Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out • "This is not the forbidding experimentation of an aspiring vanguard. This is the fooling around of folks who like to go out on Saturday night and make some noise—and then go home humming it." The Dean of American Rock critics and Village Voice Rock Sommelier Robert Christgau said this candid statement, among many, regarding Indie royalty Yo La Tengo's intensely prolific recording career. The 2000 release of ninth studio album 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out' was a simple continuation in praise for the critic's Indie darlings, but a slightly softer, more mature shift in the band's generally fuzzy, explorative catalogue. 'Inside Out' would go on to earn spots in several "Best Albums of 2000" lists from major publications Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, and PopMatters. • Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan once said that the 1993 release of their pivotal record "Painful" was ground zero for their sound, despite having released five albums previously. "Inside Out", like its predecessors, capitalizes on the major themes of "Painful"; Fuzz, long-play jams, timid vocal delivery, and lyrical quirkiness (see: Last Days of Disco, Tired Hippo, Lets Save Tony Orlando's House). The difference between the two is age. "Painful" is a record reflective of early 90s youth and revolt, a wall of sound and energy, whereas "Inside Out" reflects the turn of the century, maturity, space, and introspection. The album's seventeen minute closer "Night Falls in Hoboken" can be seen as more of a guided meditation than rock finale- an indication of self-awareness in the inevitable aging of the creative artist. Matador, 2000. • • • • • #vinyl #records #vinylcollection #recordcollection #yolatengo #andthennothingturneditselfinsideout #matadorrecords #indierock #experimentalrock #folk #hoboken #tonyorlando #irakaplan #robertchristgau #2000 (at Hoboken, New Jersey)
