James McNew is an American musician who has played bass in the indie rock band Yo La Tengo since their 1992 album May I Sing with Me.

[1] He was previously a member of the band Christmas and was featured on their third album, Vortex.

[2] McNew also played in Ectoslavia, a predecessor to Pavement and the Silver Jews, in the early 1990s.

[1] The documentary The Parking Lot Movie highlighted McNew's career as a parking lot attendant in Charlottesville, Virginia, before his career as a musician.

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