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As worthy successors to Sonic Youth’s crown of cool, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs favour moody, fuck-you posturing, beefy bass lines and an almighty clash of sex and searing, sublime guitar riffs. Add the mildly erotic, throaty vocals of Karen O, and it makes for pretty spectacular listening. It’s certainly one of the sexiest singles you’ll hear all year, though beware…for effect, it needs to be played really fucking loud.