22 years of longevity shows Yo La Tengo really does get it

“In the 22 years since Hoboken, N.J.s favorite erudite guitar band released its first album, a generation of listeners has been conceived and come of voting age. The compact disc has risen and fallen, Bush father and son have been elected presidents, and the Pixies have broken up and re-formed.

Meanwhile, guitarist Ira Kaplan, drummer Georgia Hubley his wife and, since 92, bassist James McNew have played a mock Velvet Underground in “I Shot Andy Warhol,” recorded “The Simpsons” theme song, become the scorers of choice for the coolest of indie films, and continually set new standards for the sort of serenely intelligent and evocative musicianship that college radio programmers and middle-aged men with voluminous record collections eat up.”

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