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."
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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