Is Is

For the disputed grammatical construction, see is is that.
Is Is
EP by
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
RecordedStratosphere Studios, NYC
Genre
Length17:47
Label
Producer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Show Your Bones
(2006) 		Is Is
(2007) 		It's Blitz!
(2009)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Cheated Hearts"
(2006) 		"Down Boy"
(2007) 		"Zero"
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(78/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubC[3]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[4]
Hot Press(favorable)[5]
The New York Times(favorable) [6]
NME(8/10)[7]
Now[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10)[8]
Prefix Magazine(positive)[9]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[11]
Stylus MagazineB+[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 Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[13]

  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Is Is (EP)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Is Is – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. ^ Gordon, Scott (2007-07-31). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  4. ^ Kharas, Kev (2007-07-26). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  5. ^ Walshe, John (2007-08-16). "Is Is". Hot Press. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  6. ^ Chinen, Nate (2007-07-29). "Billie Holiday Remixed, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs Recharged". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  7. ^ Nicolson, Barry (2007-07-30). "Yeah Yeah Yeah's: Is Is". NME. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  8. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (2007-07-24). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  9. ^ Motley, John (2007-07-25). "Album Review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Yeah Yeah Yeahs". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  11. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
  12. ^ Weber, Theon (2007-07-25). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Is Is EP – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  13. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21