President Yo La Tengo

President Yo La Tengo
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	March 1989
Recorded	Waterhouse CBGB
Genre	Indie rock, noise rock
Length	31:16
Label	Coyote
Producer	Gene Holder
Yo La Tengo chronology
New Wave Hot Dogs (1987) President Yo La Tengo (1989) Fakebook (1990)
Alternative cover
Matador re-release

President Yo La Tengo is the third album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in 1989 by record label Coyote.

Recording

President Yo La Tengo was recorded at Waterhouse studio, except for tracks 4 and 6, recorded at CBGB.

Content

The album contains two new versions of instrumental vehicle "The Evil That Men Do" (previously featured on the 1986 album Ride the Tiger), including an extensive live performance. "Orange Song" is a cover of the Antietam song.

Release

The CD version (released by Coyote/Twin Tone Records) included the band's previous album New Wave Hot Dogs and the A-side of the 1987 single "The Asparagus Song". It was re-released by Matador Records, in 1996.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Daily News	[3]
NME	7/10[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer	[5]
Q	[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
Select	4/5[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10[9]
The Village Voice	A−[10]

Stereogum wrote: "Featuring a number of great early Yo La Tengo compositions, President Yo La Tengo is an initiation into the creative ethic of a good band that is going to turn great".[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Barnaby, Hardly Working"	Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley	4:35
2.	"Drug Test"	Kaplan	4:06
3.	"The Evil That Men Do (Craig's Version)"	Kaplan	2:41
4.	"Orange Song"	Tim Harris, Tara Key	3:22
5.	"Alyda"	Kaplan, Hubley	3:39
6.	"The Evil That Men Do (Pablo's Version)"	Kaplan	10:37
7.	"I Threw It All Away"	Bob Dylan	2:17

Personnel

• Ira Kaplan – guitars, lead vocals, organ
• Georgia Hubley – drums, harmony vocals; bass solo (track 1)
• Gene Holder – bass (tracks 1–3, 5), guitar flourishes (track 3)
• Stephan Wichnewski – bass (tracks 4, 6, 7)
• John Baumgartner – accordion (track 7)

References

1. Dougan, John. "President Yo La Tengo/New Wave Hot Dogs – Yo La Tengo". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
2. Kot, Greg (April 27, 1989). "Yo La Tengo: President Yo La Tengo (Coyote)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
3. "One-Liners". Daily News. April 2, 1989.
4. Fadele, Dele (June 10, 1989). "Blind Idiot God: Undertow / Yo La Tengo: President Yo La Tengo". NME. p. 38.
5. Moon, Tom (March 12, 1989). "Yo La Tengo: President Yo La Tengo (Coyote)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
6. "Yo La Tengo: President Yo La Tengo". Q. No. 96. September 1994. p. 131.
7. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Yo La Tengo". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 896–897. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
8. Morris, Mark (September 1994). "Yo La Tengo: Ride the Tiger / President Yo La Tengo / New Wave Hot Dogs". Select. No. 51. p. 103.
9. Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Yo La Tengo". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 443–444. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
10. Christgau, Robert (September 5, 1989). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
11. Bracy, Timothy; Bracy, Elizabeth (October 12, 2012). "Yo La Tengo Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

External links

• President Yo La Tengo at Discogs (list of releases)