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Yo La Tengo — Popular Songs

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By Ian Gormely (CHARTattack) September 9, 2009 3:53 pm
Fourteen albums into their career, it's amazing Yo La Tengo have anything more to offer the world. After all, this is the indie rock trio to end all indie rock trios; how many bands can claim to have influenced entire soundtracks worth of young upstarts? But Popular Songs comes hot on the heels of 2006's I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat...
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Yo La Tengo Turn It Up To 11

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) October 3, 2006 4:30 pm
A Yo La Tengo show is always a bit of a dicey proposition. They've made some of the best indie rock of the last 15-or-so years, but they've also made some of the most sleep-inducing. Their last record, Summer Sun, was a snoozer, and the accompanying show at the Ryerson Theatre was equally eye-glazing. But I'm Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat...
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Yo La Tengo — I'm Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) September 12, 2006 8:18 pm
Yo La Tengo had a great thing going for a few albums there, but then killed almost all their momentum with the meandering snoozer, Summer Sun. As the title of their latest release implies, the Hoboken, New Jersey trio have lightened up significantly. It's not obvious from the outset. "Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind" is more than...
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Yo La Tengo — Summer Sun

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By Joanne Huffa (CHARTattack) April 8, 2003 12:20 pm
Capturing the haze of a warm evening spent pondering life, love and the well-being of those around you, Summer Sun is an album for evenings spent alone with your stereo (preferably with headphones and a big glass of chocolate milk). Sometimes silly ("Moonrock Mambo"), sometimes poppy (the gorgeous, Georgia-sung "Little Eyes") and not without its...
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Dump — A Grown-Ass Man

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By Joanne Huffa (CHARTattack) April 8, 2003 10:35 am
Released not long after the Cedric The Entertainer book of the same name, A Grown-Ass Man is the record Dump has been working up to for the past decade. On Grown-Ass, James McNew’s one-man band delivers 10 originals and three covers, including the most rockin’ version of Thin Lizzy’s "Cowboy Song" since Phil Lynott passed away. Really,...
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CHARTattack PRESENTS | Fifteen Noisy, Messy Songs

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) January 17, 2012 11:59 am
Feeling sluggish this morning? Same. But we've put together a little pick-me-up for you. Today we salute those artists who can make something beautiful out of dirty, messy noise. Noisy music has a sort of inherit spirituality: While angels up in heaven are plucking away at their tiny angel harps, us miserable humans are stuck on Earth, maxing out...
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The Chart Time Tunnel: Yo La Tengo

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) April 1, 2010 11:27 am
If Sonic Youth and Stereolab are two pillars of the '90s college rock royalty, Yo La Tengo are probably the third member of this indie-rock trinity. The Hoboken, N.J. trio featuring couple Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley began performing over 25 years ago, and the line-up hasn't changed since James McNew's arrival in 1992. The band have...
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Listening to this album is like suffering an asthma attack from choking on the dusty corpses of music critics from two generations ago.
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Yo La Tengo Score On Compilation

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By CHARTattack Staff August 12, 2008 3:19 pm
Even if you didn't already know that the members of Yo La Tengo were big sports fans, the title of their forthcoming compilation and some of the songs on it might give it away. But the nature of the record's content shows that the Hoboken, N.J. trio are cinephiles as well. They Shoot, We Score collects Yo La Tengo's instrumental contributions to...
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2007 Loolapalooza - Day Three

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Noah Love
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Butler Field
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Chicago, IL
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August 5, 2006
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2007 Lollapalooza - Day Three

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Butler Field
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Chicago, IL
Date: 
August 5, 2007
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Yo La Tengo May Beat Your Ass, But Won't Tell You Why

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) November 23, 2006 7:00 pm
When it comes to record titles, there are few if any this year that likely top Yo La Tengo's I'm Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass. If anything, it was a call to arms, an announcement that the ultra-fey period that brought And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out and Summer Sun was effectively over. Just don't ask the band to tell you...
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New Releases: TV On The Radio Strike Gold On Cookie Island

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By CHARTattack Staff September 11, 2006 4:30 pm
There aren't enough bands in this world with a sound all their own, so when one of them puts out a record, it's worth a big mention. TV On The Radio are such a band. Their debut wasn't perfect, but lord knows it features a sound like nobody else's. Their sophomore disc, Return To Cookie Mountain, is a far more patient and richly textured...
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It's Crowded At The Top, But The Sadies Reign Supreme

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) August 29, 2006 5:30 pm
This week marks a very odd first on the top 50 chart. Never before has there been a situation where so many former #1 albums have been in the top 10. This strange alignment of the (now eight) planets is probably as relevant to your world as knowing that there have never been more former prime ministers alive than there have been since the...
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Yo La Tengo Returning With First New Album In Three Years

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By Arti Patel (CHARTattack) July 13, 2006 6:30 pm
Judging by the title of the forthcoming album from New Jersey alt.rock band Yo La Tengo, they don't sound like they're going to take any crap from fans who've been waiting three years for I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass. Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew should appease followers somewhat by the length of the new 15-song...
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Yo La Tengo: The Structure Of Improvisation

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By Joanne Huffa (CHARTattack) April 14, 2003 2:00 pm
For almost 20 years drummer Georgia Hubley and guitar player Ira Kaplan have been making music as Yo La Tengo. For over half of that time, bassist James McNew has accompanied them. What began as a vehicle for feedback freakouts, unshakeable melodies and loving cover versions of songs too numerous to mention has pretty much remained that way....
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Yo La Tengo Play Underwater

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By ChartAttack.com Staff (CHARTattack) April 29, 2002 3:30 pm
It's been over two years since Yo La Tengo released their last full-length album, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out, and while fans shouldn't expect a new LP anytime soon, there is some new YLT on the market. The band, beloved by independent record store clerks and college radio DJs the world over, have released a new CD, available only...
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