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Yo La Tengo
Standing alongside the likes of Pavement, Modest Mouse and Guided By Voices, Yo
La Tengo's knack of crafting melodic, experimental, good-natured, alternative
rock has made them darlings of the critics and cult heroes of the US indie scene
for three decades. Named after the Spanish for "I Got It", former music critic
Ira Kaplan (guitar) formed the band with his wife Georgia Hubley (drums) in 1984
and quickly drew comparisons with the Velvet Underground for their distorted art
rock and wistful melodies on early albums Ride The Tiger (1986), New Wave Hot
Dogs (1987) and President Yo...
