They formed in new york city and the most recent lineup of the band consists of thurston moore, kim gordon, lee ranaldo. It was released in may 1986 by sst records, the bands first release on the label. It was recorded between december 1981 and january 1982 and released in march 1982 by glenn brancas neutral label. In their early career, sonic youth was associated with the no. The 2006 cd remaster is excellent with the early studio track and rough live songs a welcome bonus, this reissue also has an excellent booklet. Sonic youth reissue bad moon rising and evol on lp and. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. Sonic youths future acclaim was unthinkable when guitaristsvocalists thurston moore and lee ranaldo and bassistvocalist kim gordon formed sonic youth in 1981. The lp version is 5 minutes long, and the radio edit is around 3 minutes, cutting almost all of the guitar work in the middle of the song. The noise that sonic youth started to make was breathtaking. Great hearing some of my favourites like mark arm, the late great ron asheton of the stooges and thurston moore and steve shelley of sonic youth in collaboration playing pure fuzzed up rock n roll. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, daydream nation catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wide commercial success without compromising their artistic vision. Sonic youth daydream nation vinyl records, lp, cd on cdandlp. After, we footed hesitantly back onto earth, and even the chemical brothers seemed dull.
Stream tracks and playlists from sonicyouth on your desktop or mobile device. Moore sings the song, taking a rather conventional trope the idea of being incinerated as a. The bands first fulllength album was confusion is sex, released in 1983. Typically, bootlegs range from somewhat impressive to downright atrocious, and these are no exception. Sonic youth daydream nation 2xlp repress 610 steve. All three arrived in manhattan during the height of the new yorkbased postpunk no wave movement. Daydream nation was sonic youths sixth fulllength, their first double lp, and their last for an indie label before signing with geffen.
The discography of american rock band sonic youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven. Such an underrated album, from the golden middle period of sonic youth. By 1986, a still relatively recently formed sonic youth was in a time of transition. The album gained the band increasing critical acclaim and exposure, and the group released sister and the. Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan mexico. Sonic nurse approaches that level of greatness, with plenty of awesome dissonant guitar from thurston moore and lee ranaldo. Evol is the third studio album by the american alternative rock band sonic youth. This section is dedicated to unofficial sonic youth releases. Get the best deals on sonic youth lp vinyl records when you shop the. The leadoff track, move away, sounds like an abstract sonic youth project i can get into, despite kim moving back towards the demented cheerleader style. Bad moon rising was released two years later on blast first, a label created specifically for sonic youth releases. Sunday, the first single from sonic youths 1998 album a thousand leaves, features a music video directed by harmony korine and starring macaulay culkin and his wife at the time, rachel miner.
Sonic youth licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of squeaky squawk. This would be the most ugly, horrendous, noisy, abrasive, violent beast of a record that has ever been recorded. Kim gordon thurston moore lee ranaldo steve shelley mark ibold. Release sunday was released on april 23, 1998 by record label geffen as the first and only single from their 10th studio album, a thousand leaves. Widely considered to be their watershed moment, the album catapulted them into the mainstream and proved that indie bands could enjoy wide commercial success without compromising their artistic vision. Sonic youth had no equivalent then, and they still dont no one on the underground can rival them for daring, brilliance and range. Sonic youth war an american rock baund based in new york ceety, formed in 1981.
Discussion in music corner started by numanoid, may 28, 2014. Kill yr idols was released the same year under the german label zensor records. The music video for sunday can be found on the sonic youth dvd corporate ghost, released on r1 dvd in the us on june 8, 2004. Their willingness to experiment and evolve brought them perilously near the mainstream in the early 90s, but recent efforts have once again delivered them into the covetous arms of artrocks intelligentsia.
Sonic youth goo lp 11 track 180 gram heavyweight vinyl with insert and download. Both editions include bonus song bubblegum bubblegum is on a download card w the lp. The music is absolutely drenched in atmosphere with some great bass and drum work. Sonic youth followed their first full lp, confusion is sex, with a pitchblack, punishing take on americana titled after, of all things, a creedence clearwater revival song.
Sonic youth band t shirt, sonic youth tshirt, sonic youth best clothing unisex us size s2xl. The album is notable for being the first with a new drummer, steve shelley, replacing bob bert, and for showing signs of the bands transition from their no wave past toward a greater pop sensibility. It is the only recording featuring the early sonic youth lineup with richard edson on drums. The last lineup consisted of thurston moore vocals, guitar, kim gordon vocals, bass, guitar, lee ranaldo vocals and guitar, steve shelley drums and mark ibold bass. Cmrra, kobalt music publishing, latinautor umpg, bmi broadcast music inc.
Daydream nation was sonic youths sixth album, their first double lp, and their last for an indie label before signing with geffen. Cd lp editions of evol, bad moon rising, sonic youthcd2xlp, daydream nation 2xlp cd and ciccone youth are all available now via the bands own label distributed byrevolvermidheaven. Sonic youths island, like the city of their origins, is unearthly, incomparable and glaringly alive. Sonic youth is the debut ep by american rock band sonic youth.
Sonic youth foi uma banda norteamericana formada em 1981 em nova york por thurston moore vocalguitarra, lee ranaldo vocalguitarra, kim gordon vocalguitarrabaixo, mark ibold baixo e steve shelley bateria. Buy sonic youth vinyl records and get the best deals. The songs riff was taken from heliums song skeleton one of the singles bsides, moist vagina. Now, some would have said that it was a tuneless racket, but then this was the day of the selfpublishing and steve wright and his possey on radio 1, when kajagoogoo were considered risky. This song was released in 2006 as the leading single off sys rather ripped album. This is a latterday sonic youth album worth hearing if you love their guitar sound. Sonic youth cofounder says hes been fascinated with the struggle faced by manning and admires her as a punk princess stepping up for whats right published. Born out of the noise of new yorks thrivinginugliness no wave scene and ensconced in the influence of glenn brancas avantgarde guitar experimentalism, the bands early albums slowly morphed from the snotty abrasive clatter of its selftitled ep and spotty first proper lp confusion is sex into a far darker. Sunday comes alone again a perfect day for a quiet friend and you you will set it free i see. Sonic youth differs stylistically from the bands later work in its greater incorporation of clean guitars, standard tuning. Check out our sonic youth band selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Sonic youth formed 1981 sonic youth are an american alternative rock band. Shop 26 records for sale for album daydream nation by sonic youth on cdandlp in vinyl and cd format.
Sonic youth was an influential experimental rock band which formed in new york city, new york, united states in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus. Sonicyouth confusion is sex 1983 this was the first sonic youth album i heard and the one that got me into the band. Sonic youths eponymous debut ep, reissued in a deluxe double lp edition on the bands own goofin imprint, was recorded in late 1981 at radio city music hall in nyc and originally released on composer glenn brancas neutral label. In addition, a new section dedicated to sys exclusive webonly downloads is. The album is loosely based on compositions the newly formed group had performed at that years weeklong noisefest event and remains the only recorded.