A pleasant surprise, this "Fever To Hell" comes out two years after the EP "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". An album to be understood with various influences ranging from rock'n roll to noise, from garage to new wave, from punk to post-rock that vaguely reminds of the White Stripes and the Strokes.
Many people criticize this album as boring and innovative, therefore not beautiful, but not me! On the contrary, I would say that I like it quite a bit, I like the "noise" in the background, I like the way the charismatic vocalist Karen'O sings and her sexual verses in her songs, and I like the fact that they play this rock'n roll revival with drums and guitar and many other things. Of course, it may not be a masterpiece but certainly worthy of being listened to by each of you. "PIN," "Cold Night," "Tick," "Rich," and the ballads "Maps," "Y-Control," and "Modern Romance" are beautiful.

Tracklist Lyrics and Videos

01   Rich (03:37)

I'm rich
Like a hot noise
Rich, rich, rich
I'll take you out boy!
So stuck up
I wish you'd stick it to me
Flesh ripped off
Raaawr!!! (7x)

Turn it up!
no beatin no beat
The walls are always speakin
No want no want no want no speakin at all

She slipped down where I tripped
Unzipped
She doesn't exsist!
So unloved
I took'em standin up
So stuck up
Raaawr!!! (7x)

I'm rich
Like a hot noise
Rich, rich, rich
I'll take you out boy!
I'll take you out boy!

Turn it up!
no beatin no beat
The walls are always speakin
No want no want no want no speakin at all (2x)

Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich Rich (3x)

02   Date With the Night (02:36)

I got a date with the night
Putting out my finger
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna walk on water
Buying out the fight
We're sweatin in the winter

Bone thigh squeeze tight
Chow chow chow chow chow
Chow chow chow chow chow

Don't tell me to fix her
Don't tell me to fix her
Well just take a bite
No hangin no picture
Flyin out my sight
Droppin brides at the altar

Bone thigh squeeze tight
Chow chow chow chow chow
Chow chow chow chow chow!

I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off, ah ha!

I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off
I'll set you
I'll set it off ah ah!

Buying out the fight
Gonna walk on water
Gonna catch the kids dry
Gonna bend my finger

Flyin out my sight
We're sweatin in the winter
Bone thigh squeeze tight
Bone thigh squeeze tight

03   Man (01:50)

04   Tick (01:49)

You make me, you make me, you make me...
tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick
time you take it
You look so good, you take your time
tick-tick-tick time, you take it

Lets have a look
tick-tick-tick time
tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick
Time, you take it
Time, you take it

Ha ha a hey hey ah ahh

You make me, you make me, you make me, you make me wanna...
You make me wanna.. ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
You make me wanna.. ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
You make me wanna.. ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Hey hey, hey ah hey, ahh, ah ahh ah, ah

You make me wanna
You make me wanna
You make me wanna
You make me wanna...
You look like a ****

You take your time
tick-tick-tick time, you take it
Lets have a look
tick-tick-tick time
tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick
tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick
Time, you take it
Time, you take it!

05   Black Tongue (03:00)

Hot
Ahh

you can keep your black tongue
I found at the mortuary
you know they're gonna want some want some
we're high in the back room
gonna have it packed soon
who is it son you gonna have
just let it be a yeah yeah yeah

sonny kept his ring on
red tape so ordinary
love that thing like it was gone gone gone gone
let's do this like a prison break
i wanna see you scream and shake

boy you just a stupid bitch and girl you just a no good dick

we're gonna keep it in the family
yeah well even when we're on the run
you know they're gonna want some want some
we're high in the back room
gonna have it packed soon
who is it son you gonna have
just let it be a yeah yeah yeah

boy you just a stupid bitch
and girl you just a no good dick!

06   Pin (02:01)

Things are feelin' thin, I know, I know
Lost my seat again, i'll go, i'll go
Pushin' in the pin
Well I know, I know
We're gonna go back in
We're gonna go, go, go

Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
Donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
Donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom

I like to sleep with him
Pushing in the pin
I like to sleep with him
Well I know, I know
We're gonna go back in
We're gonna go, go, go
We're gonna go back in
We're gonna go, go, go

Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
Donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom
Donto donto donto donto
Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom

07   Cold Light (02:17)

08   No No No (05:15)

09   Maps (03:40)

Pack up
I'm straight
Enough
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say

Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Maps
Wait, they don't love you like I love you

Made off
Don't stray
My kind's your kind
I'll stay the same

Pack up
Don't stray
Oh, say, say, say
Oh, say, say, say

Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Maps
Wait, they don't love you like I love you

Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Maps
Wait, they don't love you like I love you

Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Maps, wait
They don't love you like I love you

Wait, they don't love you like I love you
Maps
Wait, they don't love you like I love you

10   Y Control (04:01)

Oh so all my loving goes
Under the fog fog fog
And I will leave them all
Well I'm just a poor little baby
'Cause well I believe them all

Oh so while you're growing old
Under the gun gun gun
And I believe them all
Well I'm just one poor baby
'Cause well I believe them all

I wish I could buy back
The woman you stole

Y-control, Y-control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, out of control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, high control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, out of control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners out

Oh so all my loving goes
Under the fog fog fog
And I will leave them all
Well I'm just a poor little baby
'Cause well I believe them all

I wish I could buy back
The woman you stole

Y-control, Y-control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, out of control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, high control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners
Out of control, out of control
You walk, walk, walk, walk, walk my winners out

11   Modern Romance / Poor Song (07:28)

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