(the) Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced the release of an upcoming live album, “Hidden In Pieces live at the Royal Albert Hall” out October 23rd via Secretly Canadian.

TRACKLIST (for the physical album):

1. In Heaven
2. Blacktop
3. Gold Lion
4. Hyperballad
5. Cheated Hearts
6. Isis
7. Warrior
8. Skeletons
9. Runaway
10. Spitting Off the Edge of the World
11. Mars
12. Maps
13. Zero
14. Y Control (Live in San Diego)
15. Let Me Know (Live in San Diego)
16. Hysteric (Live at the Beacon Theatre)
17. Despair (Live at The Chicago Theatre)
18. Isis (Live at The Orpheum Theatre)

The film was directed by Barnaby Clay and he shared this about it: “I wanted to create a film that not only captured the live performance but also felt close to the spirit of what the band was going for with their shows; something delicate and dream-like, like a precious memory, timeless, emotionally charged and shrouded in mystery.”

Karen O shared this: “”Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall” was born out of a need to commune with our band and fan family in 2025, after the election. In the past, YYY’s haven’t often chosen when to be back at it and out there, it often chooses us. It, being the times. We turn to live music when we need that specific quality of depth and light to see us through the times.

We worked on these arrangements in February of ’25 at Sonic Ranch in an impossibly small window of time. Imaad Wasif and our string arranger Jherek Bischoff dove straight into the deep end with us as we arranged almost 24 songs for a quartet and acoustic instrumentation in less than a week. The stakes were high, the Royal Albert Hall was the 3rd play of the tour, most of this record is live from the hall. It was our first time performing there and the hype leading up to it was Overwhelming, but ladies and gentleman we believe the hype now we’ve done it. The pipe organ moment in Skeletons was no less than immaculate vibrations. We felt the spirits of all legends past swirling around us. Nick remarked that he felt as though his fingers were guided on the guitar neck. The real alchemy happened when we played the halI, it clicked into place. All the shows we performed on this small tour were extraordinarily vulnerable. We hope that translates.

Barnaby Clay  has made a stunning film of the live performance that takes you there in the moment with us in the most heavenly way. Thanks to all the fans in attendance who’s frequency lives on this record, and thanks to the fans who continue to make our music possible. Thanks also to David Lynch for his everything. His passing came a month before we began this journey and the performance begins with an ode to his legacy.”