Yo La Tengo and Jad Fair have announced a reissue of their rare 1998 collaborative LP Strange but True. Long out-of-print and unavailable to stream, the album will be released on vinyl, CD, and, for the first time, digital platforms. All versions are set to arrive December 12 via Joyful Noise and Bar/None. Listen to “Texas Man Abducted By Aliens for Outer Space Joyride” below.
The songs on Strange but True are titled after headlines from the periodical Weekly World News, which were gathered by David Fair, Jad Fair’s brother and bandmate in Half Japanese. “When I started as a musician, I just wanted to sound like myself,” Jad Fair said in a press statement. “You would think that would be the easiest thing to do, but, for most people, it’s difficult.”
Yo La Tengo shared their latest studio album, This Stupid World, in 2023. They followed it up with an EP, Old Joy, earlier this year.
Read about Yo La Tengo’s 1997 album I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One at No. 73 on “The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s.”
Strange but True:
01 Helpful Monkey Wallpapers Entire Home
02 Texas Man Abducted by Aliens for Outer Space Joy Ride
03 National Sports Association Hires Retired English Professor to Name New Wrestling Holds
04 Dedicated Thespian Has Teeth Pulled to Play Newborn Baby in High School Play
05 Three-Year-Old Genius Graduates High School at Top of Her Class
06 Embarrassed Teen Accidentally Uses Valuable Rare Postage Stamp
07 Principal Punishes Students with Bad Impressions and Tired Jokes
08 Retired Grocer Constructs Tiny Mount Rushmore Entirely of Cheese
09 X-Ray Reveals Doctor Left Wristwatch Inside Patient
10 Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #2
11 Retired Woman Starts New Career in Monkey Fashions
12 Circus Strongman Runs for PTA President
13 High School Shop Class Constructs Bicycle Built for 26
14 Clumsy Grandmother Serves Delicious Dessert by Mistake #1
15 Ohio Town Saved from Killer Bees by Hungry Vampire Bats
16 Nevada Man Invents Piano with 21 Extra Keys
17 Clever Chemist Makes Chewing Gum from Soap
18 Minnesota Man Claims Monkey Bowled Perfect Game
19 Ingenious Scientist Invents Car of the Future
20 Car Gears Stick in Reverse, Daring Driver Crosses Town Backwards
21 Shocking Fashion Statement Terrorizes Town
22 Feisty Millionaire Fills Potholes with Hundred-Dollar Bills
