Is Is
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (78/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  Half starFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The A.V. Club | C[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | (7/10)[4] |
| Hot Press | (favorable)[5] |
| The New York Times | (favorable) [6] |
| NME | (8/10)[7] |
| Now | File:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Pitchfork | (8.2/10)[8] |
| Prefix Magazine | (positive)[9] |
| Robert Christgau | (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | File:Star empty.svg[11] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[12] |
Is Is is Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third EP released on July 24, 2007. Songs for the EP were written in 2004 in between touring behind the band's first record Fever to Tell. The song "Down Boy" was No. 61 on Rolling StoneTemplate:'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[13]
Background
Written amidst a turbulent and emotionally unstable period in Yeah Yeah Yeahs' history, the angst that colored that time translates into a sexually charged body of songs. On their choice of producer, Karen O stated, "Nick Launay was the natural choice having produced PiL Flowers of Romance, collectively a favorite between us. I put that record on and want to stuff my mouth with raw hamburger meat."[14]
The EP has been released on CD, double 7" vinyl, USB flash drive and digital download.
"Down Boy" was originally released as a split single with Liars only released in Australia and Japan. The album title is an extraction of the fourth track song Isis, which in turn is an extraction of the Egyptian goddess Isis.
The video
The band made a live film to accompany the EP with co-directors K. K. Barrett and Lance Bangs. Recorded in night vision at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn on 7 May, the band played two sets that night to 100 fans each time—the first for a mixed audience and the second for females only. There will be two filmed versions of lead track "Down Boy"—one live, and one to EP audio.
Three of these live videos, and the EP audio version of "Down Boy", have been uploaded to their official YouTube channel.
Track listing
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Personnel
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 44 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[16] | 63 |
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Critic Reviews for Is Is (EP)". Metacritic. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Phares, Heather. "Is Is – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gordon, Scott (July 31, 2007). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kharas, Kev (July 26, 2007). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Walshe, John (August 16, 2007). "Is Is". Hot Press. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chinen, Nate (July 29, 2007). "Billie Holiday Remixed, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recharged". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nicolson, Barry (July 30, 2007). "Yeah Yeah Yeah's: Is Is". NME. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Deusner, Stephen M. (July 24, 2007). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Motley, John (July 25, 2007). "Album Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christgau, Robert. "CG: Yeah Yeah Yeahs". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weber, Theon (July 25, 2007). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IS IS isn't your mommy or daddy's EP" (Press release). yeahyeahyeahs.com. June 15, 2007. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Williams, John (August 1, 2007). "Sum 41's 'Hero' debuts at No. 1". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
External links
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