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I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
(1997)
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Functioning as a virtual catalog of mid-'90s indie rock trends, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is an astonishing tour de force from Yo La Tengo, establishing their deep talents as songwriters and musicians. Although the album may run a little long for some tastes, there are very few throwaways on the record -- even the shoegazer cover of ...
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I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
(2006)
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Yo La Tengo
After the elegant, introspective romantic narratives of And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out and the beautifully crafted but restrained pop textures of Summer Sun, it was hard not to wonder if Yo La Tengo was ever going to turn up the amps and let Ira Kaplan go nuts on guitar again. For more than a few fans "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm ...
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Fakebook
(1990)
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Yo La Tengo
Recommending Fakebook as the best place to begin a relationship with Yo La Tengo is slightly disingenuous, mainly because Yo La Tengo has never made another record like it, and perhaps never will. So, as completely wonderful as this record is, it's an accurate representation of one side of Yo La Tengo, and assuming that everything sounds like ...
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Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo
(1996)
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Yo La Tengo
Making their debut in 1985 with a 45 that paired the group's own "The River of Water" with a take on Love's "A House Is Not a Motel," Yo La Tengo established their love of both the single format and the eclectic cover version from the get-go. Subsequent years produced a steady stream of between-album releases, tour-only singles, compilation ...
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Painful
(1993)
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo has released several fine albums before, but only Painful encapsulates their folky guitar experimentalism perfectly. Alternating between dreamy Velvet Underground-style ballads and raving, Sonic Youth guitar squalls, Painful also finds the group improving their songwriting skills immeasurably. Before, they relied on soundscapes; now, ...
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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
(2000)
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Yo La Tengo
After years as one of indie rock's standard-bearing groups, Yo La Tengo surpasses itself with And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out. A culturally literate, emotionally rich album, on songs like "Let's Save Tony Orlando's House," "The Crying of Lot G," and "The Last Days of Disco," it alludes to The Simpsons, enigmatic author Thomas Pynchon and ...
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A Smattering of Outtakes and Rarities 1986-2003
(2005)
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Yo La Tengo
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Human Music
(1988)
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Various Artists
Though a lot of Homestead artists do appear, this is not your typical label sampler. Every track is somehow a rarity; there are cassette-, B-side-, and even CD-only (remember, this was 1988) cuts sprinkled among the many unreleased ones. Though typical Homestead acts like Big Dipper, Salem 66, and Bastro are represented, the Flying Nun fan will ...
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Ride the Tiger
(1986)
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Yo La Tengo
Anyone who encountered Yo La Tengo's first album, Ride the Tiger, upon its original release in 1986 can be forgiven if they didn't immediately recognize that the band would become one of the most consistently interesting American acts of the next 15 years. Yo La Tengo's debut is a decidedly modest affair, and Ira Kaplan often sounds as if he's ...
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President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs
(1996)
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Yo La Tengo
Two records now available as a single CD, these really show off Yo La Tengo's ability to create musical extremes. New Wave Hot Dogs has the firm pop sense and strong songwriting of the debut, but President Yo La Tengo offers up a little more free-form skronk in the ten-minute live version of "The Evil That Men Do," a gloriously squalling, over-the ...
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Electr-O-Pura
(1995)
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Yo La Tengo
After the noisy but dream-like drift of Painful, Electr-O-Pura found Yo La Tengo in livelier and more outwardly enthusiastic form; while they had hardly abandoned their more subdued and contemplative side, as evidenced by the lovely "The Hour Grows Late" and "Pablo and Andrea," they seemed eager to once again explore the grittier textures they'd ...
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Summer Sun
(2003)
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Yo La Tengo
Three years after 2000's brilliant And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, Yo La Tengo returns with Summer Sun, an album that's as settled and smooth as the previous one was inventive and eclectic. Musically, Summer Sun continues the band's progression away from intricate, guitar-based pop both loud and soft and toward an arguably more ...
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Everything Is Nice: Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
(1999)
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Various Artists
Founded by Gerard Cosloy and Chris Lombardi in the autumn of 1989, Matador Records emerged as one of the most important and influential American independent labels of the decade to follow, largely defining the sound and spirit of indie rock through seminal releases from artists including Pavement, Liz Phair, Yo la Tengo, and Guided by Voices. The ...
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Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice
(1992)
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What's Up Matador
(1997)
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Various Artists
Once Sub Pop's roster broke through to the mainstream in the early '90s, its reign as America's premier independent label drew to a close, leaving Matador Records as the definitive indie label of the decade. Matador's period of greatest impact was between 1991 and 1997, which is the time that the double-disc set What's Up Matador chronicles. The ...
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Strange But True
(1998)
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Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo
With song titles literally lifted from tabloid headlines ("Ohio Town Saved from Killer Bees by Hungry Vampire Bats," for example), Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo's joint effort Strange But True plays more like spoken word poetry than an actual "rock record." Those unfamiliar with Fair's "more talking than singing" vocal style will undoubtedly find Strange ...
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Today Is the Day [EP]
(2003)
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo fans who were troubled with the often quiet and overly tidy surfaces of the band's 2003 album Summer Sun get a bit of a respite on the Today Is the Day EP, which opens with a remake of that album's song of the same name. While the original take of "Today Is the Day" was gloriously gentle and spare, this take features Yo La Tengo ...
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Prisoners of Love: A Smattering of Scintillating Senescent Songs: 1985-2003
(2005)
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Yo La Tengo
I was a bit startled when I read the title of this compilation and it struck me that Yo La Tengo have been making records for almost 20 years now. As artists who have always followed their own path, Yo La Tengo have been making timeless music ever since they first started out, and if that description sounds a bit grand, little of the stuff on this ...
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Songs from Inside the Radio
(2002)
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Greasy Kid Stuff
In one of the most clever and inspired moves in children's music, the Greasy Kid Stuff radio show decided to offer a collection of kid-friendly indie rock that had been featured on their program. The idea behind it was to introduce children to good music that doesn't talk down to them or promote toys, as well as give parents a safe collection of ...
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This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies
(2002)
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Various Artists
As tribute albums go, This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies and the Kinks achieves pop/rock perfection. Cobbled together by NBC television's Late Night With Conan O'Brien talent coordinator Jim Pitt, this collection wisely focuses on the Kinks' cherished album chestnuts as opposed to the well-worn hits that have either been a staple on ...
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Upside Down
(1992)
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Yo La Tengo
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Camp Yo La Tengo [EP]
(1995)
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Yo La Tengo
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Nuclear War
(2002)
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Yo La Tengo
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Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc
(1996)
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Various Artists
The well-loved, fun Chicago club Lounge Ax ran into big legal bills fighting the city and a nasty neighbor trying -- and fortunately failing -- to close it. Thus, the club (and classy Touch & Go) put together this CD to help pay the lawyers, asking the many renowned underground touring acts that play there to contribute. Regrettably, none of the ...
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Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings, Vol. 3: Delicacy & Nourishment
(1992)
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Various Artists
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