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Yo La Tengo

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). In 2015, original guitarist Dave Schramm rejoined the band and appeared on their fourteenth album, Stuff Like That There.

Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential critics' band" and maintains a strong cult following. Though they mostly play original material, the band performs a wide repertoire of cover songs both in live performance and on record.

Albums

1986 Ride the Tiger
1987 New Wave Hot Dogs
1990 Fakebook
1992 May I Sing With Me
1993 Painful
1995 Electr‐O‐Pura
1997 I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
2000 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
2003 Summer Sun
2006 I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
2009 Popular Songs
2013 Fade
2015 Stuff Like That There
2018 There’s a Riot Going On
2020 We Have Amnesia Sometimes
2023 This Stupid World
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Album
Album Review: Yo La Tengo - There's A Riot Going On
"Simple and restrained as it weaves its way like a slow-moving movie score."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Yo La Tengo - Stuff Like That There
"This collection again showcases the trio's adroit knack at reinterpretation."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Yo La Tengo, Keep On Dancin's
Not that the show has been poor – Yo La Tengo could never be tarred with that brush, and most songs tonight have been awe-inspiring – but this experiment hasn’t necessarily worked.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Yo La Tengo
A large portion of the crowd left immediately, not keen to endure an encore, but even they couldn’t deny the incredible performance that pushed them to that state.
Features / Music
Independent Thinkers
"I’m not sure how we got to be so good at this but we really are good at ignoring our surroundings and pretending that nothing’s different."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Yo La Tengo, Dick Diver
Yo La Tengo close with a mammoth take on I Heard You Looking, the song’s phenomenally evocative riff highlighting the strongest and laziest traits of this most obdurate of bands.
News / Music
Yo La Tengo Lock In Headline Dates For March
An Evening With Yo La Tengo along the east coast.
News / Music
Yo La Tengo Announce Sydney Opera House Show
They'll perform at the iconic venue in March
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Yo La Tengo
The band persist well into the third hour of a show that would’ve been far more effective in a small, beery bandroom – especially the second half.
Features / Premiere
Yo La Tengo - Ohm
Features / Music
The Long Tango
“I guess different people are curious about music to different degrees, and lord knows I’m still getting around to music that I missed somehow. So it’s certainly nothing I could ever fault anybody for."
Reviews / Album
Album Review: Yo La Tengo - Fade
Mostly it’s an enjoyable trip, but one that bears indelible signs of the band’s aging.
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