Yo La Tengo

A quiet, riveting tour through moody pop dynamics, this album (especially "Little Eyes" and the Big Star cover, "Take Care") proves that summer lovin' isn't all perfect. You might call it a beach party album, for a very depressing (but thought-provoking) stretch of seashore.

On Summer Sun, Yo La Tengo explore quiet the way they once indulged in loudness -- as a
means to a mood. Wandering farther down the path cleared by their last two albums, the
Hoboken, New Jersey, trio disguises its guitars, minimizes its drums and makes plink-plunk
sounds with its keyboards to conjure mystery, uncertainty and precious private moments.
Few bands submerge their ego more effectively than Yo La Tengo: Husband and... More >