There's a Riot Going On

For the similarly named album by Sly and the Family Stone, see There's a Riot Goin' On.

There's a Riot Going On
Studio album by Yo La Tengo
Released	March 16, 2018
Genre	Indie rock
Length	63:30
Label	Matador
Producer	Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo chronology
Murder in the Second Degree (2016) There's a Riot Going On (2018) We Have Amnesia Sometimes (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[1]
Metacritic	77/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Mojo	[6]
The Observer	[7]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[8]
Q	[9]
The Times	[10]
Uncut	8/10[11]
Vice	A−[12]

There's a Riot Going On is the fifteenth full-length studio album by the American band Yo La Tengo, and was released through Matador Records on March 16, 2018.^[13][14]

There's a Riot Going On was ranked the 41st best release of the year in The Wire magazine's annual critics' poll.^[15]

The title of the album is derived from the 1971 Sly and the Family Stone album There's a Riot Goin' On.^[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yo La Tengo except "Polynesia #1" by Michael Hurley

No.	Title	Vocals	Length
1.	"You Are Here"		5:44
2.	"Shades of Blue"	Hubley	2:50
3.	"She May, She Might"	Kaplan	5:22
4.	"For You Too"	Kaplan	4:12
5.	"Ashes"	Hubley	3:34
6.	"Polynesia #1"	Hubley	2:26
7.	"Dream Dream Away"	McNew	5:50
8.	"Shortwave"		5:44
9.	"Above the Sound"	Kaplan McNew	5:40
10.	"Let's Do It Wrong"	Kaplan Hubley	3:34
11.	"What Chance Have I Got"	Hubley	3:06
12.	"Esportes Casual"		1:26
13.	"Forever"	Kaplan McNew	4:20
14.	"Out of the Pool"	Kaplan	2:46
15.	"Here You Are"	Kaplan Hubley McNew	6:56
Total length:			63:30

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17]	178
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18]	63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[19]	21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	47
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	60
US Billboard 200[23]	136
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24]	11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25]	25

References

1. "There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
2. "There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
3. Deming, Mark. "There's a Riot Going On – Yo La Tengo". AllMusic. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
4. O'Neal, Sean (March 15, 2018). "There's A Riot Going On, so Yo La Tengo recommends staying inside". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
5. Hann, Michael (March 16, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On review – blue sky doo-wop with a crunchy rock edge". The Guardian. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
6. Barnes, Mike (April 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Mojo (293): 93.
7. Empire, Kitty (March 18, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On review – improvised meditations". The Observer. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
8. Harvey, Eric (March 20, 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
9. Snapes, Laura (May 2018). "Gimme Shelter". Q (384): 105.
10. Hodgkinson, Will (March 16, 2018). "Pop review: Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". The Times. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
11. Deusner, Stephen (April 2018). "Yo La Tengo: There's a Riot Going On". Uncut (251): 18.
12. Christgau, Robert (March 31, 2018). "Robert Christgau on the Refuge of Yo La Tengo and the Audacity of Amy Rigby". Vice. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
13. "Read Our Q&A With Yo La Tengo And Hear 4 Songs From Their New Album There's A Riot Going On". Stereogum. 18 January 2018.
14. "Soundblab reviews There's a Riot Going On by Yo La Tengo on Matador Records". Soundblab. Archived from the original on 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
15. "2018 Rewind: Releases of the Year 1–50". The Wire. No. 419. London. January 2019. p. 36 – via Exact Editions. (subscription required)
16. Pareles, Jon (March 14, 2018). "Music Is a Sanctuary From Chaos on Yo La Tengo's 'There's a Riot Going On'". The Guardian. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
17. "Ultratop.be – Yo La Tengo – There's a Riot Going On" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Yo La Tengo – There's a Riot Going On" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
19. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
20. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 12: del 16.3.2018 al 22.3.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
21. "Swisscharts.com – Yo La Tengo – There's a Riot Going On". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
22. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
23. "Yo La Tengo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
24. "Yo La Tengo Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
25. "Yo La Tengo Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2019.