Rare is the band that can cover themselves. Rarer is the band that would even think of it and rarer still is a band that would return to the conception and re-imagine its first breakthrough record. “Stuff Like That There”, a 14 song collection of covers, originals and reworking(s) happens to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Yo La Tengo’s landmark 1990 album of the same concept, Fakebook.
Recorded with Gene Holder (The Feelies), “Stuff Like That There” Has the trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew augmented by the guitarist and former Yo La Tengo member Dave Schramm, with James negotiating the wonders of the upright bass for the first time. This album has be dreamed about by Yo La Tengo fans for decades, and the wait is nearly over.