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- Artist: Yo La Tengo
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- Release Date: February 28, 1992
- Total Time: 53:03
- Genre: Rock
Review
With song titles like "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss" and "Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)," May I Sing with Me is classic Yo La Tengo, merging pop and noise in an awesome aural display. Songs start with Ira Kaplan's repetitive (and very simple) chord changes, as Georgia Hubley and (at this juncture) regular bassist James McNew add layer after layer of supportive sound. On a noisier track like the aforementioned "Mushroom Cloud of Hiss," the song explodes in paroxysms of feedback and drops the rhythmic pulse altogether, eventually returning the backbeat after a few minutes of white noise. That may not be everybody's cup of tea, but for those who like this type of adventurousness and recklessness, it's a lot of fun. ~ John Dougan, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Detouring America with Horns | Yo La Tengo | (3:56) | |
| Upside-Down | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (2:34) |
| Mushroom Cloud of Hiss | Ira Kaplan, |
Yo La Tengo | (9:09) |
| Swing for Life | Yo La Tengo | (5:07) | |
| Five-Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck) | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (6:26) |
| Some Kinda Fatigue | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (4:26) |
| Always Something | Ira Kaplan, |
Yo La Tengo | (4:30) |
| 86-Second Blowout | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (1:25) |
| Out the Window | Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (3:53) |
| Sleeping Pill | Yo La Tengo | (9:25) | |
| Satellite | John Coltrane, Ira Kaplan | Yo La Tengo | (2:12) |
