Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (Vinyl) ginaspicks 31/01/25 Defying categorisation

Defying categorisation

Performed by The Lively Ones

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somber baritone and chamber-like calm give way to frenzied rhythms and antagonistic lyrics

The music on the record was more diverse than what the band had done on previous releases

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (Vinyl) ginaspicks 31/01/25 Defying categorisationThis is the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' second album, and as fitting a sequel to their debut as can get: It is the yin to "Fever to Tell"s yang. Where "Fever to Tell" and "Maps" dealt with the awkwardness of falling love, "Show Your Bones" deals with the heartbreak that follows. The songs are subdued, the lyrics cryptic, but their softness is strong "Dudley" has influences from Sonic Youth; "Cheated Hearts" is a big ballad. "Mysteries" has a punk bite to it