May I Sing with Me

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May I Sing with Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1992
Recorded
1991
Genre
Length54:18
Label Alias
Producer Gene Holder
Yo La Tengo chronology
Fakebook
(1990)
May I Sing with Me
(1992)
Painful
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B− [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 5/10 [8]

May I Sing with Me is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released in February 1992 by record label Alias. This album is the first with their now-permanent bassist James McNew. The song "Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)" is a remake of the song "Crispy Duck" with different lyrics.

Contents

Style

The album's sound has been described as an algamation of the "jangle-storm" of The Feelies and the sounds of noise pop. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Detouring America with Horns"Hubley4:03
2."Upside-Down"Kaplan2:38
3."Mushroom Cloud of Hiss"Hubley, Kaplan9:25
4."Swing for Life"Hubley, Kaplan5:06
5."Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)"Hubley, Kaplan6:20
6."Some Kinda Fatigue"Kaplan4:34
7."Always Something"Hubley, Kaplan4:38
8."86-Second Blowout"Kaplan1:32
9."Out the Window"Kaplan4:00
10."Sleeping Pill"Hubley, Kaplan, McNew9:44
11."Satellite"Kaplan2:17

Personnel

Additional personnel

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