Yo La Tengo - May I Sing with Me (1992) [FLAC]

Yo La Tengo - May I Sing with Me (1992) [FLAC]

Genre: Rock
Style: Indie
Source: CD (log + cue)
Codec: FLAC
Bit rate: ~ 1,000 kbps
Bit depth: 16
Sample rate: 44.1 kHz

01 Detouring America With Horns
02 Upside-Down
03 Mushroom Cloud of Hiss
04 Swing for Life
05 Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)
06 Some Kinda Fatigue
07 Always Something
08 86-second Blowout
09 Out the Window
10 Sleeping Pill
11 Satellite

With song titles like "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss" and "Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)," May I Sing with Me is classic Yo La Tengo, merging pop and noise in an awesome aural display. Songs start with Ira Kaplan's repetitive (and very simple) chord changes, as Georgia Hubley and (at this juncture) regular bassist James McNew add layer after layer of supportive sound. On a noisier track like the aforementioned "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss," the song explodes in paroxysms of feedback and drops the rhythmic pulse altogether, eventually returning the backbeat after a few minutes of white noise. That may not be everybody's cup of tea, but for those who like this type of adventurousness and recklessness, it's a lot of fun.