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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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Album Review: Yo La Tengo - Fade
"There’s plenty of life in this old indie dog yet."
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Album Review: Yo La Tengo - Fade
Unlike Superchunk’s critic-uniting blazing return to form in 2011, Fade is more of a humble offering, but one that is richly rewarding.
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