And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

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studio album
First released:
Feb 22 1999

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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out is a 2000 (see 2000 in music) album by Yo La Tengo, an alternative rock music group from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. 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."</br>

The album marked yet another creative shift in Yo La Tengo's songwriting with a greatly slower approach. The band continue to expand on their simplistic songwriting; many of the songs are soft ballads with very airy percussion and background noises; however, the guitars and bass provide a strong undertone of reverberation. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 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 on And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out, with 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, "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. The title "The Crying of Lot G" is a reference to Thomas Pynchon's novel The Crying of Lot 49.

The track "Our Way To Fall" appears in the episode of Six Feet Under "Driving Mr. Mossback" (Season 2, Episode 4), and a techno version of "You Can Have it All" was used as Northwest Airlines's theme song under the "Now You're Flying Smart" slogan. Canadian folk-rock group The Olympic Symphonium covered "Saturday" on their 2007 album Chapter 1.

The album artwork is made up of photographs by surrealist photographer and Yale professor Gregory Crewdson.

"You Can Have It All" is a cover of the George McCrae song of the same name, originally written by Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band. Though Yo La Tengo's take is of a distinctly different style, with a much slower tempo.

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Catalog number:
OLE 371-2
Release dates:
  • Feb 22 2000 in United States
  • Dec 2 2003

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Female Vocalist, Indie, Lo-Fi, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars endless love
This is easily the most lo-fi, acoustic effort of the last four YLT discs: softly ticking drum machines, spacy guitar atmospherics, not-so-sudden organs and whispery vocals are the m.o. here. One exception: "Cherry Chapstick," which sounds like "Sugarcube" injected with a healthy dose of Sonic Youth's "Teenage Riot"--and it's amazing. The album starts off slowly, almost shyly, with the ethereal "Everyday," but by the third or fourth track, it becomes all-consuming. This is the most seamless YLT …
Written by leopold bloom "poldy"
3 stars Nice. Nice. Not thrilling... but nice
There is something inherently endearing about this band. Most of their albums show a mastery of soundsculpture, great taste in cover songs and (in my opinion) maybe two or three really great original songs. 1998's 'I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One' was a breakthrough of sorts (their 'Daydream nation' if you will) because (for once) it contained a surplus of great songs; the fancy sonic textures served merely as enhancements.

Those hoping for another 'Heart' will most likely be disappointed by…
Written by Martin J Flanagan

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And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Matador
catalog number: OLE 371
release dates: Feb 22 1999 in United States
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