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1997's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is not just the Hoboken, NJ-originating trio's first truly great record, it's one of the best records of the 1990s. There's a lot here! Extended drones, brokenhearted lullabies, brief and gently pastoral Americana passages, late-night bossa nova, a chaotic and joyous rocker, one cover version, some space-age twang rock, an undeniably funky organ-propelled anthem that sounds like it's coming from a party you'll never be invited to, a beautifully fucked-up and driving post-Velvets jam, sweet timeless strummy pop, a melted country song, and the first song sung by bassist James McNew (who joined the band in 1992).
Yo La Tengo had been messing about with all of these elements for a dozen years prior to this. Their earlier albums were always tasteful examples of top-tier underground rock and from the start they were a strong band with excellent taste—covering the band Love on the B-side of their first 7", referencing Cheetah Chrome and the band America in the space of one song on an early album. And later they had the chutzpah to do a sweet, acoustic album of covers when it was not a cool thing to do, at the same time that they performed sleepy, dirty drone live shows under the name Sleeping Pill.
But here, on I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, it's all part of the same whole—finally. Even what should be wild swings in terms of sound, noise level, or instrumentation, come through as organic and of a whole. Recorded in Nashville, and produced by Roger Moutenot, this was the album that made everyone into a Yo La Tengo fan. © Mike McGonigal/Qobuz
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ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
Al Perkins, AssociatedPerformer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - EMI U Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Jonathan Marx, AssociatedPerformer - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, ComposerLyricist - ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Sea Of Tunes Publishing, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
Al Perkins, AssociatedPerformer - ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
ROGER MOUTENOT, Producer - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Excellent Classical Songs (BMI), MusicPublisher - Roshashauna Music, MusicPublisher - Excellent Classical Songs, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
Bob Hilliard, ComposerLyricist - Lee Pockriss, ComposerLyricist - Yo La Tengo, MainArtist - Georgia Hubley, AssociatedPerformer - Ira Kaplan, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES MCNEW, AssociatedPerformer - Emily Music Corp., MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Better Half Music Co, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
Album review
1997's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is not just the Hoboken, NJ-originating trio's first truly great record, it's one of the best records of the 1990s. There's a lot here! Extended drones, brokenhearted lullabies, brief and gently pastoral Americana passages, late-night bossa nova, a chaotic and joyous rocker, one cover version, some space-age twang rock, an undeniably funky organ-propelled anthem that sounds like it's coming from a party you'll never be invited to, a beautifully fucked-up and driving post-Velvets jam, sweet timeless strummy pop, a melted country song, and the first song sung by bassist James McNew (who joined the band in 1992).
Yo La Tengo had been messing about with all of these elements for a dozen years prior to this. Their earlier albums were always tasteful examples of top-tier underground rock and from the start they were a strong band with excellent taste—covering the band Love on the B-side of their first 7", referencing Cheetah Chrome and the band America in the space of one song on an early album. And later they had the chutzpah to do a sweet, acoustic album of covers when it was not a cool thing to do, at the same time that they performed sleepy, dirty drone live shows under the name Sleeping Pill.
But here, on I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, it's all part of the same whole—finally. Even what should be wild swings in terms of sound, noise level, or instrumentation, come through as organic and of a whole. Recorded in Nashville, and produced by Roger Moutenot, this was the album that made everyone into a Yo La Tengo fan. © Mike McGonigal/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:12
- Main artists: Yo La Tengo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Matador
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1997 Matador Records 1997 Matador Records
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