It’s been a triumphant year in Yo La Tengo -world: Georgia, Ira, and James released a highly-acclaimed new album (This Stupid World), performed a sold-out US tour, and travelled throughout the globe. Ira even put a heater straight across home plate at Citi Field. And there’s more to come.
Today, they’ve got a new EP landing on digital services, The Bunker Sessions, which collects live performances of This Stupid World songs ‘Fallout’, ‘Sinatra Drive Breakdown’, ‘Aselestine’ and ‘Apology Letter’, plus James McNew-led classic ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ from 1997’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One. Watch the band perform the songs live at the Bunker Studio in Brooklyn below.
TRACKLIST
- Sinatra Drive Breakdown
- Aselestine
- Fallout
- Apology Letter
- Stockholm Syndrome
Praise for This Stupid World
“Yo La Tengo’s best album in at least a decade.” – Pitchfork (Best New Album)
“Back with one of their best.” – NPR Music
“Yo La Tengo have reached another peak.” – Variety
“A record like this makes easing towards the abyss feel a little less painful.” – Rolling Stone ****
‘Another staggering collection of music, echoing chapters from Yo La Tengo’s past while also stretching out into new horizons, somehow, 39 years into their career.” – Stereogum
“A timeless, quietly poignant distillation of the band’s singular essence.” – New York Times
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