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There is a seam of
disguised positivity throughout 'Summer Sun' with the lyrics
drenched in the potential for loneliness and pain, but always
offering an escape route: "You need someone to hide behind,
I don't mind."
'Season Of The Shark', is the sweetest and arguably greatest
song of the year to date, with sumptuous Hawaiian guitar licks
and, layers of melody, it touchingly acknowledges and counters
the despair: 'You sink so low you even blame the sun, As the
cause of the shadows on the wall, They are not so bad as they
appear."
Yo La Tengo have created a deceptively summery album, but
have shunned the obvious cars and girls era Beach Boys reference
point. Instead, they have made a great napping album, designed
for snoozing in the garden on the hottest day of the year.
An album that is both blissed out and beautiful.
Gavin Eves
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