Bleep

Don’t be fooled by the winter coats; Yo La Tengo are in a sunny mood on 2003’s Summer Sun, albeit in their own special way. Some 20-odd years and 10 albums into their career, Summer Sun sees indie rock’s busiest trio turn misty-eyed. Trading screeching, 10-minute guitar jams for measured ambience, this album features some of Yo La Tengo’s greatest avant-pop moments; from nostalgic tear-jerker ‘Today is the Day’ to the lover’s plea of ‘Nothing But You and Me’. There’s even a Big Star cover!