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Fade is the most direct, personal and cohesive album of Yo La Tengo's career. Recorded with John McEntire at Soma Studios in Chicago, it recalls the sonic innovation and lush cohesion of career high points like 1997‘s I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One and 2000’s …And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out. The album is a tapestry of fine melody and elegant noise, ... Read more in Amazon's Yo La Tengo Store

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  • Audio CD (September 8, 2009)
  • Original Release Date: 2009
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Matador Records
  • ASIN: B002ERCI5C
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,231 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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. The Fireside
12. And The Glitter Is Gone

Editorial Reviews

This sprawling, ambitious album is YO LA TENGO's 16th, and marks their 25th anniversary. It is also a new culmination for a career that has been swinging upwards again since 2006's I Am Not Afraid Of You. A new generation of fans is discovering one of the most influential and intriguing bands in late-20th and early 21st-century rock'n'roll.This is the definitive YO LA TENGO album and Matador's #1 priority this fall.

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The last extended drone jam, great. Benissimo  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars another good one from Yo La Tengo September 9, 2009
Format:Audio CD
Wow, its hard to believe that Yo La Tengo have made yet another really good album. For Yo La Tengo fans, this is an essential purchase. Like "I'm Not Afraid of You....," this album contains a wide range of styles, from droning guitar workouts (the fifteen minute "And the Glitter is Gone") to Motown lite("If its True"), and, of course, the more mellow songs with hushed vocals. And after 20 years, they are still experimenting. Opener, "Here to Fall" sounds like nothing else in their catalog, some sort of space age soul-prog - and it actually works. Its really amazing that YLT have stayed so good for so long.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars These guys keep getting better and better September 10, 2009
Format:Audio CD
While people go on and on about the brilliance and creativity of bands like the Flaming Lips, Yo La Tengo, somewhat quietly, keep pumping out incredible music. Unlike Flaming Lips, however, Yo La Tengo deliver their music humbly, and without pretentious arrogance about what influences them. They don't talk, they just rock.
This new record is clearly inspired by 60's soul music with the groovy bass-lines and slightly cheesy orchestral maneuvers. What makes these guys so great, though, is their ability to effortlessly change gears from soul, to funk, to rock, to noise, to ballads, to whatever strikes their fancy. The cover is rather appropriate as the sounds remind you of an awesome mix tape someone with a great record collection just made.
As always, they start the record out with a bunch of three minute rock, pop, and funk jams before going a bit classic-progressive on us with a few extended workouts that last more than 10 minutes. By the time the album is over you're already replaying it. This album has a handful of incredibly catchy tunes as is the staple of most of the Yo La Tengo catalog.
If you're already a fan of Yo La Tengo you're going to be thrilled with this release. If you are uninitiated to the sounds of this great band, take the plunge. You will not be disappointed in the least!
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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Another good YLT album September 20, 2009
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I've been listening to YLT since 1995. Most of their albums fall into one of two categories: cohesive or eclectic.

Their great "cohesive" albums are Painful and Electr-o-pura. Fakebook and May I Sing With Me also deserve high honors. Many would add And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out to this category--for me, it's just medium strength--the first half is great while the second half loses focus. Summer Sun is the somewhat weaker entry in their cohesive collection.

Their great "eclectic" album is undoubtedly I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One while I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your [...] is too scatter shot. Their collection of b-sides and outtakes, Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo, gets more love from me than I Am Not Afraid of You...

Which leads us to Popular Songs, which is a little from column A, a little from column B. Tracks 2-9 is a nice little cohesive run that any YLT fan would enjoy. The album is book-ended by more experimental tracks--"Here to Fall" features a string arrangement while the final three are variations on drone and noise. "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven" doesn't quite sound like anything they've done before. "The Fireside" fits in the "Green Arrow" and "Night Falls on Hoboken" genre. "And the Glitter is Gone" is familiar waves of Ira's guitar noise.

Popular Songs is probably their best album since And Then Nothing...While most of the bands strengths are represented here, the neat division between cohesive and eclectic can make it a lopsided listening experience.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great seller.
Item came lovingly protected. Very speedy delivery, amazing album, great Christmas gift. Arrived way before I thought it would. Completely satisfied. Five stars.
Published 16 months ago by Mia
5.0 out of 5 stars Like your favorite sweater, perfectly fitted for the season.
Yo La Tengo pulls out the socks drawer, takes your favorite warm fuzzy slip-on's, and puts on all the warmth you need this autumn to treck down to the coffee shop. Read more
Published on May 4, 2011 by John Taylor Kesler
5.0 out of 5 stars Another jem from America's best unknown band
If you're reading this, you probably already know what the deal is. Thanks to YLT for the great music.
Published on October 23, 2010 by brian t raymer
5.0 out of 5 stars Popular Songs for the "Alternative People".
I confess that I feel "ashamed" at the moment of writing this review, because I cannot believe that this band has been around for 25 years, and it is now -actually since last... Read more
Published on September 8, 2010 by Jose Artiles-Gil
4.0 out of 5 stars A great vinyl to sink into
I bought his on vinyl last fall, and listened to it a few times. I recently pulled it out and gave it a few spins and now have a much better appreciation for it. Read more
Published on April 18, 2010 by John Beacham
2.0 out of 5 stars Spineless sensory
2 1/2

A few really pretty mellow numbers cannot hide the sounds of encroaching apathy (and at times downright laziness) seeping into the most of the procession.
Published on March 13, 2010 by IRate
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice album
This is a nice starter album for Yo La Tengo listeners. It's a nice follow up to earlier albums.
Published on February 10, 2010 by D. Hargis
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and airy
What a ride, such a admixture of unique sound approaches. If you want something that facinates and stimulates minor thrills in your soul, this collection is something extraordinary... Read more
Published on November 3, 2009 by CAM Book Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars sounds forced ;-(
This is exactly what it sounds like when you are in a room trying to find the tune you are looking for. If it doesn't come to you don't record it, that's my opinion!
Published on October 11, 2009 by H. Drallmeyer
3.0 out of 5 stars Yo La Tengo sounds bored
I have been a Yo La Tengo fan for ten plus years now and I could not wait to get this and listen to it.
I have to say I was rather bored with it. Read more
Published on September 15, 2009 by J. Schettling
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