Show Your Bones

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Show Your Bones
Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released	March 27, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Rock
Length	42:14
Label	Interscope (U.S.) Polydor (UK)
Producer	Squeak E. Clean, David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk.net (83%) link All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (B+) 4/5/06 The Guardian Link MusicOMH Link The New Yorker (positive) 2/6/06 NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (6.8/10) 3/27/06 PopMatters (9/10) 3/27/06 Q Magazine Link Rolling Stone 3/20/06 Slant link This Is Fake DIY link Uncut Magazine Link Village Voice (favourable) 3/23/06
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Fever to Tell (2003) Show Your Bones (2006) Is Is (2007)

Show Your Bones is the second full-length album by new New York indie rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released on March 27, 2006 (March 28, 2006 in North America) and nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Alternative Music Album".^[1]

The album is more subdued in tone from previous records, especially the caustic noise of their self-titled debut EP. Producer Squeak E. Clean adds subtle layers of keyboards, sirens, bells, handclaps; five of the 11 songs utilize acoustic guitar, all prominently.

It was originally stated that the album was to be a concept album about the lead singer Karen O's cat entitled Coco Beware, but this turned out to be untrue.^[2] The cat does exist, but belongs to a friend of Karen's.

In December 2006, the album was named the second best album of the year by NME magazine, as well as "Cheated Hearts" being voted the 10th best song. Rolling Stone magazine named it the 44th best album of 2006, while Spin magazine ranked it number 31 on their 40 best albums of 2006.

Following its release, the album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with about 56,000 copies sold in its first week.^[3]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Gold Lion" – 3:07
2. "Way Out" – 2:51
3. "Fancy" – 4:24
4. "Phenomena" – 4:10
5. "Honeybear" – 2:25
6. "Cheated Hearts" – 3:58
7. "Dudley" – 3:42
8. "Mysteries" – 2:35
9. "The Sweets" – 3:55
10. "Warrior" – 3:42
11. "Turn Into" – 4:07
12. "Déjà Vu" (UK bonus track) – 3:22

[edit] Personnel

All instruments by Nick Zinner, except:
Brian Chase- Drums and percussion
Karen O- Lead vocals

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "FOX Facts: Complete List of Grammy Award Nominations". Associated Press. December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
2. ^ Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album details revealed | News | NME.COM
3. ^ Katie Hasty, "T.I. Rules as 'King' of Album Chart", Billboard.com, April 5, 2006.

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