Cool It Down

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For the Coterie song, see Cool It Down (Coterie song). For the Velvet Underground song, see Loaded (The Velvet Underground album).
Cool It Down
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Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Length 32:24
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Mosquito
(2013)		 Cool It Down
(2022)
Singles from Cool It Down

Cool It Down is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on September 30, 2022, through Secretly Canadian. It marks the group's first album since 2013's Mosquito and their first release through Secretly Canadian. The lead single "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" featuring Perfume Genius was released on June 1, 2022. The band began a world tour in support of the record from June 2022.[2]

Cool It Down received acclaim from music critics and was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Background

In a press release, Karen O stated: "Don't have to tell you how much we've been going through in the last nine years since our last record, because you've been going through it too [...] So yes we've taken our time, happy to report when it's ready it really does just flow out."[4] The title of the album was taken from the Velvet Underground song of the same name from their 1970 album Loaded,[5] while lead single "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" was inspired by the climate crisis.[6] "Fleez," the album's fourth track, incorporates elements from fellow New York City band ESG's 1981 song "Moody".[7]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs first teased new music in early May 2022 after announcing shows in New York City and Los Angeles in October.[6]

Critical reception

Script error: No such module "Music ratings". Cool It Down was acclaimed by critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82, based on 25 reviews.[9] Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? assess the critical consensus as a 7.9 out of 10.[8]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Heather Phares wrote that "For a band who seemed so impulsive at the outset, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' reflection and deliberation has been a surprising strength that's only grown with time. They may never lose all their restlessness -- nor should they -- but it's undeniable that Cool It Down is one of their most consistent albums."[10] Writing for NME, Erica Campbell declared that, "Despite its acute focus on the current bleak state of things, the album shines a light on a brighter and divergent future; not just for the world, but for a band who continues to evolve among critiques that their past is the best part of them."[15]

Phillipe Roberts was more reserved in praising the album for Pitchfork, claiming that; "Yeah Yeah Yeahs spend some of Cool It Down's sharpest moments citing and deconstructing their influences with refreshing candor. ... But every now and then, [Karen O's] reliable lyrical workhorse hits a brick wall."[16]

Track listing

Cool It Down track listing
No. Title Producer Length
1. "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" (featuring Perfume Genius) Sitek 4:17
2. "Lovebomb"   Sitek 5:06
3. "Wolf"   Sitek 4:13
4. "Fleez"   Justin Raisen 3:58
5. "Burning"   Andrew Wyatt 4:05
6. "Blacktop"   Sitek 4:23
7. "Different Today"   Wyatt 4:27
8. "Mars"   Raisen 1:55
Total length:
 32:24

Personnel

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Steve Fallone – mastering
  • Shawn Everett – mixing
  • Derek Coburn – engineering (1–3, 6)
  • Mario Ramirez – engineering (1–3, 6)
  • Justin Raisen – engineering (4, 8)
  • Anthony Paul Lopez – engineering (4, 8)
  • Ainjel Emme – engineering (4)
  • Adam Noble – engineering (5, 7)
  • Andrew Wyatt – engineering (5, 7)
  • Jens Jungkurth – engineering (5, 7)
  • Tim O'Sullivan – engineering (5, 7)
  • Will Purton – engineering (5, 7)

Charts

Chart performance for Cool It Down
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 123
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 29
Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 80
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] 2
US Billboard 200[26] 45
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28] 6

References

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  17. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down". Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  20. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down". Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down". Hung Medien.
  24. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  26. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
  27. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
  28. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

External links

  • Cool It Down at Discogs (list of releases)
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