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"Here to Fall"from the album Popular Songs2009iTunesPopular Songs, Yo La Tengo's 12th album in nearly 25 years, only sounds like the title of a greatest-hits collection. Its 12 tracks offer variations on what fans have come to expect from the band, but those variations come filled with surprises. The album-opening "Here to Fall" begins with the slow tick-tock of echo-laden noise, but the sudden entrance of pounding drums and insistent strings better represents Popular Songs. Attention, in other words, must be paid.Like 2006's I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat...