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Electr‐O‐Pura
Rock · 1995 · 14 tracks

Electr‐O‐Pura

Yo La Tengo

Contrast where hushed, intimate pop melodies are frequently interrupted by beautiful, textured guitar feedback and warm organ drones.

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It's like a cozy sweater that occasionally catches fire in the best way possible.

A restless but comforting blend of quiet intimacy and explosive, melodic noise.

Electr‐O‐Pura · vs · Yo La Tengo
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Bittersweet saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Decora
3:29
02
Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)
6:44
03
The Hour Grows Late
3:08
04
Tom Courtenay
3:32
05
False Ending
0:58
06
Pablo and Andrea
4:18
07
Paul Is Dead
2:28
08
False Alarm
5:30
09
The Ballad of Red Buckets
4:02
10
Don’t Say a Word (Hot Chicken #2)
3:30
11
(Straight Down to the) Bitter End
4:01
12
My Heart’s Reflection
6:04
13
Attack on Love
1:54
14
Blue Line Swinger
9:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the feedback on Flying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1) slowly morphs into a melodic hum
The sudden, joyous burst of the organ hook on Tom Courtenay
The nine-minute slow build of Blue Line Swinger that eventually reaches a motorik fever pitch
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