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What's In My Bag № 146

Yo La Tengo

Indie Rock Band 3 albums picked

Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew. In 2015, original guitarist Dave Schramm rejoined the band and appeared on their fourteenth album, Stuff Like That There.

The episode

Their episode.

Ep #146 ·
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What Yo La Tengo said · 3 records

Every quote links to the moment in the episode.
Dragon's Head
Mary Halvorson ·2008
"Dragon's Head, the latest record by Mary Halvorson, it's just sort of somewhere between jazz and just out confusing but really kind of beautiful music that she makes."
Watch this moment 1:26
You Baby
The Turtles ·1966
"I've never owned this record. We've now kind of gotten to know Howard Kalin from The Turtles in recent years and have a kind of sentimental attachment to it beyond their great music."
Watch this moment 4:30

Everything in the bag

3 records · pulled off the shelves at Amoeba Hollywood
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