''Murder in the Second Degree'' is a 2016 album by the American musical group

Yo La Tengo Yo La Tengo (YLT; Spanish for "I have her") is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan (guitars, piano, vocals), Georgia Hubley (drums, piano, vocals), and James M ...

. The album consists of

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originally written by other musicians, all of which were played live in the studio by Yo La Tengo as fundraisers for independent radio station

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. It is a follow-up to their 2006 compilation album, '' Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics''. The album cover was created by cartoonist

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, who did the cover of the previous compilation album as well.

Track listing

References

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