Cool It Down

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Cool It Down
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Studio album by
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2022 (2022-09-30)
Length32:24
Label Secretly Canadian
Producer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Mosquito
(2013)		Cool It Down
(2022)
Singles from Cool It Down
  1. "Spitting Off the Edge of the World"
    Released: June 1, 2022
  2. "Burning"
    Released: August 10, 2022 [1]

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]

Contents

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10 [8]
Metacritic 82/100 [9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Beats Per Minute 88% [11]
Clash 8/10 [12]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
Exclaim! 7/10 [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [16]

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.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Spitting Off the Edge of the World" (featuring Perfume Genius)
Sitek4:17
2."Lovebomb"
  • Orzolek
  • Zinner
  • Sitek
Sitek5:06
3."Wolf"
  • Orzolek
  • Zinner
  • Sitek
Sitek4:13
4."Fleez"
 Justin Raisen 3:58
5."Burning"
 Andrew Wyatt 4:05
6."Blacktop"
  • Orzolek
  • Zinner
  • Sitek
Sitek4:23
7."Different Today"
  • Orzolek
  • Zinner
Wyatt4:27
8."Mars"
  • Orzolek
  • Zinner
  • Raisen
Raisen1:55
Total length:32:24

Personnel

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Additional musicians

Technical

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

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