A psychonautic swirl of spoken-word slam poetry and echoey shoegaze reverberations, this classic collaboration between indie darlings Yo La Tengo and alternative pioneer Jad Fair is a wild ride. Originally released by Matador in 1998, the album, a series of quirky snapshots and preposterous fables, derives its inspiration from real newspaper headlines.
Yo La Tengo, one of the most prevalent indie fixtures of the last several decades, blends atmospheric harmonies and dreamy melodies with clouds of gnarly squall. The trio can excel in a staggeringly eclectic variety of modes, from post-Velvets boogie to blue-eyed soul to cryptic country, while always sounding exactly like themselves. Here, they operate in full-bore…

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