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End Of The Road festival-goers were today (Sunday) treated to two very different sets by Hobokenโs finest, Yo La Tengo, currently celebrating their 30th anniversary.
In the afternoon, Ira, Georgia and James commandeered the ornate 1895 Singing Theatre at Larmer Tree Gardens to stage their Freewheeling Yo La Tengo set, a quiet performance that featured Q&As from the crowd and some surprising covers.
So, as well as answering questions about the bandโs favourite subjects at school (Georgia: โthe rest periodโ), the best group ever (The Clean, according to Ira) and their happiest memories (James went for hour 14 of a massive Simpsons marathon), we got versions of Donovanโs โSeason Of The Witchโ and a Half Japanese track, along with minimal, hushed versions of their own โAutumn Sweaterโ and โLittle Eyesโ.
Less hushed and minimal is the groupโs afternoon set on the Woods Stage, which features far less chat and far more feedback.
Aside from โTom Courtenayโ, the band skirt their more recognisable songs in favour of some deeper cuts, many showing off their noisier side. โOhmโ is laced with feedback, Ira Kaplan whirling his Jazzmaster around his head, and their customary cover of The Beach Boysโ โLittle Hondaโ tonight lasts for nearly 10 minutes if you include its free noise middle section.
Some of Yo La Tengoโs quieter side is again shown, though, with tender renditions of โIโll Be Aroundโ, โThe Summerโ, a new arrangement of โBig Day Comingโ, this time in a jauntier folk style, and the closing โOur Way To Fallโ.
Yo La Tengo played:
[The Freewheeling set]
The Point Of It
Season Of The Witch
Satellite
[Half Japanese song]
Autumn Sweater
Little Eyes
[The Woods Stage set]
Shaker
Before We Run
Super Kiwi
Stockholm Syndrome
Season Of The Shark
Big Day Coming
The Summer
Iโll Be Around
Double Dare
Tom Courtenay
Ohm
Little Honda
Our Way To Fall
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