct 6th in Lake Forest, CA.  This is a FREE, all ages event.  Tickets will b...
Posted by Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:22:00 PST