And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
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| Studio album by Yo La Tengo | ||||
| Released | February 22, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |||
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| Length | 77:15 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
| Producer | Roger Moutenot | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
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| Melody Maker | |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.1/10 |
| Q | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 |
| The Village Voice | B+ |
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out is the ninth studio album by American indie rock band Yo La Tengo, released on February 22, 2000 by record label Matador. The album received positive reviews from critics.
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out was recorded at Alex the Great in Nashville, Tennessee and mixed at the Big House in Manhattan, New York City. The album was produced by Roger Moutenot and released on February 22, 2000 by Matador Records. The title of the album is likely derived from a Sun Ra quote: "...At first there was nothing...then nothing turned itself inside-out and became something". The album artwork is made up of photographs by surrealist photographer and Yale professor Gregory Crewdson. As of January 2003, the album has sold 114,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan.
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out marks a creative shift in Yo La Tengo's songwriting with a greatly slower approach. The band continued to expand on their simplistic songwriting. Many songs on the album are soft ballads with very airy percussion and background noises. However, the guitars and bass provide a strong undertone of reverberation. The album also features an array of backing instruments such as vibraphone and drum machines, which all lend an expansion of musical textures and differentiation of timbre.
Yo La Tengo deliver more subdued art-pop songs on this album than on any other. However, their noise rock influence is also most present in songs like "Saturday", "Cherry Chapstick", "Tired Hippo", and the 17-minute epic "Night Falls on Hoboken". The title "Let's Save Tony Orlando's House" comes from an episode of The Simpsons, titled "Marge on the Lam". It is the name of a telethon that actor Troy McClure previously hosted. During this period, many of their tracks were given temp-titles based on Troy McClure's filmography.
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