President Yo La Tengo / New Wave Hot Dogs

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  1989

  James

  This transitional album captures Yo La Tengo before they fully developed the expansive approach that would define their greatest work. The band experiments with noise, pop, folk, and garage rock, often within the same song. The songwriting is uneven but consistently interesting. More importantly, the album documents a group discovering how broad its musical possibilities could be. It's a fascinating and rewarding step in their evolution.