Yo La Tengo to Play Two-Part Show at Sydney Opera House

As part of the Opera House's recent haul-in of contemporary acts, indie-rock veterans and virtuosos, Yo La Tengo, will be performing a unique two-part show that divulges the 'soft' and the 'loud' on March 13, 2014.

Labelled "the quintessential critic's band", they have remained versatile yet reliable: an institution of high-calibre indie. For this performance, the seminal trio will draw from a catalogue spanning 30 years. Their repertoire spans immersive bossa nova lullabies through to clanging punk-rock freakouts, not to mention an encyclopaedic repertoire of covers, heralding a generation's love of the classic mix-tape.

Lately, it seems the sleepy romance of their softer tracks has taken precedence with the recent release of Fade. The 2013 album is serenely melodic, dipping into surfer rock, motown, and '60s soul. It is a cohesive and beautifully melded arrangement of sounds, bespeaking a band that has truly come into its own.

Yo La Tengo will also be swinging down Victoria way for Golden Plains Festival in March, performing alongside hip hop legends Public Enemy.

Tickets will go on sale this Friday, November 1, from the Sydney Opera House website.

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