In 1993, Yo La Tengo began their partnership with Matador Records, releasing a 7" and CD5 of the song "Shaker" which the band recorded with John Siket in New Jersey. The following LP, 1993's "Painful", was also the beginning of the band's fruitful creative partnership with producer Roger Moutenot, who has produced all of their subsequent albums up until 2013's "Fade", which was produced by John McEntire. "Painful" is the first Yo La Tengo album to feature James McNew on every song. Ira Kaplan explains: