Indie heroes Yo La Tengo have shared a new, quarantine-inspired ambient track on their newly-minted Bandcamp page.
The track, ‘James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds (Monday)’, was recorded at the band’s Hoboken rehearsal space back in April.
In the track’s Bandcamp description, Ira Kaplan explains that the song was born from a “practise” session the trio performed a few months go.
“In late April, with the outside world weighing on everybody, we determined that the three of us could assemble in Hoboken without disobeying the rules laid out by Governor Murphy, and resumed . . . “practising” hardly describes it, because we’ve done no practising per se, and anyway what would [we] be practising for . . . playing,” he explained.
“James set up one microphone in the middle of the room in case we stumbled on something useful for the future. Instead we decided to release something we did right now.”
Yo La Tengo’s last record, There’s a Riot Going On, arrived in 2018. Their 1995 album Eclectr-o-pura is set to recieve a 25th-anniversary reissue via Matador’s Revisionist History series in September.
Check out: ‘James and Ira demonstrate mysticism and some confusion holds (Monday)’ by Yo La Tengo:
Over these past few months, Bandcamp has proven to be the heroes of coronavirus. For three consecutive months, on the first Friday of each month the platform waived their revenue cut for 24 hours in an attempt to “put much needed money directly into artists’ pockets.”
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“Musicians will continue to feel the effects of lost touring income for many months to come, so we’re also sharing some ideas below on how fans can support the artists they love and how artists can give fans new, creative ways to provide support,” the company shared.
“It may sound simple, but the best way to help artists is with your direct financial support, and we hope you’ll join us through the coming months as we work to support artists in this challenging time.”
