My Amazon Reviews: Yeah Yeah Yeah's "It's Blitz"

It's...It's...a Yeah Yeah's Blitz
4 Out of 5 Stars 

Pushing aside the jittery nerves of their post-punk attack, Karen O goes to Dance Floor Ice Queen on "It's Blitz!." The Yeah Yeah Yeahsdecided to lay down the guitars for the bulk of the tracks here and dig out some vintage synths. Surprisingly enough, it works.

The openers "Zero" and "Heads Will Roll" both are disco sirens, with Karen cooing "get your leather, leather on" as she invites you for a night on the town. But beware. "Dragon Queen" also exhorts you to dance, but the band is back into aggro mold with their stinging guitars back in front of the dancey keyboards. Purists may cry foul, but "It's Blitz" is still unmistakably a YYY's record. When Karen cools down for the stately ender "Little Shadow," you can hear that the band is in control of the proceedings. Same with the bare-bones "Skeletons."

"It's Blitz"was one of the last CD's I picked up in 2009, and the similarities it shares with another disc I purchased at the same time startled me. The Gossip's Music for Menshares plenty of the same ground as "It's Blitz;" both CD's are swimming in the kind of icy dance music of the mid-80's and having a dang good time of it. While I prefer the heartier tone of The Gossip's disc, "It's Blitz" is still a cool listen.