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| Artist: |
Yo La Tengo |
| Record Label: |
Matador (record label) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
September 08, 2009 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Here to Fall 2. Avalon or Someone Very Similar 3. By Two's 4. Nothing to Hide 5. Periodically Double or Triple 6. If It's True 7. I'm on My Way 8. When It's Dark 9. All Your Secrets 10. More Stars Than There Are In Heaven 11. Fireside 12. And the Glitter Is Gone |
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Personnel: Pamela Sixfin, David Angell (violin); Kristin Wilkinson, Monisa Angell (viola); John Catchings (cello); Doug Wieselman (clarinet). Whether or not Yo La Tengo are being tongue in cheek with the title of their 14th album, POPULAR SONGS does find Hoboken's finest embracing pop song structures with a renewed degree of enthusiasm. This isn't quite the Yo La Tengo "loaded with hits" album, but for a band that's shown an increasing willingness to explore the outer limits of its music in the studio, POPULAR SONGS features nine tunes you can hum along with and sometimes even dance to. "Periodically Double or Triple" and "If It's True" in the first half are two of the most user-friendly songs this band has recorded in quite some time, the former a playfully funky R&B number with a killer bassline and the latter a slice of sweet uptown soul complete with a Hammond B-3 and a polished string section, while "I'm on My Way" and "All Your Secrets" are low-key but beautifully crafted examples of smart pop for ... |
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