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Ride the Tiger
Rock · 1986 · 11 tracks · 38m

Ride the Tiger

Yo La Tengo

A scrappy, jangly debut balancing 60s garage influences with a flat, intimate vocal delivery. The sound of a band finding their voice in the 80s underground.

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The sound of your favorite record store clerks finally starting the band they've been talking about for years.

An earnest and unpretentious blend of garage-rock energy and quiet, personal reflection.

Ride the Tiger · vs · Yo La Tengo
Stripped Back+2.2σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 38m
01
The Cone of Silence
2:50
02
Big Sky
2:46
03
The Evil That Men Do
4:11
04
The Forest Green
3:24
05
The Pain of Pain
5:36
06
The Way Some People Die
3:38
07
The Empty Pool
2:22
08
Alrock's Bells
4:09
09
Five Years
3:46
10
Screaming Dead Balloons
3:17
11
Living in the Country
2:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The driving, hypnotic rhythm of The Cone of Silence that establishes the band's early obsession with steady grooves.
The surprisingly melodic and jangly guitar interplay on The Forest Green that hints at their future pop sensibilities.
The sprawling, slightly chaotic energy of Screaming Dead Balloons where the feedback begins to take center stage.
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