About this episode

The episode discusses the unexpected story behind Yo La Tengo's album 'I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One'.

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Yo La Tengo are the indie band that just keeps going. With a married couple at its core, a deep love of 60s pop, and an abiding interest in fuzzy guitar, YLT is an electric live act that hit a commercial and critical peak with their 8th full length album. Rob, Adam, and Allan get together to discuss melodic noise, nerd rock, and Mr Magoo. Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0igIwnGq7or0Bs7voaMzxQ?si=c40a7464c1244e93 Listen to I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3V18DIKvRuwdxc2LE4wuac?si=vT6LWF1JSEGj3z559Uax1g And our international…

People in this episode

Host: The Chop Unlimited

Guests: Rob, Adam, Allan

Topics covered

• album making
• indie music
• 60s pop
• live performances
• musical commentary

Keywords

• Yo La Tengo
• indie band
• album story
• 60s pop
• fuzzy guitar
• melodic noise
• nerd rock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yo La Tengo

Books & works: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

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