It could only be called alchemy, the transformative magic that happens during the Yeah Yeah Yeahs most tuned-in moments in the studio, when their unique chemistry sparks opens a portal, and out comes a song like Maps or Zero or the latest addition to their canon, Spitting off the Edge of the World featuring Perfume Genius an epic shot-to-the-heart of pure YYYs beauty and power.

A thunderstorm of a return is what the legendary trio has in store for us on Cool It Down, their fifth studio album and their first since 2013s Mosquito. The eight-track collection, bound to be a landmark in their catalog, is an expert distillation of their best gifts that impels you to move, and cry, and listen closely.

SIDE A: 1) Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius) 2) Lovebomb 3) Wolf 4) Fleez

SIDE B: 5) Burning 6) Blacktop 7) Different Today 8) Mars