Built for comfort not for speed, 15 years along in the career of Yo La Tengo, this what? 10th album? first strikes as wispy, placid, ephemeral music, floating gentle and easy like paddling a canoe through the swirling steams of a heat cloying morning swamp. (See also: the cover.) On closer inspection, of course, each and every song, including the one that lasts more than 17 minutes, reveals its many charms and then ultimately its many depths. This is a good one to keep close to hand and play frequently. And furthermore, with one notable exception, they manage all of it without a shred of feedback and/or howling, roaring sheets of guitar noise.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000)
Built for comfort not for speed, 15 years along in the career of Yo La Tengo, this what? 10th album? first strikes as wispy, placid, ephemeral music, floating gentle and easy like paddling a canoe through the swirling steams of a heat cloying morning swamp. (See also: the cover.) On closer inspection, of course, each and every song, including the one that lasts more than 17 minutes, reveals its many charms and then ultimately its many depths. This is a good one to keep close to hand and play frequently. And furthermore, with one notable exception, they manage all of it without a shred of feedback and/or howling, roaring sheets of guitar noise.
Love the Yo La Tengo stuff. Will we be seeing more any time soon?
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