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- Summary: The first full-length studio release for indie rock trio Yo La Tengo in five years was recorded in New Jersey.
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- Record Label: Matador
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Feb 10, 2023Nearly 40 years into their career as a band, with “This Stupid World,” Yo La Tengo have reached another peak. Without overstating the case, that’s something not many artists who aren’t named Neil or Bob can say.
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Feb 14, 2023Yo La Tengo feel more alive on This Stupid World than they have in years – which isn’t to say that their more recent efforts were lacking in any way. The songs here just crackle and spark with an innate energy and unpredictability not heard since 2006’s I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass.
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Feb 8, 2023This Stupid World is just a particularly timely chapter in the modest saga of indie rock’s most unassuming institution. Its songs capture not only the darkness so many of us feel with each waking day but also the impulse to keep waking, to keep going.
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Feb 8, 2023This Stupid World, the Hoboken trio’s first proper full-length in five years (not counting the ambient lockdown quickie We Have Amnesia Sometimes), is very good indeed, a dreamy and reflective song cycle that welcomes us into Yo La Tengo’s private world while leaving ample mysteries unexplained and secrets untold.
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Feb 10, 2023‘This Stupid World’ is another wonderful instalment in their extensive catalogue.
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Feb 9, 2023The result is a far livelier and live-sounding album than one would expect from a group this deep into their career.
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Feb 10, 2023The frenzied sound of “Brain Capers” implies certain complications just as “Fallout” seems intent on driving through whatever haze continues to confound us. There’s very little here that’s as clear-cut as the overall messaging might imply. Nevertheless, it’s clear that This Stupid World still manages to impart wisdom and reflection in equal and apt measures.
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