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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Yo La Tengo |
| Record Label: |
Matador (record label) |
| Contributing Artist: |
William Parker |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Subgenre: |
Alternative |
| Release Date: |
April 08, 2003 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Beach Party Tonight 2. Little Eyes 3. Nothing But You and Me 4. Season of the Shark 5. Today Is the Day 6. Tiny Birds 7. How to Make a Baby Elephant Float 8. Georgia vs. Yo la Tengo 9. Don't Have to Be So Sad 10. Winter a-Go-Go 11. Moonrock Mambo 12. Let's Be Still 13. Take Care |
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Yo La Tengo: Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew. Additional personnel includes: Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen (flute, alto & tenor saxophones); Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpet); William Parker (upright bass). Recorded at Alex The Great Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Building on the lush, complex sound established on I CAN HEAR THE HEART BEATING AS ONE and continued on 2000's AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE-OUT, Hoboken's favorite trio wades in still deeper on 2003's SUMMER SUN. With vocalist/guitarist Ira Kaplan affecting a whispered croon and his drummer wife Georgia Hubley wielding brushes, this outing goes from the vibraphone jauntiness of "Moonrock Mambo" to the swirling, 10-minute "Let's Be Still" featuring contributions from downtown jazzbos William Parker and Roy Campbell Jr. Like a musical narcotic, songs like "How to Make a Baby Elephant Float" and "Tiny Birds" bob along in a current of humming keyboards and the underpinning of James McNew's understated bass playing. Breaking up this gentle ... |
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