Last.fm Trends: Karen O Takes An Operatic Diversion
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O will be premiering her own opera this week, as part of a New York City arts festival. The frontwoman is keeping busy, although her band hasn’t released an album for two years. With 58,327,988 plays from 1,727,242 listeners however, they’ll have plenty of impatient fans.
Today Last.fm Trends is looking into the similar artists of Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Last.fm, to see the music that fans may be listening to instead.
The Kills
19,584,375 plays (670,795 listeners)
The British/American alternative rock duo may contain one Mr. Kate Moss, but scrobbles for their three albums prove that fans are still more interested in the music.
Metric
37,672,183 plays (978,843 listeners)
More female-fronted rock this time from Canada, Metric have been making electronic-tinged music since 1998 and are the most popular of YYY’s top similar artists.
Karen O and the Kids
3,545,580 plays (169,098 listeners)
Recording just one album for the soundtrack to Where The Wild Things Are, this supergroup of sorts has gained an impressive amount of scrobbles.
Cansei de ser Sexy
18,425,994 plays (669,988 listeners)
Due to release a new album in August, the Brazilian electro band shares Karen O’s taste for theatrical stage costumes.
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