Friday mp3: Yo La Tengo

Active for more than 25 years, Yo La Tengo formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, the band named after an infamous New York Mets anecdote. Before the turn of the nineties they would release three LPs, none of which sold well but were well-received by reviewers and enabled the band to build up a strong independent following.

Last year's Popular Songs was their twelfth studio album, and they show no signs of slowing down. 1997's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is their best and most popular work to date, and its mix of shoegaze, rock and more folky numbers best sums up their chameleonic nature. Compilation Prisoners of Love is possibly as good a place to start.

This is a track that features on both of those records.

Mp3: Sugarcube
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