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Yo La Tengo (Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals).
Yo La Tengo are in many respects the quintessential critics' band: in addition to their adventurous eclecticism, defiant independence, and restless creative ambition -- three qualities that...
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Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band with a new album, This Stupid World, out now. Find out their upcoming shows in the US and Europe in 2024, including festivals and all-covers sets.
DateCityVenueInfoFri 7/12Brooklyn, NY21+. We’re going to play a few songs to ...Wed 8/14Portland, ORAll ages. BUY TICKETS. With Built to ...Thu 8/15Seattle, WAAll ages. With Built to Spill (YLT on ...Sun 8/25London, UKBUY TICKETS. With Postal Service & Death ...This Stupid World is the seventeenth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released on February 10, 2023 by Matador Records. It was recorded and produced by the band in their studio space intermittently between 2020 and 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic and represents their first effort self-producing.
- “Blue Line Swinger” Album: Electr-O-Pura (1995) Okay, maybe I’m biased toward the epics and blow-outs. “Blue Line Swinger” nearly sums up a 30+ year career in just under 10 minutes, starting off fragile and indecisive before growing into a committed roar, with the band’s full complement of tricks—Hubley’s beautifully flat vocals, a freak-out solo, organ drones, “baa baa baas”—supporting a timeless riff.
- “I Heard You Looking” Album: Painful (1993) After a few fine but faceless college-rock albums in the 1980s, Yo La Tengo revealed a masterful ability to unite melody and noise near the end of the decade.
- “Tom Courtenay” / “Tom Courtenay (Acoustic)” Album: Electr-O-Pura / Camp Yo La Tengo EP (1995) As with “Big Day Coming,” the Yo La Tengo have released multiple versions of “Tom Courtenay,” one of their most popular songs.
- “Big Day Coming” Album: Painful (1993) Painful is almost bookended by two versions of “Big Day Coming.” There’s a noisier, rocking take before the album’s final song that has an ersatz shoegaze vibe similar to “From a Motel 6.”
Yo La Tengo formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984 and since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, vocals), and James McNew (bass, vocals). They ...
Aug 27, 2015 · A retrospective of the Hoboken indie rock veterans' career, featuring interviews and anecdotes about their songs and influences. From cover tunes to originals, from folk to noise, Yo La Tengo share their stories and secrets in 15 steps.
