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- Date Released: April 22, 1997
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Matador
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We Say...
No indie rockers have done more to transform noise from rebellious assault to domestic accoutrement than Yo La Tengo, and no Yo La Tengo album has been more conceptually upfront about this process. With feedback swelling and ebbing like the creaks you've grown to fondly expect in an old house, the trio collects sonic details, from distortion blasts to organ doodles to looped Bacharach snippets, the way other homebodies do Hummel figurines. As always, the action pivots around the two voices and their distinct grains: guitarist/husband Ira Kaplan and his comforting warmth, drummer/wife Georgia Hubley and her delicate chill. On the raving "Sugar Cube" Ira pledges devotion with near-adolescent yearning, on the hushed "Shadows" Georgia pledges devotion even if unrequited and on the light samba "Center of Gravity" the couple pledge devotion as a form of shared stability. Kaplan murmurs the Beach Boys' "Little Honda" so dreamily that no matter how recklessly overdriven his guitar or propulsive Hubley's beat, the promised trip clearly isn't cross country but through his record collection. In fact, the band so thoroughly depicts its small patch of emotional turf that Hubley's charmingly warbled coda, "My Little Corner of the World," almost seems redundant.
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They Say...
Functioning as a virtual catalog of mid-'90s indie rock trends, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is an astonishing tour de force from Yo La Tengo, establishing their deep talents as songwriters and musicians. Although the album may run a little long for some tastes, there are very few throwaways on the record -- even the shoegazer cover of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda" is a revelatory gem. But what truly impresses is the way the songs, ranging from hypnotically droning instrumentals to tightly written and catchy pop songs, hold together to form what is arguably Yo La Tengo's finest and most coherent album to date.
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| 01. |  |
Return To Hot Chicken |
1:38 |
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| 02. | |
Moby Octopad |
5:48 |
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| 03. | |
Sugarcube |
3:21 |
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| 04. | |
Damage |
4:39 |
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| 05. | |
Deeper Into Movies |
5:23 |
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| 06. | |
Shadows |
2:27 |
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| 07. | |
Stockholm Syndrome |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Autumn Sweater |
5:18 |
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| 09. | |
Little Honda |
3:07 |
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| 10. | |
Green Arrow |
5:43 |
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| 11. | |
One PM Again |
2:25 |
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| 12. | |
The Lie And How We Told It |
3:19 |
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| 13. | |
Center Of Gravity |
2:42 |
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| 14. | |
Spec Bebop |
10:40 |
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| 15. | |
We're An American Band |
6:25 |
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| 16. | |
My Little Corner Of The World |
2:24 |
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16 Total Tracks, 68:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Yo La Tengo - Main Performer // Greg Calbi - Mastering // Roger Moutenot - Producer // Roger Moutenot - Engineer // Roger Moutenot - Mixing // Al Perkins - Pedal Steel // Al Perkins - Lap Steel Guitar // Steve Thornton - Photography // Jonathan Marx - Trumpet
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