In 1993, Yo La Tengo began their partnership with Matador Records , releasing a 7″ and CD5 of the song “Shaker” which the band recorded with John Siket in New Jersey. The following LP, 1993’s Painful , was also the beginning of the band’s fruitful creative partnership with producer Roger Moutenot, who has produced all of their subsequent albums up until 2013’s Fade , which was produced by John McEntire . Painful is the first Yo La Tengo album to feature James McNew on every song. Ira Kaplan explains:
Painful
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