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and my general wish of interviews is that they'd involve more questions about the song-writing process and how that has changed over the years. Also, something I've always wondered is: do the band record songs during the middle of the night? I get a 'middle-of-the-night' vibe from many Yo La Tengo tracks (and, indeed, albums). Is this just me, or are they late-night-niks?

Yo La Tengo - Fade

New album out January 14th, 2013
'Before We Run' - Youtube animation video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDojbuBQlmo

Fade is the new album from Yo La Tengo of Hoboken, New Jersey, who have created possibly their most warm and enveloping album of their prestigious 28 year career. Today the band share 'Before We Run', the first song to be taken from Fade with an animated video by Emily Hubley (Youtube link) it leads with vocals from Georgia Hubley, accompanied by gorgeous string and horn sections.

Their 13th studio album to date (or more counting various compilations, film scores and a cover album), it recalls the lush, cohesive moments from 1997's I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One and 2000's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out, condensed to 10 neatly crafted songs that clock in at 45 minutes.

As one of the most beloved and respected bands in America, Yo La Tengo (Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew) have enjoyed success entirely on their own terms – playing the world’s best concert halls, museums, and dives, dominating critics’ lists, doing a Simpsons theme, playing the Velvet Underground in I Shot Andy Warhol, sharing stages with some of the most important musicians of our time, and even creating a holiday tradition onto themselves with their yearly series of Hanukkah shows at Hoboken, New Jersey’s legendary club Maxwells, from which they’ve donated hundreds of thousands to charity.

Touring Fade, Yo La Tengo make their way over to the UK and Ireland as part of a larger European tour in March for the dates listed below.

For album or ticket requests, please get in touch.

March 2013
20 - UK, London - Barbican - Tickets
21 - UK, Manchester - The Ritz - Tickets
22 - UK, Glasgow - O2 ABC - Tickets
23 - Ireland, Dublin - Vicar Street - Tickets

which prompts me to ask a few more questions myself.

At what point in the recording process do you start thinking of album titles, and how important do you think a good title is?

I recall watching you playing 'Night Falls on Hoboken' once and Ira's approach to his guitar in the second part of the song reminded me of a chef preparing a meal. Does Ira ever feel like a chef on stage, putting together a nice old plate of great music? Or is this just a ridiculous analogy?

seriously, it is perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=migGhV9nKaM

run around (or through the doors) and catch it on the other side?

This band-thing may actually work out?

What do you think of bands, like say Wye Oak, who have a YLT approach to songwriting/recording?

Do your influences come primarily from other bands, or outside stuff (and what are those things)?

What are the bands present goals eg playing a certain venue, seeing an ambitious project come to fruition, etc.

What's the most important thing on your rider?

just because of the "Steve Coogan and Rebecca Front" lyric on 'Moonrock Mambo'.

Is there any particular song you are most proud of?

There's already been some love here for Night Falls on Hoboken, for me Nowhere Near is pretty much flawless and I'd happily have that playing at my wedding.

http://pitchfork.com/advance/1-fade/

woo, that is to say, hoo...

to a Stones' song for which you've forgotten the ending?