Popular Songs, by Yo La Tengo

Popular Songs

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sentient meat Has Yo La Tengo put out a record that can't be described as utterly brilliant? In my opinion, no. This is a record to luxuriate in. Just put the needle down and let this one lead you down all its meandering paths. So many good cuts, but my favorites are Here to Fall, Periodically Double or Triple, When It's Dark, and More Stars Than There Are In Heaven. And then we end with 2 (two!) monolithic cuts, don't get me started... Favorite track: More Stars Than There Are in Heaven.

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1.	Here to Fall 05:45	info	buy track
2.	Avalon or Someone Very Similar 03:17	info	buy track
3.	By Two's 04:29	info	buy track
4.	Nothing to Hide 02:46	info	buy track
5.	Periodically Double or Triple 03:53	info	buy track
6.	If It's True 02:43	info	buy track
7.	I'm On My Way 04:36	info	buy track
8.	When It's Dark 03:55	info	buy track
9.	All Your Secrets 04:27	info	buy track
10.	More Stars Than There Are in Heaven 09:39	info	buy track
11.	The Fireside 11:25	info	buy track
12.	And the Glitter Is Gone 15:54	info	buy track

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Most of us fans have a silly tendency to look at our favorite musicians as being the smartest people in the world. Within their lyrics we know we’ll find the answers to everything, if we just look hard enough. In truth, most musicians are no smarter than any of us—often much less so. You can find many books on this subject.

Georgia, Ira and James of Yo La Tengo are exceptions to this rule, and Popular Songs, their 12th (or 14th, depending on what and how you count) album is the proof. Because when this new and dramatically unimproved world puts the hard questions to Yo La Tengo, they go Socratic as hell, swaggeringly, reassuringly, honestly telling us that all they know is they know nothing. They do not know why that sunbeam comes through the window when you are determined to sulk; they do not know just how are we going to make it, anyway?

Down to their fingernails, Yo La Tengo understand that the dichotomy has never been love & hate—this life is about love & fear. And fear makes you run and hide, sit on your ass, do nothing but be consumed by it. To restate the obvious, Yo La Tengo are not afraid. They walk bravely forward, into the unknown, hand in hand. And 12 (or 14) albums in, they may just be hitting their stride.

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released September 8, 2009

2009, Yo La Tengo under exclusive license to Matador Records

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