Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 'Zero' -- Video Premiere

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    Leave it to Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O to tell a story through visuals. The art rockers teamed with director and fellow New Yorker Barney Clay for the video for band's new single, 'Zero,' off their latest album, 'It's Blitz!' The concept? The world is your stage, metaphorically speaking. "The visuals had to be well paced with the slow ecstatic build of the song," Karen O tells Spinner. "It made sense that the visuals would take you on a journey and keep you on the move -- no sitting still for too long in the city landscape of bright lights, dark alleys and glittering streets. 'Zero''s sentiment is to revel in being you -- you're a zero so screw it! It's the underdogs, the rebels, the outsiders that have always captivated me growing up so I decided why not flaunt that side of myself in the video."

    As for Karen O's favorite video of all time? "It's a tie between Chris Cunningham's 'All is Full of Love,' for Bjork, and 'Thriller!'" Here, here.



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