Today Is the Day (EP)

Today Is the Day

EP by Yo La Tengo
Released	2003
Recorded	1999-2002
Genre	Indie
Label	Matador Records
Producer	Roger Moutenot

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Today Is the Day is an EP by Yo La Tengo, released in 2003 on Matador Records. The title track is a rock version of a song from the album Summer Sun.

The EP features a cover of the song “Needle of Death” by Bert Jansch. The album artwork imitates the artwork for Ornette Coleman’s Something Else!!!!.^[4]^[5]

In popular culture

The song "Today Is the Day" is featured in the video game Major League Baseball 2K6.^[6]

Track listing

"Today Is the Day" - 4:26
"Styles of the Times" - 4:19
"Outsmartener" - 2:56
"Needle of Death" (Jansch) - 3:18
"Dr. Crash" - 2:37
"Cherry Chapstick" - 5:31

References

Yo La Tengo

Georgia Hubley Ira Kaplan James McNew Dave Schramm Stephan Wichnewski Dave Rick Mike Lewis

Studio Albums	Ride the Tiger New Wave Hot Dogs President Yo La Tengo Fakebook May I Sing with Me Painful Electr-O-Pura I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out Summer Sun I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass Popular Songs Fade Stuff Like That There

EPs	Today Is the Day! Stupid Things

Film scores	The Sounds of the Sounds of Science They Shoot, We Score

Compilation albums	Prisoners of Love

Other albums	Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo Strange but True (with Jad Fair) Fuckbook (as Condo Fucks) Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics

Related articles	Discography Matador Records Dump WFMU

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