James McNew of Yo La Tengo and Dump joins us to discuss This Stupid World, the 25th anniversary of his Prince covers album, the influence of Sun Ra, playing with Yoko Ono, and more.
Category: Yo La Tengo
Return To Hot Chicken :: James McNew Reveals The Secrets Of Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
If you had to pick one album that encompasses the awesomely eclectic nature of Yo La Tengo’s vision, 1997’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One is your best bet. It’s got it all (almost), careening from crunchy noise-pop to spacey ambient, from free-form experimentalism to delicate balladry, from homespun electronica to blown-out Beach Boys covers. Somehow, the band fits all these puzzle pieces together, creating a masterful whole. The double LP’s closer aside, this isn’t a little corner of the world, it’s an entire galaxy.
Yo La Tengo :: We Have Amnesia Sometimes/Sleepless Night
Like most of us, Yo La Tengo have had a weird year. But the long-running band is making the most of things with two fresh releases: some things old, some things new, some things borrowed, some things blue.
Yo La Tengo :: There’s A Riot Going On
News of a new Yo La Tengo album is reason enough to celebrate. News of a great new Yo La Tengo album? Well, there ought to be a national holiday […]
Yo La Tengo :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Yo La Tengo is unmistakable. Over the last 31 years, the Hoboken band has created a signature style, one that’s comprised of identifiable building blocks: Georgia Hubley’s hushed, husky voice and drumming, which […]
Yo La Tengo :: Stuff Like That There
Fans of Yo La Tengo’s softer side received some very good news this week with the announcement of the band’s latest LP, Stuff Like That There , out August 28th. It’s being pitched as a […]
Yo La Tengo :: Nowhere Near (Black Sessions, 1993)
At this point, it’s hard to imagine a world without Yo La Tengo. The band celebrates their 30th anniversary this week with a series of east coast shows, and yesterday […]
Yo La Tengo :: Fade
Recently, I was thinking about artists who have been around awhile and whose work has been labeled as ‘influential’ at one point or another. Thirteen albums into their career, Yo […]
Chris Stamey & Yo La Tengo :: Shapes Of Things
The Yo La Tengo gang hit Los Angeles last week at the El Rey with their Wheel-O-Songs—which fortuitously included a set comprised of tunes via their garage rock alter-egos, Condo Fucks . […]
Merry Christmas From Yo La Tengo
It’s the first of December. In addition to it being the first day in the last month of the year, it’s also when I allow myself to begin with the […]
Originals :: Almost Blue/Fakebook
Last week, while discussing unofficial compilations, I suggested that readers share some if their favorites in the comments. In doing so I asked myself the same question. While a number come to […]
Yo La Tengo :: Here to Fall (New MP3)
Matador just released “Here to Fall,” the second mp3 teaser off Yo La Tengo’s upcoming LP, Popular Songs, which is slated for retail shelves September 8th. The band plays the Avalon, here in Los […]
Yo La Tengo :: They Shoot, We Score
“If you build it, they will come,” or in the case of Yo La Tengo , if they record it I will most likely eventually get around to listening to it — whatever […]
Dump :: That Skinny Motherfucker With The High Voice?
Last week Matador Records treated Yo La Tengo fans to “Periodically Double Or Triple,” the first single off the band’s upcoming September release, Popular Songs. If you’ve been following along […]
Yo La Tengo :: Fakebook (1990)
Last month we discussed Fuckbook , but first there was Fakebook. As full albums go Fakebook is arguably one of, if not, the most enjoyable of Yo La Tengo’s releases to sit down and experience […]