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 is the fifteenth 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
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 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