And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

Hailed as a "quiet masterpiece" upon release, Yo La Tengo's And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out proposed a radical new future for rock music. Released at a time when the music industry was changing dramatically thanks to the rise of online file sharing, it suggested that the only way for a band to survive was to listen to themselves.

A delicate and hushed album, its songs explore the quiet battles that take place every day and the beauty that can emerge from the ordinary. In many ways, this is reflective of the story of the band that made it - self-managed for most of their career and having maintained the same line-up since 1992, Yo La Tengo almost resemble a suburbs-based nuclear family.

And Then Nothing… argues that great art does not come from suffering, but instead, steady, unglamorous work. It is an album that helped forge a new mythology for rock and roll: one not built on sex, drugs and debauchery, but instead the quiet lives of people living in peaceful suburban homes. From the nothingness of the everyday, something incredible can emerge.

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out features in the following genres: Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Music reviews and criticism

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out is available in Paperback

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out was written by Elliott Simpson and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out has 128 pages

Yes it is part of 33 1/3 series

£8.99