On April 30, 1982, Lester Bangs overdosed and died, and took the ‘70s with him. The next day, in Hoboken, New Jersey, an obscure music writer named Ira Kaplan and a former child voiceover actress ...

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 ...

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, ...

We have an old saying at Matador HQ, “the only thing predictable about Yo La Tengo albums is their high level of excellence and crazy amount of musical ground covered”. Trouble is, even if you believe ...

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 ...

I have a soft spot for Yo La Tengo's curiosities, like the cloudy bossa nova shimmy of "How To Make A Baby Elephant Float" or the spelunking drones and gurgling rock improvisations heard on The Sounds ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: James McNew, Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo perform live on stage at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 20, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Burak Cingi ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo performs on stage at The Roundhouse on November 8, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Barney Britton/Redferns) Yo La Tengo has done it ...

Veteran indie outfit Yo La Tengo unveiled four new songs from their upcoming album, There’s a Riot Going On, out March 16th via Matador. The album is available to pre-order, with new tracks “You Are ...