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Summer Sun
Rock · 2003 · 13 tracks

Summer Sun

Yo La Tengo

A quiet, jazz-inflected collection of hushed melodies and organ-led grooves. The sound of a humid afternoon spent indoors with the blinds drawn.

April 8, 2003 · Matador

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A hazy, low-energy serenity that feels like a private conversation in a quiet room.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Beach Party Tonight
3:06
02
Little Eyes
4:18
03
Nothing but You and Me
5:13
04
Season of the Shark
4:27
05
Today Is the Day
5:33
06
Tiny Birds
5:07
07
How to Make a Baby Elephant Float
3:29
08
Georgia vs. Yo La Tengo
3:56
09
Don’t Have to Be So Sad
5:53
10
Winter A‐Go‐Go
3:21
11
Moonrock Mambo
4:49
12
Let’s Be Still
10:22
13
Take Care
2:32
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the gentle bossa nova beat of Moonrock Mambo creates a hypnotic, swaying tension that never quite breaks.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Summer Sun sound next to the rest of Yo La Tengo's catalogue?

Golden Hour+4.0σ

Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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