The most difficult question in music criticism is: What does greatness look and sound like when a band is 32 years into its career? It’s easy to assess greatness in a young phenom, and speculate on ...

ASPEN – For their latest album, “Popular Songs,” released last month, Yo La Tengo wanted string parts for two of the songs. The New Jersey trio – guitarist Ira Kaplan and drummer Georgia Hubley, who ...

Skinny boys in glasses, girls in knit jumpers, record collectors of all stripes, rejoice! This Saturday, October 10, college-rock heroes Yo La Tengo are bringing the noise, the melody and the irony to ...

For music obsessives who also play, it's impossible not to be inspired by a group like Yo La Tengo — down-to-earth, dedicated artists who have effectively beat the game, earning both a living and ...

A couple of weeks ago, Yo La Tengo started a Spotify playlist to compile the songs they’ve covered over the course of their three-plus decades in action. At press time, the mix features Todd Rundgren, ...

The post Yo La Tengo Share New Song “Aselestine”: Stream appeared first on Consequence. Yo La Tengo are set to drop their 16th(!) studio album This Stupid World next month, and ahead of release day, ...

Yo La Tengo have shared a new song, “Bleeding,” which will appear on the group’s upcoming EP, Sleepless Night, out October 9th via Matador Records. “Bleeding” is an immersive bit of dream pop, with ...

It can take years for a musician to discover his or her voice. But in the meantime, they find themselves by discovering the music of other artists. With a wide-ranging catalog spanning 30 years, Yo La ...

Yo La Tengo had a reason for naming their new album, There’s a Riot Going On, but singer and guitarist Ira Kaplan doesn’t intend to explain what it was. “As you may have noticed, I’m not that fond of ...

In 1963, in the wake of JFK's assassination, Leonard Bernstein said, "This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before." That also ...

Yo La Tengo have sometimes had trouble knowing when to stop writing songs, but not this time. The New Jersey trio’s latest LP, Fade, clocks in at 45 minutes, a modest length for a band prone to ...