Just keep moving." Clash commented that the trio had achieved growth without distancing themselves from what made their name: "The album proves that they can provide epic music with personal themes, that YYYs can expand without losing what made us fall for them in the first place". Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the band "grapple with separation and need, using dance beats to suggest the compulsive pleasure seeking that tries to drown out loneliness", and he commended their musical direction, stating, "The band is echoing the evolution of postpunk, from dogmatic austerity to technologically assisted". Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll: The Top 25 Albums of 2009 Uncut 's April Long gave it a score of four stars out of five and praised its "spirit of experimentation", stating "What unifies them is a warm romanticism that runs throughout, edging out Karen's blatant eroticism of yore – even though there are more come-downs than come-ons, every song seems to glow from within". It's Blitz! debuted at number 32 on the Billboard 200, selling 13,000 digital copies in its first week. Following its physical release, the album climbed to a new peak position of number 22 in its fourth week on the chart, selling 22,000 copies. As of October 2009, it had sold 184,000 copies in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number nine with first-week sales of 18,054 copies. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs to release album early due to leak"."Top 10 Garage Rock Revival Bands: Where Are They Now?".
"Exclusive: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Talk New Album".
"The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Bowery Ballroom Blitz".
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