The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a
three piece band from
New York City consisiting of
Karen O (vocals),
Brian Chase (Drums) and
Nick Zinner (guitars).
The band's
underground/
trash rock sound is reminiscent of bands such as
The White Stripes, but with a definitive edge all their own.
The
lyrics are no less edgy as
Michael Goldberg sums up in his observation:
"Art Star" takes the piss out of the conceptual art scene. "I've been working on a piece that speaks of sex and desperation," is the spoken first line. "I've been screwing on the tracks of abandoned train stations." And then she lets loose with a horrific scream. The final track, "Our Time," is a kind of Sept. 11 anti-anthem. "It's the year to be hated," goes the lyric. "It's our time...," Karen O sings. A chorus answers, "Our time!" And Karen O finishes the line, "...to be hated."