Fall Favs: Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

A mash of casually confident autumn gems:

1. "Return to Hot Chicken" – 1:38
2. "Moby Octopad" – 5:48
3. "Sugarcube" – 3:21
4. "Damage" – 4:39
5. "Deeper into Movies" – 5:23
6. "Shadows" – 2:27
7. "Stockholm Syndrome" – 2:51
8. "Autumn Sweater" – 5:18
9. "Little Honda" – 3:07
10. "Green Arrow" – 5:43
11. "One PM Again" – 2:25
12. "The Lie and How We Told It" – 3:19
13. "Center of Gravity" – 2:42
14. "Spec Bebop" – 10:40
15. "We're an American Band" – 6:25
16. "My Little Corner of the World" – 2:24

One of my all-time favorites, this excursion covers a multitude of sounds and genres while still creating a flowing, consistent atmosphere held strong through the last notes. The feedback solos, shoegaze tones, and lyrical content make this album sound unique as hell, but like something as classic as Coke. Lots of great memories with this album around this time of year. This will conclude this year's fall favs. Link in comments.

Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater from Cameron O on Vimeo.

Fall Favs: Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

Side one

1. "Where Do the Children Play?" – 3:52
2. "Hard Headed Woman" – 3:47
3. "Wild World" – 3:20
4. "Sad Lisa" – 3:45
5. "Miles from Nowhere" – 3:37

Side two

1. "But I Might Die Tonight" – 1:53
2. "Longer Boats" – 3:12
3. "Into White" – 3:24
4. "On the Road to Find Out" – 5:08
5. "Father and Son" – 3:41
6. "Tea for the Tillerman" – 1:01

Cat Steven's 1970 release, Tea For the Tillerman, carries profound sentiment for me. It is my favorite fall album, and no album, other than maybe his 1971 album, Teaser and the FireCat, even comes close to capturing this autumn atmosphere. His sweet croon soars over crisp acoustic melodies. Be sure to grab this one in the comments. Have a good saturday!