 Yo
La Tengo
"And Then Nothing Turned..."
Yo La Tengo's 11th album is
a relentlessly satisfying, slyly low-key affair with shimmery
organs, muted soft-brush drumming, loping bass lines, casually
strummed guitars. Yes, this is Yo La Tengo we're talking about,
a band that formerly rivaled the Dream Syndicate in feedback
squall--tastes of which do appear on the uptempo "Cherry
Chapstick." Nothing is the most the trio have explored their
interests in atmosphere, drone, and minimalist song structure
since a handful of '90s club dates under the name Sleeping Pill.
So, the consistently subdued tone is not without precedent, and
any Tengo fan knows that they have steadily evolved and reshaped
their sound since forming in 1984. --Mike McGonigal |
