It’s been quite a wait since Yo La Tengo’s last album, 2009’s Popular Songs, but we never had any doubt that one of the longest running and most productive bands in indie rock would return with another full length. We now have the exact date and the manner of that return, as the Hoboken band have announced the release of their 13th album Fade, which will see release through Matador Records on January 15th.
The cover art, seen above, is another in a line of stark and beautiful images that have graced Yo La Tengo’s covers over the years. It seems as though it will tie into the sound of the album, which is said to be “a tapestry of fine melody and elegant noise, rhythmic shadowplay and shy-eyed orchestral beauty, songcraft and experimentation.”
And although Fade is only a slight ten tracks (“slight” being a relative term to YLT here) it seems as though it will be as dense as ever. The press release goes on to tell us that “Fade‘s lyrical themes of aging, tragedy and emotional bonds are woven into a fully-realized whole; the results are direct, personal are more than a little uplifting.”
At least we’re only having to wait a little over two months to hear this thing. You can pre-order Fade from the Matador store, in LP, CD and deluxe LP formats.
The track list for Fade is below. Yo La Tengo will be touring from January onwards in support of Fade; you can see the full list of dates beneath.
Track list:
01. Ohm
02. Is That Enough
03. Well You Better
04. Paddle Forward
05. Stupid Things
06. I’ll Be Around
07. Cornelia and Jane
08. Two Trains
09. The Point of It
10. Before We Run
Yo La Tengo tour dates:
1/23 Carrboro NC, Cat’s Cradle
1/24 Charlottesville VA, The Jefferson
1/25 Atlanta GA, Buckhead
1/26 Nashville TN, Mercy Lounge
1/27 Birmingham AL, WorkPlay
1/29 Louisville KY, Brown*
1/31 St Louis MO, Pageant*
2/1 Chicago IL, Vic Theatre
2/2 Milwaukee WI, Turner Hall
2/4 Minneapolis MN, First Avenue
2/5 Madison WI, Barrymore
2/7 Cleveland OH, Beachland Ballroom
2/8 Ann Arbor MI, Michigan Theater
2/9 Toronto ONT, Phoenix
2/11 Montreal QUE, Corona
2/12 Burlington VT, Higher Ground
2/13 Boston MA, Paradise
2/15 Washington DC, 930
2/16 NYC, NY, Town Hall
*with Calexico
European dates:
March 2013
1 – Portugal, Lisbon – Aula Magna – Tickets
2 – Portugal, Porto – Casa Da Musica – Tickets
4 – Spain, Santiago – Sala Capitol – Tickets (On sale November 8th)
5 – Spain, Madrid – Sala La Riviera – Tickets (On sale November 8th)
8 – Switzerland, Lausanne – Les Docks – Tickets
10 – Italy, Milan – Limelight – Tickets
11 – Germany, Frankfurt – Mousontourm – Tickets
12 – Germany – Dusseldorf – Zakk – Tickets
13 – Germany, Berlin – Volksbuhne
16 – Belgium, Brussels – AB – Tickets
17 – Netherlands, Amsterdam – Paradiso – Tickets
18 – France, Paris – Le Bataclan – Tickets
20 – UK, London – Barbican – Tickets
21 – UK, Manchester – The Ritz – Tickets
22 – UK, Glasgow – O2 ABC – Tickets
23 – Ireland, Dublin – Vicar Street – Tickets
