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ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² So frequently compared to the Velvet ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Underground that they even portrayed Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the legendary group in the 1996 film I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Shot Andy Warhol, the Hoboken, New ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Jersey-based unit explored the extremes ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² of feedback-driven noise-rock and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ sweetly melodic pop, shading their ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² work with equal parts scholarly ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß composure and fannish enthusiasm; ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ prolific and mercurial, Yo La Tengo ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ultimately transcended its myriad ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý influences to ensconce itself as a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß beloved institution of the indie ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß community. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The core of Yo La Tengo (Spanish for the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² outfielder's cry of "I've got it!") ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ comprised singer/guitarist Kaplan and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² his wife, drummer/vocalist Georgia ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Hubley; after forming the band in 1984, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ they placed an advertisement seeking ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² other musicians to round out the lineup, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý requesting applicants who shared their Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß fondness for the Soft Boys, Mission of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Burma and Arthur Lee's Love. A number of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ bassists and lead guitarists passed ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² through the band's roster during their ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ formative years, but after bowing in ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² late 1985 with the single "The River of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Water," backed by a cover of Love's "A ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ House Is Not a Motel," Yo La Tengo's ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² membership appeared to stabilize with ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý the additions of guitarist Dave Schramm Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß and bassist Mike Lewis prior to the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß sessions for 1986's full-length roots-pop ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ debut Ride the Tiger, produced by former ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Mission of Burma bassist Clint Conley. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² However, both Schramm and Lewis exited ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in the wake of the record's release, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ leaving Kaplan to assume lead guitar ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² duties. Bassist Stephen Wichnewski ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý signed on for 1987's New Wave Hot Dogs, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß a more assured outing which brought the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß fore the group's Velvet Underground ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ obsession via a cover of the early VU ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² composition "It's Alright (The Way That ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ You Live); " not only did Kaplan's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² introverted, half-spoken vocals and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß buzzing guitar work closely recall Lou ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Reed, but Hubley's rock-steady drumming ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² and breathy backing turns simultaneously ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý conjured memories of vintage Maureen Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Tucker. Even better was 1989's President ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Yo La Tengo, recorded with producer and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ guest bassist Gene Holder; opening with ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the droning squalls of the stunning ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "Barnaby, Hardly Working," the record ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² spotlighted the group's sonic ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß schizophrenia by including two ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Jekyll-and-Hyde versions of the track ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² "The Evil That Men Do" one a gorgeous ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý instrumental, the other a blistering Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß feedback freakout. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Schramm returned to the fold for 1990's ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Fakebook, a remarkable acoustic ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ folk-pop journey through Kaplan's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² record collection and a virtual family ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß tree of Yo La Tengo reference points. A ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ wonderfully low-key collection of covers ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ranging from forgotten nuggets (the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Kinks' "Oklahoma U.S.A.," the Flamin' Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Groovies' "You Tore Me Down," Gene ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Clark's "Tried So Hard") to absolute ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ obscurities (Rex Garvin and the Mighty ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Cravers' "Emulsified," the Escorts' ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ "The One to Cry," the Scene Is Now's ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "Yellow Sarong"), Fakebook also ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß included a handful of outstanding new ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ originals as well as luminous re-takes of ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the previous record's "Barnaby, Hardly ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Working" and New Wave Hot Dogs' "Did I Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Tell You?" The superb That Is Yo La ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Tengo EP previewed 1992's May I Sing With ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Me, the first effort to feature ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² permanent bassist James McNew (formerly ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of Christmas); a return to noise ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² typified by the hotwired nine-minute ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß feedback saga "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss," ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ the record balanced out its extemist ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² tendencies with the occasional sidestep ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý into melodic beauty ("Detouring America Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß With Horns") and infectious indie-pop ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ("Upside-Down"). ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² A move to the Matador label predated ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the release of 1993's Painful, another ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² winner informed by the atmospherics of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß shoegazer drones and dream-pop; ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ bookended by radically opposed renditions ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² of the track "Big Day Coming" the first ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý an organ-driven mood piece, the other Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß an edgy guitar outing the record pushed ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Yo La Tengo in a multitude of new ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ directions, significantly expanding the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² trio's palette of sounds and textures. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 1995's Electr-o-Pura continued the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² progression, zig-zagging from dead-on ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß British Invasion recreations (the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ sparkling "Tom Courtenay") to shimmering ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² folk (the Hubley-sung "Pablo and ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Andrea") to bracing sonic Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß experimentation ("Decora"). After 1996's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Genius + Love Equals Yo La Tengo, a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ two-disc compendium of B-sides, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² compilation tracks, rare singles and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ unreleased material, the trio ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² resurfaced in the spring of 1997 with I ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Can Hear the Heart Beating As One; And ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Then the World Turned Itself Inside Out ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² followed in early 2000. The group also ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý performed a three-night stint as the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß backing band for Ray Davies on his 2000 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß US tour, and in 2002 released The Sounds ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ of the Sounds of Science, their ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² soundtrack to the undersea ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ documentaries of French filmmaker Jean ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Painleve. That fall, they released the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Nuclear War single, which featured ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ several versions of Sun Ra's epic, and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² that winter performed their second ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý annual Hanukkahpalooza, an eight-night Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß musical festival at Hoboken, NJ's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Maxwell's, which also featured a special ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ limited-edition EP of Christmas songs. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Yo La Tengo released Summer Sun in ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ spring 2003, and that year Georgia ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Hubley performed in "Mirror Man," an ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß avant-garde rock opera by Pere Ubu's ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ David Thomas. 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