In February, Yo La Tengo released its much admired (see above) 17th album, This Stupid World. They’ve been on the road more or less ever since, with a sold-out US tour wrapping up last month and a run of European shows kicking off next week.  

And there’s more to come. Yo La Tengo has added a run of North American dates in June, visiting DC, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, and points in between. Find a complete itinerary below. Last month, the band taped a four-song acoustic live session at Seattle’s KEXP. The complete performance has now been made available online.

Time keeps moving and things keep changing, but that doesn’t mean we can’t fight back. Yo La Tengo has raced time for nearly four decades and, to my ears, they just keep winning. The trio’s latest victory is called This Stupid World, a spellbinding set of reflective songs that resist the ticking clock.

Of course, times have changed for Yo La Tengo as much as for everyone else. In the past, the band has often worked with outside producers and mixers. They made This Stupid World all by themselves. And their time-tested judgment is both sturdy enough to keep things to the band’s high standards and nimble enough to make things new. At the base of nearly every track is the trio playing all at once, giving everything a right-now feel. There’s an immediacy to the music as if the distance between the first pass and the final product has become more direct.

Everyone on This Stupid World grapples with how time keeps steamrolling and how we keep trying to do something about it. It is there in the title, a defiant but clear-eyed declaration that suggests a will to fight, against the odds.

TOUR DATES

Mon, Apr 10 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia

Wed, Apr 12 – Manchester, UK – New Century Hall

Thu, Apr 13 – Bristol, UK – SWX

Fri, Apr 14 – London, UK – The London Palladium

Sun, Apr 16 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique SOLD OUT

Tue, Apr 18 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

Wed, Apr 19 – Rotterdam, NL – LantarenVenster SOLD OUT

Thu, Apr 20 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefaehrlich

Fri, Apr 21 – Copenhagen, DK – Bremen Teater SOLD OUT

Sun, Apr 23 – Cologne, DE – Gloria Theatre SOLD OUT

Mon, Apr 24 Prague, Czech Republic – MEETFACTORY

Tue, Apr 25 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys Neue Welt SOLD OUT

Thu, Apr 27 – Paris, FR – La Cigale

Sat, Apr 29 – Barcelona, ES – Sala Apolo SOLD OUT

Sun, Apr 30 – Murcia, ES – WARM UP Festival

Tue, May 2 – Madrid, ES – Warner Music the Music Station Príncipe Pío

Wed, May 3 – Bilbao, ES – Santana 27

Thu, May 4 – Bordeaux, FR – Rockschool Barbey

Fri, June 9 – Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall 

Sat, June 10 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis 

Tue, June 13 – Portland, ME – State Theatre

Wed, June 14 – South Deerfield, MA – Summer Stage at Tree House Brewing Company Western Mass

Thu, June 15 – Montreal, QC – Corona Theatre

Fri, June 16 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Sun, June 18 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

Mon, June 19 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club

Wed, June 21 – Homer, NY – Center For the Arts

Thu, June 22 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre

Fri, June 23 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Beer Garden

Sat, June 24 – Chicago, IL – Metro 

Mon, June 26 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre

Tue, June 27 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn 

Wed, June 28 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse 

Fri, July 28 – Sun July 30 – Yuzawa, JP – Fuji Rock Festival 2023