Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs (Sept 8)

[Rob]

We have an old saying at Matador HQ, “the only thing predictable about Yo La Tengo albums is their high level of excellence and crazy amount of musical ground covered”. Trouble is, even if you believe we really have an old saying that unwieldly, it doesn’t really do justice in this instance. The new Yo La Tengo CD/2XLP/digital album ‘Popular Songs” (OLE 856-1,2) could be the bravest musical statement to date in a career full of ‘em. Recorded in Hoboken and Nashville in early 2009 with longtime associate Roger Mountenot, ‘Popular Songs’ finds the trio of Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew at the height of their creative powers, fashioning an epic work that’s cooly confident as it is wildly adventurous.

Download Periodically Double or Triple here:

http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/y..._or_triple.mp3

[Rob]

Great song, just so that everyone is aware.

[SkortBrun]

Originally Posted by Rob

Great song, just so that everyone is aware.

Rob speaks the truth.

[GoodSkanky]

Originally Posted by SkortBrun

Rob speaks the truth.

Will have to hear it... I haven't really liked anything of theirs since the one with the crop circles...

[Rob]

BEGN info:

What You Get:

- CD or LP copy of Popular Songs, available for collection at a trusted physical retailer (easily found via the store finder on the front page) or via mail order on September 8.
- the full 128k album stream starting August 4, with exclusive bonus MP3s to follow.
- a vinyl LP featuring Yo La Tengo’s Orginal Score from the Motion Picture “Adventureland”
- a poster (design TBD, but trust us, you’ll be pleased).

[Rob]

Another song available for download.

Here To Fall
http://www.matadorrecords.com/mpeg/y...re_to_fall.mp3