| Show Your Bones | ||||
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| Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs | ||||
| Released | March 27, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 at Stay Gold Studios, Brooklyn, NYC | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 42:14 | |||
| Label | Interscope (U.S.) Polydor (UK) |
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| Producer | Squeak E. Clean, David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs | |||
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Show Your Bones is the second full-length album by new New York indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released on March 27, 2006 (March 28, 2006 in North America). The album was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Alternative Music Album".[1]
The album debuted at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with about 56,000 copies sold in its first week.[2]
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In early 2005, the band decided to scrap all of the songs they had written for the record so far and re-invent their style. Karen O said, "We're not interested in making 'Fever To Tell Part 2'. The pressure is to re-invent ourselves. We don't know how we're going to do it yet but I think it's in our best interests to try and explore other directions." Guitarist Nick Zinner added, "It seems like a necessary step and the obvious thing to do is not repeat what you've played. I was disappointed by a lot of band's second records recently over the past year or two because it sounded like B-sides from the first record."[3]
In an interview with Blender magazine, the band says during the writing and recording that they had almost broke up, calling that time one of their "darkest" moments.
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.[4] The cat does exist, but belongs to a friend of Karen's.
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.
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-)[6] |
| NME | (8/10)[7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.8/10)[9] |
| PopMatters | (9/10)[10] |
| Q | [11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
| Slant Magazine | [13] |
| Uncut | [11] |
| URB | [6] |
The album has been well received by critics, having a weighted average rating of 79/100 (generally favorable reviews), according to Metacritic, based on 35 reviews.[14]
The album was nominated for a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Alternative Music Album".[1] 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. In 2009, Rhapsody ranked it #10 on the "Alt/Indie's Best Albums of the Decade" list.[15] NME ranked it #32 on their Top 100 Albums of the Decade list.[16]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Mysteries" | 2:35 |
| 9. | "The Sweets" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Warrior" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Turn Into" | 4:05 |
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| 12. | "Déjà Vu" | ||||||||
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 11 |
| UK Albums Chart | 7 |
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