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Out Today : Yo La Tengo - 'This Stupid World'



The new Yo La Tengo album 'This Stupid World' is available today at all fine record stores (terrible ones, too) as well as via your favorite streaming platforms.

stream/purchase 'This Stupid World'

‘This Stupid World’ Track List

  1. Sinatra Drive Breakdown

  2. Fallout

  3. Tonight’s Episode

  4. Aselestine

  5. Until It Happens

  6. Apology Letter

  7. Brain Capers

  8. This Stupid World

  9. Miles Away






Yo La Tengo will be performing at noon today on WNYC's "All Of It" with Alison Stewart.



Yo La Tengo on Tour
Wednesday, February 15 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Thursday, February 16 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Friday, February 17 Wild Buffalo, Bellingham WA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 19 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR  - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 20 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR - SOLD OUT
Wednesday, February 22 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Friday, February 24 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 25 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 26 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 27 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 9 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 10 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 11 Orange Peel, Asheville NC
Monday, March 13 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Tuesday, March 14 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Thursday, March 16 Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville VA - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 17 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA
Saturday, March 18 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, March 19 9:30 Club, Washington DC - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, March 21 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, March 22 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 24 Metro, Chicago IL
Saturday, March 25 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
Sunday, March 26 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Monday, April 10 3Olympia, Dublin IE
Wednesday, April 12 New Century Hall, Manchester UK
Thursday, April 13 SWX, Bristol UK
Friday, April 14 The London Palladium, London UK
Sunday, April 16 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels BE
Tuesday, April 18 Paradiso, Amsterdam NE
Wednesday, April 19 LantarenVenster, Rotterdam NE - SOLD OUT
Thursday, April 20 Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg DE
Friday, April 21 Bremen Teater, Copenhagen DK - SOLD OUT
Sunday, April 23 Gloria Theatre, Cologne DE
Monday, April 24 Meetfactory, Prague CZ
Tuesday, April 25 Huxley's, Berlin DE
Thursday, April 27 La Cigale, Paris FR
Saturday, April 29 Sala Apolo, Barcelona ES
Sunday, April 30 Warm Up Festival, Murcia ES
Tuesday, May 2 Warner Music The Music Station Pricipe Pio, Madrid ES
Wednesday, May 3 Santana 27 Bilbao ES
Thursday, May 4 Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux FR

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Algiers - "73%"



 





On February 24th, Algiers will release their fourth album, ‘SHOOK.’ It’s a record that’s deeply informed by collaboration and community, with almost every track including a guest or feature. Today, you can hear “73%,” one of the album’s most raw and explosive moments and also one of a handful of songs that highlights Algiers’ core lineup.

stream / download "73%"
presave/purchase 'Shook'

Algiers on tour :
Thursday, February 9 Workman’s Dublin IE
Wednesday, February 15 Botanique, Brussels BE
Thursday, February 16 Salzhaus, Winterthur CH
Friday, February 17 Bronson, Ravenna IT
Saturday, February 18 Capitol, Pordenone IT
Monday, February 20 Kino Siska, Ljubjana SL
Tuesday, February 21 Flex, Vienna AT
Wednesday, February 22 Posthof, Linz AT
Friday, February 24 Lucerna, Prague CZ
Saturday, February 25 Niebo, Warsaw PL
Wednesday, March 1 Beatpol, Dresden DE
Thursday, March 2 Hole44, Berlin DE
Friday, March 3 Forum, Bielefeld DE
Saturday, March 4 Manufaktur, Schorndorf DE
Sunday, March 5 Club Volta, Cologne DE
Tuesday, March 7 Petit Bain, Paris FR
Wednesday, March 8 The Dome, London UK
Thursday January 26 Washington’s Foco, Fort Collins CO
March 15-17 SXSW, Austin TX
Sunday, March 19 Rebel Lounge, Phoenix AZ
Monday, March 20 Soda Bar, San Diego CA
Tuesday, March 21 Knitting Factory NOHO, Los Angeles CA
Thursday, March 23 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco CA
Saturday, March 25 Show Bar at Revolution Hall, Portland OR
Sunday, March 26 Madame Lou’s, Seattle WA
Wednesday, March 29 7th St Entry, Minneapolis MN
Thursday, March 30 Sleeping Village, Chicago IL
Friday, March 31 Whirling Tiger, Louisville KY
Sunday, April 2 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville TN
Monday, April 3 The Pinhook, Durham NC
Tuesday, April 4 DC9, Washington DC
Wednesday, April 5 PhilaMOCA, Philadelphia PA
Thursday, April 6 Racket, New York NY
Friday, April 7 Casa del Popolo, Montreal QC
Saturday, April 8 The Garrison, Toronto ON

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Yo La Tengo - "Sinatra Drive Breakdown"



video by Curtis Godino / Drippy Eye Projections



(photo by Cheryl Dunn)



Ahead of Friday's release of the new album, ‘This Stupid World’, Yo La Tengo have released the sprawling album opener “Sinatra Drive Breakdown”. Referencing the Hoboken waterfront boulevard, “Sinatra Drive Breakdown” is driven by hypnotic rhythm and spontaneous bursts of guitar, as the band intones, “I see clearly how it ends / I see the moon rise as the sun descends”.

The band embark on a tour of the US next week, followed by UK and European shows in April and May, with many of the dates sold out. The full  itinerary is below.

stream / download "Sinatra Drive Breakdown"

presave/preorder 'This Stupid World'



 

Yo La Tengo on Tour
Wednesday, February 15 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Thursday, February 16 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Friday, February 17 Wild Buffalo, Bellingham WA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 19 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR  - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 20 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR - SOLD OUT
Wednesday, February 22 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Friday, February 24 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 25 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 26 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 27 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 9 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 10 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 11 Orange Peel, Asheville NC
Monday, March 13 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Tuesday, March 14 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Thursday, March 16 Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville VA - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 17 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA
Saturday, March 18 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, March 19 9:30 Club, Washington DC - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, March 21 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, March 22 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 24 Metro, Chicago IL
Saturday, March 25 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
Sunday, March 26 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Monday, April 10 3Olympia, Dublin IE
Wednesday, April 12 New Century Hall, Manchester UK
Thursday, April 13 SWX, Bristol UK
Friday, April 14 The London Palladium, London UK
Sunday, April 16 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels BE
Tuesday, April 18 Paradiso, Amsterdam NE
Wednesday, April 19 LantarenVenster, Rotterdam NE - SOLD OUT
Thursday, April 20 Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg DE
Friday, April 21 Bremen Teater, Copenhagen DK - SOLD OUT
Sunday, April 23 Gloria Theatre, Cologne DE
Monday, April 24 Meetfactory, Prague CZ
Tuesday, April 25 Huxley's, Berlin DE
Thursday, April 27 La Cigale, Paris FR
Saturday, April 29 Sala Apolo, Barcelona ES
Sunday, April 30 Warm Up Festival, Murcia ES
Tuesday, May 2 Warner Music The Music Station Pricipe Pio, Madrid ES
Wednesday, May 3 Santana 27 Bilbao ES
Thursday, May 4 Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux FR

Yo La Tengo online

Yo La Tengo - 'The Sounds Of Science', Now Streaming On The Criterion Channel



‘The Sounds of Science : Yo La Tengo Plays Painlevé

The mesmerizing, utterly unclassifiable films of Jean Painlevé have to be seen to be believed: delightful, surrealist-influenced dream works that are also serious science. The French filmmaker-scientist-inventor had a decades-spanning career in which he created hundreds of short films on subjects ranging from astronomy to pigeons to, most famously, such marine-life marvels as the seahorse and the sea urchin. Set to an original score—never before available to stream—by indie-rock heroes Yo La Tengo, the suite of eight underwater miniatures presented here captures the strange beauty and wonder of the aquatic world with a Dadaist’s eye.

Yo La Tengo’s latest album, This Stupid World, will be released on February 10 by Matador Records.

Stream / Download "Aselestine"

Pre-order 'This Stupid World'

Yo La Tengo on Tour

Wednesday, February 15 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Thursday, February 16 Neptune Theatre, Seattle WA
Friday, February 17 Wild Buffalo, Bellingham WA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 19 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR  - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 20 Wonder Ballroom, Portland OR - SOLD OUT
Wednesday, February 22 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Friday, February 24 The Fillmore, San Francisco CA - SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 25 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Sunday, February 26 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Monday, February 27 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles CA - SOLD OUT
Thursday, March 9 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 10 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro NC - SOLD OUT
Saturday, March 11 Orange Peel, Asheville NC
Monday, March 13 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Tuesday, March 14 The Basement East, Nashville TN
Thursday, March 16 Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville VA - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 17 Union Transfer, Philadelphia PA
Saturday, March 18 Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn NY
Sunday, March 19 9:30 Club, Washington DC - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, March 21 Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh PA
Wednesday, March 22 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH - SOLD OUT
Friday, March 24 Metro, Chicago IL
Saturday, March 25 Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
Sunday, March 26 First Avenue, Minneapolis MN
Monday, April 10 3Olympia, Dublin IE
Wednesday, April 12 New Century Hall, Manchester UK
Thursday, April 13 SWX, Bristol UK
Friday, April 14 The London Palladium, London UK
Sunday, April 16 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels BE
Tuesday, April 18 Paradiso, Amsterdam NE
Wednesday, April 19 LantarenVenster, Rotterdam NE - SOLD OUT
Thursday, April 20 Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg DE
Friday, April 21 Bremen Teater, Copenhagen DK - SOLD OUT
Sunday, April 23 Gloria Theatre, Cologne DE
Monday, April 24 Meetfactory, Prague CZ
Tuesday, April 25 Huxley's, Berlin DE
Thursday, April 27 La Cigale, Paris FR
Saturday, April 29 Sala Apolo, Barcelona ES
Sunday, April 30 Warm Up Festival, Murcia ES
Tuesday, May 2 Warner Music The Music Station Pricipe Pio, Madrid ES
Wednesday, May 3 Santana 27 Bilbao ES
Thursday, May 4 Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux FR

Yo La Tengo online

Pavement - Live on Austin City Limits



This past weekend, Pavement made its first-ever appearance on Austin City Limits with a one-hour performance that includes “hits” and highlights drawn from throughout the band’s storied catalog. The set will be available to stream at pbs.org for the remainder of the month.



Stream "Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal" / Purchase 4xLP boxset

Stream "Slanted and Enchanted" / Purchase limited 30th Anniversary LP

Pavement on Tour
Wednesday, February 15 Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo JP
Thursday, February 16 Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo JP
Saturday, February 18 Namba Hatch, Osaka JP
Wednesday, February 22 - Perth Concert Hall, Perth, WA
Friday, February 24 - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Saturday, February 25 MONA FOMA, Hobart TAS
Tuesday, February 28 Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday, March 1 Anita’s Theatre, Thirroul, NSW
Thursday, March 2 Enmore Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Friday, March 3 Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, March 4 Tent Pole Festival, Mt Duneed Estate, Geelong, VIC
Tuesday, March 7 The Civic, Auckland NZ
Wednesday, March 8 St. James Theatre, Wellington NZ
May 12-14, Kilby Block Party, Salt Lake City UT
Thursday, July 20 Bluedot Festival, Macclesfield UK
Thursday, July 27 Harpa, Reykjavik IS
Friday, July 28 Harpa, Reykjavik IS
Saturday, July 29 Harpa, Reykjavik IS

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Bailterspace - April '23 North American Tour



Today, Bailterspace have announced several tour dates on the East and West Coast slated for April 2023. The tour follows their first American performance in many years last Summer at NYC's Mercury Lounge, supporting their newest album 'Concret' as well as the recent 25th anniversary of their landmark LP 'Wammo.' West Coast dates are on sale today and East Coast dates will be on sale this Friday at 10am EST.



Purchase / Stream Limited Orange 'Wammo' LP

Purchase 'Concret' Directly From Bailter Space

Bailter Space on Tour
Friday, April 22 Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco CA *
Saturday, April 23 Zebulon, Los Angeles CA #
Sunday, April 24 Artifice, Las Vegas NV
Wednesday, April 26th at Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia PA
Thursday, April 27 DC9, Washington DC
Friday, April 28 Mercury Lounge, New York NY

* w/ Terry Gross
# w/ Flat Worms
+ w/ Orange Eats Creeps

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