Yo La Tengo

I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass


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After the elegant, introspective romantic narratives of And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out and the beautifully crafted but restrained pop textures of Summer Sun, it was hard not to wonder if Yo La Tengo was ever going to turn up the amps and let Ira Kaplan go nuts on guitar again. For more than a few fans "Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind," the opening cut from YLT's 2006 album I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass, will feel like the reassuring sound of a homecoming -- ten minutes of noisy six-string freak-out, with James McNew's thick, malleable basslines and Georgia Hubley's simple but subtly funky drumming providing a rock-solid framework for Kaplan's enthusiastic fret abuse. After the thematic and sonic consistency of their previous two major albums, I Am Not Afraid marks a return to the joyous eclecticism of 1997's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, though nearly ten years down the road Yo La Tengo sounds noticeably more confident in their embrace of different styles and less hesitant in their technique on this album -- even Kaplan's gloriously unkempt guitar solos start to suggest a certain degree of well-earned professionalism.

Tracklist

Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind 10:45
Beanbag Chair 3:00
I Feel Like Going Home 4:11
Mr. Tough 4:04
Black Flowers 4:26
The Race Is On Again 4:35
The Room Got Heavy 5:10
Sometimes I Don't Get You 3:16
Daphnia 8:50
I Should Have Known Better 3:14
Watch Out For Me Ronnie 2:59
The Weakest Part 3:01
Song For Mahila 3:40
Point And Shoot 4:13
The Story Of Yo La Tango 11:48