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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For Immediate Release<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">February 26, 2013<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img width="364" height="72" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="YYYs_Logo"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">YEAH YEAH YEAHS PREMIERE NEW SINGLE “SACRILEGE”<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">BAND TO PLAY WEBSTER HALL APRIL 7 AND STUBB'S NPR SXSW SHOWCASE<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">ALSO PERFORMING AT COACHELLA, FIREFLY, AND SWEETLIFE FESTIVAL<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><img width="491" height="312" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="YYYs_Bathroom"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Photo credit: Dan Martensen; Concept by: KK Barrett</span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">New York, NY - February 26, 2013 –
<b>Yeah Yeah Yeahs</b> premiere “<b>Sacrilege</b>,” the new single off their upcoming album</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
<b><i><u>Mosquito</u></i></b>. Listen to “<b>Sacrilege</b>” </span><a href="http://vevo.ly/11ZBtPe"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">HERE.</span></b></a><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:yellow"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“A "Like a Prayer"-style spine-tingler [that] recalls the drama of Karen O's "psycho opera" with a solid throwback groove… and a hauntingly intense vocal from the trio's gifted frontwoman.”</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="44" height="21" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0"></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“…based on the awesomeness of this track, it puts itself into immediate contention as one of the best of the year. Welcome back, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. You’ve been missed.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">”
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><img border="0" width="101" height="23" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="http://gustafer-press.squarespace.com/storage/EWeekly%20Logo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1279648121350"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“[An] epic triumph that's worthy of the band's return to the spotlight.”</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="67" height="17" id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="cid:image012.jpg@01CE1412.A71A0430"><br>
“A slow-burn success that builds confidently, taking the listener along for the ride...the 24-piece gospel choir is brilliantly unexpected."</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">
</span></i><img border="0" width="131" height="23" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image006.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="http://www.duckduckmoose.com/duckduckmoose/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/The-Guardian-Logo.jpg"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Mosquito</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> (Interscope Records), out April 16<sup>th</sup>, features ten
songs produced by <b>Nick Launay</b> and <b>Dave Sitek</b>, with <b>James Murphy</b> and
<b>Sam Spiegel</b> production on one track; all eleven are mixed by <b>Craig Silvey</b>. The bulk of it was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornilla, TX.
<b>Dr.<span style="color:black"> Octagon</span></b><span style="color:black"> (<b>Kool Keith</b>) appears on one track. The deluxe album includes 4 bonus acoustic/demo tracks. By pre-ordering
<b><i><u>Mosquito </u></i></b>at iTunes, you get an immediate download of "<b>Sacrilege</b>." Pre-order at
<a href="http://smarturl.it/Mosquito">http://smarturl.it/Mosquito</a>. </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Mosquito</span></u></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> track listing:<br>
1. Sacrilege<br>
2. Subway<br>
3. Mosquito<br>
4. Under The Earth<br>
5. Slave<br>
6. These Paths<br>
7. Area 52<br>
8. Buried Alive (Featuring Dr. Octagon)<br>
9. Always<br>
10. Despair<br>
11. Wedding Song</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<img border="0" width="395" height="395" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image007.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="sacrilege cover"></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
(Credit: Beomsik Shimbe Shim)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Yeah Yeah Yeahs</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""> also recently announced that they will be heading down to SXSW to play the NPR Music showcase
at Stubbs on March 13th. After that, the band will play Webster Hall on April 7th before heading to Coachella on April 12th and 19th. They also play the Sweetlife Festival on May 11th and the Firefly Music Festival on June 22nd. Tickets for Webster Hall go
on sale on March 1 at 12 PM. Go here for ticket information: <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004A56BFA9DC80">
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004A56BFA9DC80</a>. <span style="color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“We would love for this music to make our fans feeeeel something, for it to stir some shit up inside of them, whatever that may be,” says singer
<b>Karen O</b>. “SO much feeling went into this record, it was the rope ladder thrown down into the ditch for us to climb up and dust ourselves off. I hope others can climb up it too; we’re excited to share the good vibes.”<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">The band, whose members were once lovingly labeled by
<u>Rolling Stone</u> as “the goth, the nerd and the slut” have recorded three studio albums: All 3 albums were nominated for a GRAMMY award for Best Alternative Music Album. The first,
<b><u>Fever to Tell</u></b>, was named as the best album of the year by <u>The New York Times</u>. The Patrick Daughters-directed video “<b>Maps</b>” was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards. The certified-Gold album was named by
<u>Rolling Stone</u>, <i>Pitchfork Media</i>, and <u>NME</u> as one of the best albums of the decade. The second,
<b><u>Show Your Bones</u></b>, was named the second best album of the year by <u>
NME</u>. <u>Rolling Stone</u> magazine named it the one of the best album of the year, while
<u>Spin Magazine</u> ranked it in their 40 best albums of 2006. Their third studio album,
<b><u>It's Blitz!</u></b>, was named the second best album of the year by <u>NME</u> magazine,
<b><u>It's Blitz!</u></b> was named as the second best album of 2009 by <u>Spin Magazine</u> and third best of 2009 by
<u>NME</u> along with the single "<b>Zero</b>" from the album listed as the best track of the year by both. And onto
<b><u>Mosquito</u></b>!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/yeahyeahyeahs" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">https://www.facebook.com/yeahyeahyeahs</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
<br>
</span></b><a href="http://www.twitter.com/YYYs" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">http://www.twitter.com/YYYs</span></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.instagram.com/yeahyeahyeahs" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">http://www.instagram.com/yeahyeahyeahs</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="67" height="98" id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CE1414.A39893B0" alt="cid:image004.jpg@01CE134A.F90BA280"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For more information on
<b>Yeah Yeah Yeahs</b>, please contact:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Jennie Boddy/Derek Sherron<br>
<b>Press Here Publicity<br>
</b>212.246.2640<b><br>
</b></span><a href="mailto:jennie@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">jennie@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> /
</span><a href="mailto:derek@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">derek@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Dennis Dennehy<br>
<b>Interscope Records<br>
</b>310.865.7934<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="mailto:d.dennehy@umusic.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">d.dennehy@umusic.com</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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