We Have Amnesia Sometimes | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Yo La Tengo |
Cover: | We Have Amnesia Sometimes.jpg |
Released: | July 17, 2020 |
Recorded: | April 2020 |
Studio: | Rehearsal space, Hoboken, New Jersey |
Label: | Matador |
Chronology: | Yo La Tengo |
Prev Title: | There's a Riot Going On |
Prev Year: | 2018 |
Next Title: | This Stupid World |
Next Year: | 2023 |
We Have Amnesia Sometimes is the sixteenth studio album by Yo La Tengo, released on July 17, 2020.
The album consists of five tracks recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The songs were recorded by the band placing a single mic in the center of their rehearsal space. The improvised songs are reminiscent of ambient music, with slowly moving, droning sounds.
The digital version of the album includes recolored versions of the main cover art attached to each track.
The album has received mostly favorable reviews. On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a score of 79, indicating generally favorable reviews.[1]
All songs written by Yo La Tengo.