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~ Yo La Tengo
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  • Audio CD (7 April 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Matador
  • ASIN: B00008GEKS
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,513 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Beach Party Tonight 3:07£0.79
Listen  2. Little Eyes 4:20£0.79
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Listen11. Moonrock Mambo 4:49£0.79
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Listen13. Take Care 2:34£0.79

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Nineteen years and 11 albums haven't dulled or lessened the restless eclecticism of Hoboken's enduring avant-rockers Yo La Tengo. Summer Sun follows 2000's minor breakthrough albumAnd Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out and like that album, it is the sound of warm, slow-burning enchantment. Yo La Tengo's feat is the way in which their wildly adventurous music sounds so understated and natural. Summer Sun embraces everything from brooding slo-core, kitsch bossa nova 60s pop through to rhythmic and folky electronica without ever sounding contrived or forced.

The gorgeous "Today is the Day" evokes the much-referenced Velvet Underground right down to Georgia Hubley's measured, somnambulant lilt. "Don't Have To Be So Sad" pares shuffling beats with tinkling keys, suggesting a fantasy collaboration between Four Tet and those other masters of downtempo--Low. "Let's be Still" is jazz-inflected pop and the closing Big Star cover "Take Care" is near perfect; an exquisite bittersweet parting shot to the end of a relationship. In their 40s and after nearly 20 years together making music, Yo La Tengo shouldn't sound this good. That they do is no small reason to rejoice. --Suzannah Brown



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'Summer Sun' is the ninth studio album release for Hokoken's Yo La Tengo. Produced by long time associate Roger Moutenot, the album features Yo La Tengo's unique mix of dreamy vocals, lush keyboards and Velvet Underground inspired guitar workouts. The album also includes a guest appearance from Lambchop's Paul Niehaus and jazz trumpeter Roy Campbell Jr.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beach Party Tonight!, 18 Nov 2003
Yo La Tengo - they've been around longer than the Flaming Lips, right? Yet like the Lips, they're producing some of the best music of their career, but thanks to much subtler use of electronica and acres and acres of keyboards.

Beach Party Tonight is a gorgeous, wispy opener that never really starts, leading into Little Eyes. Little Eyes, a lush tune, much like Season of the Shark, both carry a passing nod to Grandaddy, but with gentle, soothing vocals and calming keyboards. The songs themselves are deep and very mature (as you'd expect from these oldies), and these two are probably the most mainstream on the album.

Today Is The Day is a beautiful, seize the day moment in typical Yo La Tengo laidback tones - the guitar lines are lazy and suggest a contradiction to the subject matter in their ability to while away the day. Don't Have To Be So Sad and Nothing But You And Me are brilliant examples of keyboards being used to drive a song, or to let it flow wistfully - Nothing But You And Me a brilliant example of this.

This album is a great chill-out album - and we should be thankful that many people discover it because of it's relaxive properties. Yet there's so much more to it than that - brilliant musicianship, gorgeously understated vocals, and miles and miles of mature human comment. A gem.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars summer sun...muic for a summers evening, 25 April 2003
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...i was never sure that i was a yo la tengo fan until hearing this album....the album title sweeps you into the mood of the tracks it holds...just lay back, feel the early evening summer sun shine in through the window and listen with your eyes closed.
gentle, atmospheric and thoughtful lyrics...'how to make a baby elephant float'...song titles to fall in love with...
not like anything else with predominantly male vocals in my record collection...and i am glad it has found a home there.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Cool sounds of Yo La Tenga, 12 April 2003
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I love to listen to this album after a stressful day. It really is like a piece of the summer sun in my bedroom. My favourite song is Nothing But You And Me. The soft, growly voice and discords make for a sexy track. I also like Moonrock Mambo. And all the songs.
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