I've also been talking about doing this one too, and apparently (though I must admit I don't recall) I listened to the album already, so let's see if I can refresh my slowly deteriorating memory.
Title: “Autumn sweater”
Format: Single
Written by: Yo La Tengo
Performed by: Yo La Tengo
Genre: Indie Rock
Taken from: The Yo La Tengo album
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Year: 1997
Acclaim: Again, although the album is highly respected and regarded as the band's best effort, and this time the song I'm looking at was released as a single, I have no details as to how well or otherwise it did, so can only assume it's probably liked by YLT fans but otherwise mostly unknown? Again if I'm wrong, please set me straight; this is another band I know nothing about.
Once more I find this is first up in the results for YouTube, so must be well known. Heavy beating drum at the start (reflecting the album title?) then a thick organ comes in (shut up!) before the vocal starts, quite restrained and sort of low-key. The tempo is definitely mid-paced, then the bass cuts in and the song gets a little more intense, sort of conga percussion too. Takes on a sort of marching, almost militaristic feel in the drumming but the vocal remains more or less the same all the way through. Interesting that there seems to be little or no guitar; this is almost totally driven on the keyboard.
Things I like about this : Again, pretty much everything. I liked the vocal, I loved the organ and the way the percussion changed was cool. The laidback feel of it was really nice.
Things I don't like about this: Again, nothing I can point to.
Rating: 