May I Sing with Me

May I Sing with Me
Studio album by
Yo La Tengo
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1992
Recorded
1991
Genres
Length54:18
LabelAlias
ProducerGene Holder
Yo La Tengo chronology
Fakebook
(1990)		 May I Sing with Me
(1992)		 Painful
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Chicago TribuneStarStarStarHalf star
Christgau's Consumer Guide(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyB−
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStar
Spin Alternative Record Guide5/10

May I Sing with Me is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in February 1992 by record label Alias. This album is the first with their now-permanent bassist James McNew. The song "Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)" is a remake of the song "Crispy Duck" with different lyrics.

Style

The album's sound has been described as an algamation of the "jangle-storm" of The Feelies and the sounds of noise pop.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Detouring America with Horns"Hubley4:03
2."Upside-Down"Kaplan2:38
3."Mushroom Cloud of Hiss"Hubley, Kaplan9:25
4."Swing for Life"Hubley, Kaplan5:06
5."Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)"Hubley, Kaplan6:20
6."Some Kinda Fatigue"Kaplan4:34
7."Always Something"Hubley, Kaplan4:38
8."86-Second Blowout"Kaplan1:32
9."Out the Window"Kaplan4:00
10."Sleeping Pill"Hubley, Kaplan, McNew9:44
11."Satellite"Kaplan2:17

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. ↑ Pan, Arnold (January 16, 2013). "Popular Songs: 15 (Or So) Essential Yo La Tengo Tracks". PopMatters. Retrieved May 11, 2016. it was after that fork in the road that Yo La Tengo took on the noise pop identity that has been its profile ever since...
  2. ↑ Dougan, John. "May I Sing with Me – Yo La Tengo". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kot, Greg (March 19, 1992). "Yo La Tengo: May I Sing With Me (Alias)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000). "Yo La Tengo: May I Sing With Me". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  6. ↑ Browne, David (March 6, 1992). "May I Sing With Me". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Yo La Tengo". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 896–97. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  9. ↑ Earles, Andrew. Gimme Indie Rock: 500 Essential American Underground Rock Albums 1981-1996. Voyageur Press. p. 361.