Summer Sun by Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo: Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, James McNew. Additional personnel includes: Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen (flute, alto & tenor saxophones); Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpet); William Parker (upright bass). Recorded at Alex The Great Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. Personnel: Katie Gentile (violin); Tim Harris (cello); Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone). Recording information: Nashville, TN. Photographer: Phil Morrison. Building on the lush, complex sound established on I CAN HEAR THE HEART BEATING AS ONE and continued on 2000's AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE-OUT, Hoboken's favorite trio wades in still deeper on 2003's SUMMER SUN. With vocalist/guitarist Ira Kaplan affecting a whispered croon and his drummer wife Georgia Hubley wielding brushes, this outing goes from the vibraphone jauntiness of "Moonrock Mambo" to the swirling, 10-minute "Let's Be Still" featuring contributions from downtown jazzbos William Parker and Roy Campbell Jr. Like a musical narcotic, song...