''Fade'' is the thirteenth full-length album by American
indie rock
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band
Yo La Tengo
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. It was produced by
John McEntire
John McEntire (born April 9, 1970 in Portland, Oregon) is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.
McEntire started playing dr ...
, instead of Roger Moutenot, who had produced all their albums since 1993's ''
Painful''. It was recorded at Soma in Chicago, in the summer of 2012. It was released on January 15, 2013.
Release
"
Stupid Things" was released on 12" and CD on September 25, 2012, prior to the album release. It contains a different version of the title song. "Ohm" was released as a limited edition triple 12" in "a printed flat in a 4-box poly shower curtain display case" in July 2013 On November 5th the 12" of "Super Kiwi" was released. The title song was recorded during the ''Fade'' sessions with
John McEntire
John McEntire (born April 9, 1970 in Portland, Oregon) is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.
McEntire started playing dr ...
. On the B-side there is a cover of the
Beach Boys
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' "A Day in the Life of a Tree".
''Fade'' debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release in January 2013, with sales of 14,000 copies. It marked the band's all-time chart peak as well as the first time a Yo La Tengo record has entered the top 40.
There are three different editions of the vinyl LP available: the Standard Edition, another which comes with the ''Fade'' CD included, and a "Deluxe Limited Edition" that contains a bonus 7" with two extra songs and an exclusive download track. The "Deluxe Limited Edition" 2-CD set contains a special CD called ''Fade Out'' with 14 bonus tracks and four additional downloads (the 12" version of "Stupid Things" and three mixes from "Oriole" from the "Ohm" triple 12" edition).
A DVD called ''Tree'', animated by
Jim Woodring
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, was released on January 14, 2014. It contains an animated short of 5:20 minutes, based on artwork from ''Fade''. The song "Super Kiwi" is featured. The packaging comes with three soft vinyl figurines, sculpted by Tomohiro Yasui, representing the band members, and a bonus comic on the back.
Music videos
Donick Cary (Simpsons, Letterman, Parks and Recreation) of Sugarshack Animation (Sugarshackanimation.com) directed the videos for "Ohm" and its sequel "Is That Enough" featuring Fred Willard
[ ] Emily Hubley
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Personal
Hubley is the daughter of animators Faith and John Hubley.
Work
Hubley worked on films at Hubley Studios from 1977 to 2001. After more than two decades of making numerous short fi ...
directed the "Before We Run" animated video.
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, long time Yo La Tengo collaborator and film director, did the video for "I'll Be Around", starring
Mac McCaughan
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of
Superchunk
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and the members of Yo La Tengo. This marks the first proper video clip from the band since "Sugarcube" (also directed by Morrison).
Track listing
Personnel
;Yo La Tengo
*Ira Kaplan - vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers
*Georgia Hubley - drums, guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion
*James McNew - bass, guitars, vocals
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
;Additional musicians
*Andy Baker - trombone ("Cornelia and Jane", "Before We Run")
*Brian Drye - trombone ("Before We Run")
*Robert Fisher - viola ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run")
*Jeff Hermanson - trumpet ("Before We Run")
*Todd Matthews - violin ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run")
*
Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek (born 1965) is an American composer, cornetist, improviser and visual artist living in Chicago, Illinois.
Biography
Rob Mazurek is an American electro-acoustic composer, cornetist, improviser and visual artist living in Chicago, Illi ...
- cornet ("Cornelia and Jane", "Before We Run")
*John McEntire - percussion ("Ohm") and vibes ("Two Trains")
*Michael McGinnis - baritone saxophone ("Before We Run")
*
Jeff Parker - string arrangement ("Is That Enough")
*William Porter - cello ("Is That Enough", "Before We Run")
*Phyllis Sanders - violin ("Is That Enough", "Stupid Things", "Before We Run")
;Art
*Design by Mark One
*Photographs by Carlie Armstrong
References
External links
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2013 albums
Yo La Tengo albums