Yo La Tengo · Old Joy

Label: Mississippi Records / Genre: Indie · Psyche

TRACKS FOR OLD JOY
1. Leaving Home
2. Getting Lost
3. Path to Springs
4. Driving Home
5. End Credits
6. Leaving Home - Alternate Version

Recorded in a single afternoon at Yo La Tengo’s studio in Hoboken, Old Joy is a drifting, improvisatory journey, born out of years-long friendship between the band and the film’s director.

The six instrumental tracks, created in collaboration with legendary guitarist Smokey Hormel, carry that unmistakable Yo La Tengo sound, but delivered in service of another great work of art. The music, like so much of Reichardt’s film work, is low-key yet arresting, stripped down to the essentials, warm and unpretentious. The record includes two variations on the beloved “Leaving Home” theme, released for the first time on vinyl after years traveling in Yo La Tengo fan circles.

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