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THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN is a 1935 horror movie directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff & Elsa Lanchester

Interviewed as The Wire magazine’s cover star in 2017

the driving philosophy being “what if the pressure of having to perform these songs live is removed entirely

Their resulting album would enjoy both chart success and an enduring legacy

from flitting reversed sounds to churning guitars

Yo La Tengo - Painful Artist_Borderland THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN isOriginally released in 1993, Painful is the outstanding sixth album from Hoboken, New Jersey trio Yo La Tengo and their debut for Matador Records. Produced by John McEntire (Tortoise, Stereolab, Bright Eyes), the 11 track effort marked a creative shift in Yo La Tengo's sound and finds the group melding their signature noise sonics with rich ambient musical textures, resulting in increasingly nuanced songs and beautiful dynamics. Spin's Rob Sheffield