Let’s start with some good news, Shea Stadium reached their kickstarter goal in just a few hours yesterday. Why stop there though, you can continue to donate here. The last few years have been more than hard for DIY venues but the rally of support yesterday was really quite something, and long may it continue. […]
40 unconventional “love” songs for past, present, + future bae
Love songs don’t have to be mushy and chock-full of cliches. They can be dirty, weird, morbid, depressing, hyper-sexual, or just plain straightforward. The sentiment can come from both the heart AND the pants. It doesn’t matter how you say I love you, or I want you, or I want to die if you die—there […]
Yo La Tengo covers The Supremes
Yo La Tengo – "I'll Be Around" (With Mac McCaughan)
via: Phil Morrison, who directed the movie Junebug, made the video for Yo La Tengo’s minimal-but-aching Fade ballad “I’ll Be Around,” and it’s a weirdly powerful piece of work. It starts out with Superchunk frontman Mac McCaughan lip-synching the song in some beautifully-shot verdant woods while text flashes on the screen, and it ends up […]
Listen to the New Yo La Tengo: Fade
Pitchfork has a new advance listen player. It’s annoying and you can’t embed it, but at least you can hear the new Yo La Tengo in full. From Matador: Fade is the most direct, personal and cohesive album of Yo La Tengo’s career. Recorded with John McEntire at Soma Studios in Chicago, it recalls the […]
Two New Songs From Yo La Tengo's Upcoming Record, Fade
“Ohm” and “Before We Run”: Yo La Tengo’s forthcoming LP Fade is out on Matador Jan. 15.
"Before We Run" – Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo’s latest, Fade, is out January 15 on Matador.