Track By Track: Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World

Indie rock legends Yo La Tengo are back with ‘This Stupid World‘ – arguably their most adventurous album in over a decade – and they’re as reflective as ever.
The trio, made up of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew, have been creating music together for nearly four decades, and their latest album is a testament to their time-defiant sound. This Stupid World features a set of spellbinding songs that resist the ticking clock, encouraging listeners to fall out of time and look away from those hands of time.
This Stupid World was produced and mixed by the band, resulting in their most live-sounding album.
There’s a rawness and immediacy that intensifies with each track. While battles with time conjure heavy conclusions, there are moments of absurdity and resolute optimism throughout the album that make for a deeply emotional and introspective listening experience. A defiant but clear-eyed declaration of the will to fight against the odds of a world that is killing us.
With all that in mind, we asked the band to break down things Track By Track.
Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey (where we have worked for many years, and where we recorded this album). Once he left, he vowed never to return. He wound up returning once, to campaign for Ronald Reagan. Sinatra Drive (formerly River Road) runs through the town. I’m sure he was told they re-named a street in Hoboken after him, but I do not think he ever gave the slightest shit.
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