Yo La Tengo share new song “Aselestine”

It’s the second single from their 17th studio LP, This Stupid World, due out February 10 via Matador.

January 11, 2023
Yo La Tengo share new song “Aselestine” Cheryl Dunn

Yo La Tengo’s 16th studio album, This Stupid World, arrives in 30 short days. And today (January 11), the stalwart avant-rock trio have shared its second offering. “Aselestine,” which follows the record’s November lead single, “Fallout,” is a sweet but somber cut led by Georgia Hubley’s cloudy vocal melody. She laments the loss of a troubled yet somehow saintly figure whose tangible absence on the track is both literal — through lyrics like “I wait for you / It’s not the same” — and atmospheric, dwelling in the misty synth that surrounds the simple acoustic guitar strumming, reserved bass line, and nearly invisible drums behind her voice.

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Watch Sabrina Nichols’ visualizer for “Aselestine” and view Yo La Tengo’s upcoming tour dates below.

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This Stupid World 2023 tour

February 15 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
February 16 - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
February 17 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
February 19 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
February 20 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
February 22 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
February 24 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
February 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
February 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
February 27 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom

March 9 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
March 10 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
March 11 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
March 13 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
March 14 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
March 16 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
March 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
March 18 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
March 19 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
March 21 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Smalls
March 22 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
March 24 - Chicago, IL - Metro
March 25 - Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
March 26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

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April 10 - Dublin, IE - 3Olympia
April 12 - Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
April 13 - Bristol, UK - SWX
April 14 - London, UK - The London Palladium
April 16 - Brussels, BE - Ancienne Belgique
April 18 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
April 19 - Rotterdam, NL - LantarenVenster
April 20 - Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
April 21 - Copenhagen, DK - Bremen Teater
April 23 - Cologne, DE - Gloria Theatre
April 24 Prague, Czech Republic - MEETFACTORY
April 25 - Berlin, DE - Festaal Kreuzberg
April 27 - Paris, FR - La Cigale
April 29 - Barcelona, ES - Sala Apolo
April 30 - Murcia, ES - WARM UP Festival
May 2 - Madrid, ES - Warner Music Station Príncipe Pío
May 3 - Bilbao, ES - Santana 27

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Yo La Tengo share new song “Aselestine”