Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Q: Who influenced Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

Neutral Milk Hotel, Neil Young, Blondie. Each connection on MusicRoots cites a published source.

USA, 2000–now

New York trio formed in 2000 — Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase. Their debut Fever to Tell ('Maps') fused trashy garage-punk energy with art-rock ambition and Karen O's wild, vulnerable stage presence, a defining act of the NYC post-millennial scene.

MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced Yeah Yeah Yeahs and 0 artists Yeah Yeah Yeahs influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Yeah Yeah Yeahs?

Neutral Milk Hotel — Karen O has said Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum was one of her two biggest early vocal influences.
Neil Young — Karen O has named Neil Young as one of her two biggest early vocal influences, behind the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' raw, emotive delivery.
Blondie — Blondie's new-wave-meets-punk template is among the acts the Yeah Yeah Yeahs drew on for their arty New York rock.