This sprawling, ambitious album is YO LA TENGO’s 16th, and marks their 25th anniversary. It is also a new culmination for a career that has been swinging upwards again since 2006’s I Am Not Afraid Of You. A new generation of fans is discovering one of the most influential and intriguing bands in late 20th and early 21st-century rock’n'roll. Popular Songs crosses a ton of different styles while marking a musical journey through pop history AND the band’s history. It ranges from the foreboding wah-wah of the opener, “Here To Fall,” to the gorgeous, Georgia-sung “Avalon Or Something Very Similar,” to the concise, Ramones-driven summer anthem “Nothing To Hide,” and then to the three, very long songs that close the album, ending with the 16-minute drone freakout jam, “And The Glitter Is Gone.” 

This is the definitive YO LA TENGO album.

YO LA TENGO, “Popular Songs” on CD and Premium 180 gram 2-LP vinyl (includes free download)