Yo La Tengo are thrilled to release their Spotify Singles Session today. Listen here for a gorgeous version of ‘Shades Of Blue’, taken from their universally acclaimed 2018 opus There’s a Riot Going On, and a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Time Fades Away’.
Praise for There’s A Riot Going On:
“… it is cheering to hear them make such a friendly and welcomingly original album as There’s a Riot Going On after all these years” – The Times ****
“If there’s a riot going on outside, Yo La Tengo are busy exploring an inner space” – MOJO ****
“… the world’s most unhurried band have seized their moment” – Q ****
“… this is a thing of liquid beauty to soothe troubled souls” – The Sun ****
“… gorgeous and elusive, the perfect expression of Yo La Tengo’s blending of ambience and rock classicism” – The Guardian ****
“an expansive, subdued op
us” – Uncut 8/10, ‘Album Of The Month’
“Plushly layered drones and percolating beats nearly bury some of the hardest, saddest words they’ve ever sung” – The Wire
“…a blissful, detailed album that’s resplendent with calming properties” – FACT
