Yo La Tengo Reveal 'Fade' LP, Announce North American Tour

Published Nov 14, 2012

When Yo La Tengo revealed their recent Stupid Things EP, the New Jersey indie rock vets promised that they had a new full-length slated for 2013. Sure enough, the band have now announced plans to releaseon January 15 through Matador The disc was recorded with John McEntire, a member of Tortoise and the Sea and Cake who has worked with the likes of Bright Eyes, Fiery Furnaces, Stereolab and countless others.A press release points to past albums(1997) and(2000) as sonic touchstones, but notes thathas a unique character of its own. It features the title cut from, along with nine other tracks.A description reads, "The 10-song collection, arguably the most focused and cohesive output from Ira, Georgia and James to date, is a tapestry of fine melody and elegant noise, rhythmic shadowplay and shy-eyed orchestral beauty, songcraft and experimentation."You can pre-orderon standard CD or LP, or as a deluxe edition printed on rainbow foil that comes with a bonus 7-inch. This extra single contains two cover tunes: Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light" and Times New Viking's "Move to California." Vinyl copies also include a download coupon for an "exclusive 11-minute jam." You can pre-order a copy here Matador has promised to release a preview of the album (presumably the first single) tomorrow (November 15) at around 10 a.m. EST, so stay tuned.In addition to the new album, Yo La Tengo have rolled out a pile of 2013 North American dates, including Canadian stops in Montreal and Toronto. You can see the schedule below the tracklist.Read our exclusive Yo La Tengo interview here 1. Ohm2. Is That Enough3. Well You Better4. Paddle Forward5. Stupid Things6. I'll Be Around7. Cornelia and Jane8 Two Trains9. The Point of It10. Before We RunTour dates:12/8-15 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells (Hanukkah shows)1/23 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle1/24 Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson1/25 Atlanta, GA - Buckhead *1/26 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge1/27 Birmingham, AL - WorkPlay1/29 Louisville, KY - Brown *1/31 St. Louis, MO - Pageant *2/1 Chicago, IL - Vic2/2 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall2/4 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue2/5 Madison, WI - Barrymore2/7 Cleveland, OH - Beachland2/8 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater2/9 Toronto, ON - Phoenix2/11 Montreal, QC - Corona2/12 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground2/13 Boston, MA - Paradise2/15 Washington, DC - 9:302/16 New York, NY - Town Hall3/1 Lisbon, Portugal - Aula Magna3/2 Porto, Portugal - Casa Da Musica3/6 Barcelona, Spain - Festival Millenni3/8 Lausanne, Switzerland - Les Docks3/10 Milan, Italy - Limelight3/11 Frankfurt, Germany - Mousontourm3/12 Dusseldorf, Germany - Zakk3/13 Berlin, Germany - Volksbuhne3/16 Brussels, Belgium - AB3/17 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso3/18 Paris, France - Le Bataclan3/20 London, England - Barbican3/21 Manchester, England - The Ritz3/22 Glasgow, Scotland - O2 ABC3/23 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street* with Calexico