Released September 8, 2009 Language English Popular Songs
(2009) Fade
(2013) Release date 8 September 2009 | Length 72:49 Producer Roger Moutenot Artist Yo La Tengo Label Matador Records | |
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Recorded Early 2009, Hoboken, New Jersey and Nashville, Tennessee, United States Genres Indie rock, Alternative rock Similar Yo La Tengo albums, Indie rock albums | ||
Yo la tengo here to fall
Popular Songs is the twelfth full-length album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released digitally, on CD, and double LP on September 8, 2009 by record label Matador.
Contents
Yo la tengo avalon or someone very similar
Artwork
The band contacted conceptual artist Dario Robleto. He contributed three pieces for the album design:
Music videos
Four videos were made by director John McSwain to accompany one song from the album each. In the weeks leading up to the release of the album, a new video was posted on Matador's various "partner sites" and collected on Matador's own website.[1] The first video, for "Here to Fall," was posted on Matador's own "Matablog" on July 28, 2009.
Release
Popular Songs leaked onto the Internet on July 26; in response, Matador began streaming the album to Buy Early Get Now customers on July 28, more than a week before the stream was originally advertised to begin.
Popular Songs was released on September 8, 2009 by Matador. It is their eighth album to be given Matador's Buy Early Get Now treatment, in which it came along with a vinyl LP featuring Yo La Tengo's original score from the film Adventureland, as well as three bonus tracks as download in MP3 and FLAC. The first two of these downloads were demo versions of two album tracks and became available shortly before the release of the CD. The third download became available on December 15, 2009. The same track is also available in the iTunes Store and on the Japanese CD issue of the album.
Track listing
All songs written by Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew.
- "Here to Fall" - 5:45
- "Avalon or Someone Very Similar" - 3:17
- "By Two's" - 4:29
- "Nothing to Hide" - 2:46
- "Periodically Double or Triple" - 3:53
- "If It's True" - 2:39
- "I'm on My Way" - 4:35
- "When It's Dark" - 3:54
- "All Your Secrets" - 4:26
- "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven" - 9:39
- "The Fireside" - 11:25
- "And the Glitter Is Gone" - 15:54
- "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) - 4:10 (Japanese CD, Argentine CD, Buy Early Get Now & iTunes bonus track)
- "Nothing to Hide (Demo)" - 9:47 (Buy Early Get Now bonus track)
- "Periodically Double or Triple (Demo)" - 7:39 (Buy Early Get Now bonus track)
Personnel
String arrangements by Richard Evans
Produced by Roger Moutenot Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Songs
1Here to Fall5:45
2Avalon or Someone Very Similar3:17
3By Two’s4:29