Yo La Tengo has teamed up with renowned comix practitioner Jim Woodring, author of The Frank Book and other light classics, to present a swell collection of cute soft-vinyl dolls for those who pre-order their new DVD Tree, available in “late November 2013.”

The three dolls represent the three members of Yo La Tengo: “The ecstatic creatures that inhabit ‘The Tree’ are the 3 beings blessed by the god of music.”
 

This product is a set of DVD and 3 soft-vinyl dolls. The DVD contains an original animation (5:20 minutes) of a mind-blowing colorful dream world that centers on “the Tree” and the 3 whimsical characters. It is made by a Japanese production company that specialize in hand-drawn animation: drop. And of course, All NEW music by Yo La Tengo! The 3 colorful soft-vinyl dolls were sculpted by Japanese master sculptor: Tomohiro Yasui. Beautiful packaging design by Jim Woodring with a bonus comic on the back.

 
The DVD and the dolls together cost $40. The set will also be available in limited quantities on their coming European tour.

Here’s a video snippet presenting the three characters, although it is inexplicably without audio.