as a way to avoid outfield collisions. I got it!" Painful was the first record that we made as the three of us, and I think it sounds different from the things that came before it. The band's 1997 LP I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One synthesized the group's eclectic combination of folk, punk rock, shoegazing, long instrumental noise-jams, and electronic music into a sprawling, multi-faceted style. They chose the name "Yo La Tengo" (Spanish for "I have it", referring to a female-gender object or person). In 2001, Yo La Tengo recorded an instrumental score for eight short undersea documentaries by Jean Painlevé, entitled The Sounds of the Sounds of Science. Ashburn learned to yell, "¡Yo la tengo! Painful is the first Yo La Tengo album to feature James McNew on every song. [34], In 2020, Yo La Tengo released We Have Amnesia Sometimes which was recorded over a 10-day period from late April to early May amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although the album received generally favorable reviews, some critics found the album's quiet atmosphere "underwhelming. It marked the band's all-time chart peak as well as the first time a Yo La Tengo record has entered the top 40.[15]. [33], In 2018, Yo La Tengo released their 15th studio album, There's a Riot Going On, which Pitchfork decided 'reflects the group's greatest and most instantly recognizable strengths'. The packaging comes with three soft vinyl figurines, sculpted by Tomohiro Yasui, representing the band members, and a bonus comic on the back. The group's next album New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) sold poorly, but in the words of Mark Deming, "was a quantum leap over the sound of their debut."[3]. Even though I can see connections with the earlier records and things we've done since, it really seems like mostly we've built on that record. Gene Holder produced the single and played the bass. The That Is Yo La Tengo EP released later that year included some tracks that would end up on the group's next LP. The release of President Yo La Tengo in 1989 did much to establish the band's reputation among rock critics including Robert Christgau who praised the "mysterioso guitar hook" in the first song titled "Barnaby, Hardly Working". Oh man, was I in trouble... Sure... blame it on the rookie.[10]. Yo La Tengo (often abbreviated as YLT, Spanish for "I Have It") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. "Ohm" was released as a limited edition triple 12" in "a printed flat in a 4-box poly shower curtain display case" in July 2013[14] On November 5th the 12" of "Super Kiwi" was released. They composed scores for four more films, 2005's Junebug and Game 6, and 2006's Shortbus and Old Joy. instead. The program debuted at the San Francisco Film Festival and has been performed live approximately twelve times. In 1986, Yo La Tengo released their first LP, Ride the Tiger on Coyote Records. . They have had 14 bass players. Years later, Kaplan recalled that the album was "just me and Georgia looking for an excuse to record with Dave Schramm and Al Greller" who played guitar and double bass on the album, respectively.[9]. The band put together their first "best of" compilation entitled Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985–2003 which was released in 2005. "[13] Critical reaction was quite positive, with reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine calling it "a subtly addicting album. "[16] Kaplan recalled a turning point in the band's musical progression: I think after Electr–O-Pura we've had a direction of trying not to worry too hard about what the next album is going to sound like. In 1993, Yo La Tengo began their partnership with Matador Records, releasing a 7" and CD5 of the song "Shaker" which the band recorded with John Siket in New Jersey. After the release of That Is Yo La Tengo, James McNew (who also records under the solo moniker Dump) began playing bass with the band, forming the trio that continues to make up the band today. [23] As Condo Fucks, the band released an album of cover songs, Fuckbook, on Matador in March 2009. Yo La Tengo collaborated with Yoko Ono on the 2003 charity album Wig in a Box: Songs from and Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch in support of the Harvey Milk High School. Again produced by Gene Holder, the album's folk sound was a change of pace for the band. After recording "Private Doberman" for inclusion on a Coyote Records compilation entitled Luxury Condos Coming to Your Neighborhood Soon, Rick left the band and was replaced by Mike Lewis, the founding bass player of Boston garage-punk bands DMZ and Lyres, who was also a member of Brooklyn garage rock band the A-Bones throughout his tenure in YLT. [8] Produced by Gene Holder of The dB's, the album was the band's last release on Coyote. Despite the positive reception of the album, sales were still poor and Wichnewski left the band not long after. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out was released in February 2000 to a warm reception. Critical reaction was extremely positive; Pitchfork awarded the album a 9.7 out of 10,[15] and AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote that it was "arguably Yo La Tengo's finest and most coherent album to date. Since Painful, I think we've gotten more confident and more willing to trust ourselves and trust each other, and probably better at dealing with things that go wrong.[12]. "[8] The band released Electr-O-Pura in 1995 to similar acclaim. One night after a show in Munster, I was to look after our box of merchandise while Ira and Georgia went gallovanting through the town, meeting their policemen. As part of the station's annual fundraising marathon, listeners who call in to pledge money to the station may request a favorite which the band will then perform on the spot. [3] Though they mostly play original material, the band performs a wide repertoire of cover songs both in live performance and on record. 58, the highest entry of the band's career thus far.[25]. On the B-side there is a cover of the Beach Boys' "A Day in the Life of a Tree". In 2016, the band released Murder in the Second Degree, a second compilation of their live impromptu cover-song performances on the New Jersey freeform radio station, WFMU. Everything we've ever played on we just do whatever seems right at the moment, we just write a bunch of songs, and then go one baby step at the time and just do what seems right.[9]. The band's tenth LP, Summer Sun, was released in 2003. This was Yo La Tengo's third out-of-the-box remix EP in 14 years, following the Autumn Sweater and Danelectro Remix EPs. With their critical reputation higher than ever before, the band toured extensively and their fan base continued to grow. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. Fade debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release in January 2013, with sales of 14,000 copies. I've been aware that there's been some surprise about that and people saying it's even quieter than the last record, which has sort of taken me by surprise.[20]. It entered the Billboard chart at No. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [3] The group's debut recording was a 7" single entitled "The River of Water" backed with a cover of Lee's "A House Is Not a Motel", released in late 1985 with Dave Schramm on lead guitar and Dave Rick on bass. A DVD called Tree, animated by Jim Woodring, was released on January 14, 2014. "Yo La Tengo's 'Fade' LP/CD/Digital Album Coming January 15, North American Tour Starts January 23", "Album review: Yo La Tengo's 'Fade' is honest and catchy", https://pitchfork.com/news/51458-video-yo-la-tengos-surreal-animated-ohm/, https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1532247/chart-moves-the-tenors-yo-la-tengo-civil-wars-debut-in-top-40-on-billboard, https://pitchfork.com/news/51786-video-yo-la-tengo-its-not-enough-featuring-fred-willard/, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fade_(Yo_La_Tengo_album)&oldid=988775108, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Ira Kaplan - vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, Georgia Hubley - drums, guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion, Andy Baker - trombone ("Cornelia and Jane", "Before We Run"), Robert Fisher - viola ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run"), Jeff Hermanson - trumpet ("Before We Run"), Todd Matthews - violin ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run"), John McEntire - percussion ("Ohm") and vibes ("Two Trains"), Michael McGinnis - baritone saxophone ("Before We Run"), William Porter - cello ("Is That Enough", "Before We Run"), Phyllis Sanders - violin ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run"), This page was last edited on 15 November 2020, at 04:42. Yo La Tengo performing in 2010. Phil Morrison, long time Yo La Tengo collaborator and film director, did the video for "I'll Be Around", starring Mac McCaughan of Superchunk and the members of Yo La Tengo. "[18] Others criticized the band for a perceived lack of invention. The album consists of five instrumental, ambient[35] compositions which were recorded with one microphone in the room and the band spread out adhering to social distance protocols laid out by Governor Murphy of New Jersey.[36]. The following LP, 1993's Painful, was also the beginning of the band's fruitful creative partnership with producer Roger Moutenot, who has produced all of their subsequent albums up until 2013's Fade, which was produced by John McEntire. The title song was recorded during the Fade sessions with John McEntire. [17] The band entered the studio again in late 1999 to record their ninth LP. [26] Also in 2009, Yo La Tengo contributed a cover of the song "Gentle Hour" to the AIDS benefit album, Dark Was the Night, produced by the Red Hot Organization. The performances included the Hitchcock album "Black Snake Diamond Role" in its entirety, as well as collections of classic Hitchcock songs and covers of other artists. Yo La Tengo reunited with Dave Schramm in 1990 to record Fakebook, an album of mostly acoustic tunes, including covers of Cat Stevens, Gene Clark, The Kinks, Daniel Johnston, among others, with five original songs by the band themselves, including an acoustic version of Barnaby Hardly Working. Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential critics' band" and maintains a strong cult following. [4], Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley formed the band as a couple in 1984. Their scores for these four films were collected on the 2008 compilation They Shoot, We Score. 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