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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
Metacritic	77/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The A.V. Club	B+
The Guardian
Mojo
The Observer
Pitchfork	7.6/10
Q
The Times
Uncut	8/10
Vice	A−

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.

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

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

Track listing

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

Charts

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.
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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.
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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.
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23. "Yo La Tengo Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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25. "Yo La Tengo Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2019.

• 2018 albums
• Matador Records albums
• Yo La Tengo albums