Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World (2023)

Are we all enjoying the spanking-new Yo La Tengo album (released yesterday)? It seems we are!

This Stupid World feels like the return of an old friend. It's arguably the first classically-structured Yo La Tengo album in 10 years, dating back to 2013's excellent Fade. 2018's deceptively-titled There's A Riot Going On was lovely, and has grown on me over time, but was more focused on quiet atmospherics and gentle balladry than exploring the varied rock-centric sounds of the band's more typical long...