Mosquito by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

6.0 / 10

For the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' fourth album, they returned to the casual creative processes that produced their first demo and electrifying debut album, yet they struggle to recapture their early vitality.

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4 / 10

Despite a formidable start, Mosquito subsequently thrills only sporadically until the welcome introspection of its closing number.

8.1 / 10

People who can't understand why "Mosquito" is the title track of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' fourth album are thinking too big.

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The magic here is less visceral than their debut, but far more accomplished.

8 / 10

Mosquito

7.5 / 10

Say what you will about Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but you can't deny they're consistent. For 13 years, the New York trio has been propelling their double-jointed brand of hyperventilating punk throbs and tender balladry without feeling the need to change tack.

8 / 10

ClashMusic: Rad an album review of 'Mosquito' by the New York trio led by Kare O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The follow up to 2009's 'It's Blitz' it ffeatures the single 'Sacrilege'.

For all its charms, Yeah Yeah Yeahs fourth album leaves you wondering where they go from here, writes Kitty Empire

9 / 10

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’s latest is a messy, forceful expression of creative restlessness.

3 / 10

7.3 / 10

Review Of 'Mosquitos' From The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They worked with James Murphy, Dave Sitek, Dr Octagon and Nick Launay. 'Mosquitos' is out now on Interscope

Not even flirting with roots reggae can derail a confident return for the alt rock veterans, after their failed assault on the charts, writes Alexis Petridis

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2.5 / 5

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Mosquito review: Splat.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album Mosquito has a sense of cartoonish, pop fun, says Helen Brown.

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8 / 10