Yo La Tengo - Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo ( 2LP Black Vinyl)

Yo La Tengo - Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo ( 2LP Black Vinyl)Coming January 17, 2025: A 2xLP 2xCD repress of Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo. Back in print for the first time in over 20 years, the compilation assembles more than two hours of hard to find and unreleased Yo La Tengo music from 1988 1995. Some reflections on the material, excerpted from Ira Kaplans original Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo liner notes: FOG OVER FRISCO Oct 89 Georgia and I started playing this in 1989 on our acoustic duo tour (oh, how the

speaks not just for its beloved namesake — a hotel in Croatia facing renovation — but for a universal loss that is shared

uncorrupted wonder of simple joy – Pianoworks begins with a song about children’s piano lessons

with Shaw’s spoken vocals tightly intertwined with the band’s restless instrumentals

and CASS’s vocaltaking the foreground

one of electronic music’s most enduring cult figures - an artist

Mild High Club and Crumb

Wright deliberately suspends moments of resolution and groove in favour of drama and jerky

and represents a foray into heavier material that marks a deeper shift for the band

” So what does it take to hone that power

Simply put

The resulting effort weaves together live instruments

But the group evolved quickly