Periodically Double or Triple

Periodically Double or Triple is a song by American band Yo La Tengo, from their 2009 album Popular Songs. The music video was directed by John McSwain,[1] and features stop motion animation with pieces of fruit, interspersed with close-ups of various people eating fruit.

Reception

Stereogum felt that it was "mellow" and "could have been written in the '60s",[2] while the Guardian called it "strutting, tongue-in-cheek funk".[3] Pitchfork compared the song to Booker T, Sun Ra and the Zombies, but considered it overall to fit the distinct sound of the band, and praised details of the songwriting such as the "out-of-nowhere elevator-music break".[4] National Public Radio praised it as a "marvel of spare instrumentation".[5]

References

  1. ^ Yo La Tengo Video Series – “Periodically Double or Triple”, by Todd Netter, at Matador Records; published August 4, 2009; retrieved March 15, 2018
  2. ^ New Yo La Tengo – “Periodically Double Or Triple”, by Brandon Stosuy, at Stereogum; published June 4, 2009; retrieved March 15, 2018
  3. ^ Yo La Tengo: Popular Songs, reviewed by Maddy Costa, at the Guardian; published September 4, 2009; retrieved March 15, 2018
  4. ^ Yo La Tengo "Periodically Double or Triple", reviewed by David Raposa, at Pitchfork; published September 9, 2009; retrieved March 15, 2018
  5. ^ Yo La Tengo Stays Mellow And Assured, by Kevin O'Donnell, at National Public Radio; published July 17, 2009; retrieved March 15, 2018