# The Story Behind: Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, Ep. 261 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-yo-la-tengo-i-can-hear-the-heart-beating-as-one-ep-261 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-yo-la-tengo-i-can-hear-the-heart-beating-as-one-ep-261.md Podcast: [1001 Album Complaints](https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250) Published: 2026-05-25T07:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/ca21e7bd-48cd-4942-952b-1f465f41f237.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/ca21e7bd-48cd-4942-952b-1f465f41f237.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-album-complaints-4016250/episodes/the-story-behind-yo-la-tengo-i-can-hear-the-heart-beating-as-one-ep-261 Duration seconds: 6161 ## Resource Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums.  Yo La Tengo are the indie band that just keeps going. With a married couple at its core, a deep love of 60s pop, and an abiding interest in fuzzy guitar, YLT is an electric live act that hit a commercial and critical peak with their 8th full length album. Rob, Adam, and Allan get together to discuss melodic noise, nerd rock, and Mr Magoo. Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0igIwnGq7or0Bs7voaMzxQ?si=c40a7464c1244e93 Listen to I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3V18DIKvRuwdxc2LE4wuac?si=vT6LWF1JSEGj3z559Uax1g And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German , Sweden  1 , 2 , & 3 , Italian , Australian ,  Belgium 1 & 2 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store Next week's album: George Michael - Faith See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-album-complaints-4016250/episodes/the-story-behind-yo-la-tengo-i-can-hear-the-heart-beating-as-one-ep-261/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-yo-la-tengo-i-can-hear-the-heart-beating-as-one-ep-261.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.