Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo, Strange But True - 40m 59s

Tracks & Durations

1. Helpful Monkey Wallpapers Entire Home	2:06
2. Texas Man Abducted by Aliens for Outer Space Joy Ride	2:36
3. Name New Wrestling Holds	2:32
4. Gh School Play	1:38
5. S	1:17
6. Embarrassed Teen Accidentally Uses Valuable Rare Postage Stamp	2:48
7. Es	1:24
8. Se	1:50
9. X-ray Reveals Doctor Left Wristwatch Inside Patient	0:50
10. Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #2	1:00
11. Retired Woman Starts New Career in Monkey Fashions	1:35
12. Circus Strongman Runs for PTA President	3:19
13. High School Shop Class Constructs Bicycle Built for 26	1:31
14. Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #1	1:21
15. Ohio Town Saved From Killer Bees by Hungry Vampire Bats	2:26
16. Nevada Man Invents Piano with 21 Extra Keys	1:10
17. Clever Chemist Makes Chewing Gum from Soap	1:59
18. Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game	1:34
19. Ingenious Scientist Invents Car of the Future	1:28
20. Rds	1:48
21. Shocking Fashion Statement Terrorizes Town	1:56
22. Feisty Millionaire Fills Potholes with Hundred-Dollar Bills	2:40

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Review

Recorded over a two-day period, Strange but True doesn't sacrifice the talents of its individual collaborators. Jad Fair's nasally spoken musings, penned by his Half Japanese bandmate and brother, David, draw on supermarket tabloids for their themes and titles (e.g., "Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game," one of two monkey-themed tracks) while Hoboken, New Jersey, legends Yo La Tengo construct sonic foundations that are alternately hazy, loose, or steeped in old-fashioned garage rock. Almost every track on Strange but True was recorded in one improvised take with the headphone-less band members unaware of what Fair was waxing over the vocal tracks. They probably all had a good laugh over the final product, and most listeners will, too. Strange but True is neither a novelty album nor a beatnik-poetry farce but two indie-rock icons having fun to positive results. When's the last time you heard something like that? --Jason Josephes

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