As The Strokes and White Stripes sent the UK indie scene into a fevered love
affair with any garage rock band willing to name-drop The Ramones, Yeah Yeah
Yeahs emerged pouting out of New York in a haze of artsy punk glamour in 2001. A
self-titled EP and support shows with The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion created a
steady buzz before debut album Fever To Tell (2003) launched the singles “Date
With The Night”, “Maps”, “Pin” and “Y Control”. Bristling with wild energy,
flamboyant fashions and a bewitching air of cool, Karen O was widely compared to
a young Debbie Harry as the band re...