Yo La Tengo
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most of us fans have a silly tendency to look at our favourite musicians as being the smartest people in the world within their lyrics we know we'll find the answers to everything if we just look hard enough in truth most musicians are no smarter than any of us often much less so you can find many books on this subject georgia ira and james of yo la tengo are exceptions to this rule and 'popular songs' their 12th or 14th depending on what and how you count album is the proof because when this new and dramatically unimproved world puts the hard questions to yo la tengo they go socratic as hell swaggeringly reassuringly honestly telling us that all they know is they know nothing they do not know why that sunbeam comes through the window when you are determined to sulk they do not know just how are we going to make it anyway down to their fingernails yo la tengo understand that the dichotomy has never been love and hate this life is about love and fear and fear makes you run and hide sit on your ass do nothing but be consumed by it to restate the obvious yo la tengo are not afraid they walk bravely forward into the unknown hand in hand and 12 or 14 albums in they may just be hitting their stride
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