Reviews
"The undulating tones anchor it all, giving it a unified purpose even though few of the melodies are of the hummable variety.", "While the riot continued outside, this was the otherworldly antidote, where the trio whipped up acoustic motorik, droney ambience and reverby ballads that resembled a comatose Beach Boys.", "RIOT is like a plush panic room. It's one of their subtler albums, built from sounds and ideas they've been playing with for decades.", "An intriguingly fluid listen. Unlike some Yo La Tengo albums that offer a motley smörgåsbord, veering from style to style, this one drifts gradually, casually from coherence to abstraction and back again.", "THERE'S A RIOT GOING ON may inspire a devotion as powerful as I CAN FEEL THE HEART BEATING AS ONE or SUMMER SUN inspires."
