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Sleepless Night
Rock · 2020 · 6 tracks · 18m

Sleepless Night

Yo La Tengo

Six tracks of hushed, nocturnal folk and country-rock covers. Stripped-back, intimate, and recorded with the warmth of a private living room performance.

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It's like a warm, whispered mixtape of the band's favorite old folk songs played just for you.

A gentle, sleep-deprived warmth that feels both lonely and deeply comforting.

Sleepless Night · vs · Yo La Tengo
Stripped Back+2.2σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 18m
01
Blues Stay Away From Me
3:14
02
Wasn't Born to Follow
2:06
03
Roll on Babe
4:03
04
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
2:58
05
Bleeding
3:27
06
Smile a Little Smile for Me
3:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The fragile, close-mic vocal harmonies on Blues Stay Away From Me that feel like a secret shared between the singers.
The way the acoustic guitar strumming on Wasn't Born to Follow feels light as air, stripping the Byrd's classic to its skeletal beauty.
The transition into the lone original track Bleeding, which maintains the EP's hazy, dream-like stasis perfectly.
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