Yo La Tengo

Album reviews

I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
Matador (2006)
An album that feels immediately as comfortable as a favored pair of sweatpants.

Summer Sun
Matador (2004)
Yo La Tengo's sense of humor and playfulness is back after the rather self-conscious love story thread of the group's previous record.

Danelectro EP
Matador (2000)
Although Yo La Tengo has released plenty of music in its career that would qualify as mellow, the material found on the Danelectro EP is some of the band's most delicate in many years.

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Matador (2000)
Sometimes pretty good is not enough. Case in point: Yo La Tengo's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Matador (1997)
The similarities to Sonic Youth's sound are still present on I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One, but Tengo has truly progressed beyond most categorization.

Electr-O-Pura
Matador (1995)
On Electr-O-Pura, the trio composes songs that are extremely refined and complex, compressed with guitar eccentricites and austere textures, but both melodic and accessible at the same time.

Concert reviews

November 26, 2000
Bowery Ballroom, New York
The time after Thanksgiving is a festive one.