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It's Blitz! is the third studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on March 9, 2009 by Interscope Records. It was originally set for release on April 13, 2009, however after being leaked to the Internet on February 22, the release date was pushed forward to March 9 for the digital version and March 31 for the physical version. The rest of the world release date was on April 6, 2009. The first single "Zero" was released on February 24, 2009. The album was produced by Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Talking Heads, PiL), along with TV on the Radio's David Andrew Sitek. According to Nick Launay, one of the two producers, the recording of the album was unusual for being largely written and created in the studio at a time when record labels have cut back considerably on production budgets. The few songs the band did take along to the first sessions were later altered significantly. Launay described a typical session as follows: "Brian would play lots of differe …

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It's Blitz!
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    DJ_JJSlider wrote his opinion about It's Blitz!
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    I still like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' third album, but it lost some of its charm over the years. This time, the indie garage band decided to dabble with synthesizer and electronic sounds, with mixed results. Most of the experiments in It's Blitz! weren't too big of a departure, so it's still a good album. However, this was the beginning of the band's new dance-pop sound. At least the Yeahs sounded fresher than freakin' Franz Ferdinand. And that pizza box album design--priceless.
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Disc #1
#1 Zero
#2 Heads Will Roll

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