There's a Riot Going On

For the similarly named album by Sly and the Family Stone, see There's a Riot Goin' On.
There's a Riot Going On
Studio album by
Yo La Tengo
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018
GenreIndie rock
Length63:30
LabelMatador
ProducerYo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo chronology
Murder in the Second Degree
(2016) 		There's a Riot Going On
(2018) 		We Have Amnesia Sometimes
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
The Guardian[5]
Mojo[6]
The Observer[7]
Pitchfork7.6/10[8]
Q[9]
The Times[10]
Uncut8/10[11]
ViceA−[12]

There's a Riot Going On is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the American band Yo La Tengo, and was released through Matador Records on March 16, 2018.[13][14]

There's a Riot Going On was ranked the 41st best release of the year in The Wire magazine's annual critics' poll.[15]

The title of the album is derived from the 1971 Sly and the Family Stone album There's a Riot Goin' On.[16]

  1. ^ "There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark. "There's a Riot Going On – Yo La Tengo". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ O'Neal, Sean (March 15, 2018). "There's A Riot Going On, so Yo La Tengo recommends staying inside". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Hann, Michael (March 16, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On review – blue sky doo-wop with a crunchy rock edge". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Barnes, Mike (April 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Mojo (293): 93.
  7. ^ Empire, Kitty (March 18, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On review – improvised meditations". The Observer. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  8. ^ Harvey, Eric (March 20, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Snapes, Laura (May 2018). "Gimme Shelter". Q (384): 105.
  10. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (March 16, 2018). "Pop review: Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". The Times. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  11. ^ Deusner, Stephen (April 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Uncut (251): 18.
  12. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 31, 2018). "Robert Christgau on the Refuge of Yo La Tengo and the Audacity of Amy Rigby". Vice. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Read Our Q&A With Yo La Tengo And Hear 4 Songs From Their New Album There's A Riot Going On". Stereogum. 18 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Soundblab reviews There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo on Matador Records". Soundblab. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  15. ^ "2018 Rewind: Releases of the Year 1–50". The Wire. No. 419. London. January 2019. p. 36 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Pareles, Jon (March 14, 2018). "Music Is a Sanctuary From Chaos on Yo La Tengo's 'There's a Riot Going On'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2019.