Consequence of Sound — Featuring contributions from My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth members. more info

Stereogum — The man certainly has his baggage, but the former Sonic Youth co-leader Thurston Moore still knows how to put together a splintered, magnetic rock song. A couple of weeks ago, Moore shared a great stand-along single called "Cease Fire." And now he's ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Before we start, to commemorate yesterday's International Women's Day we put together a special 40 From 40, forty female-led songs for each year from 1977 to 2016. Next up in our actual attempt to playlist and contextualise forty years of the... more info

Stereogum — Another day, another track from the anti-Trump charity campaign Our First 100 Days -- and a big one, too! This one comes from Self Esteem, the pairing of Cali garage-pop auteur Mikal Cronin and Sonic Youth icon Kim Gordon. They've joined forces on a ... more info

Stereogum — Six years after the demise of Sonic Youth and two and a half years after the release of The Best Day , his last solo album, Thurston Moore has come out with a new standalone single called "Cease Fire." It's exactly the sort of driving, guitar-driven... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Land of Talk's first album in seven years features appearances by Sharon Van Etten, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, The Besnard Lakes and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Raymond Pettibon (brother of Black Flag's Greg Ginn) is responsible for the Black Flag bars, several Flag album covers, Sonic Youth's Goo, and more. Continue reading… more info

The Quietus — Members of Sonic Youth, St. Etienne and more contribute to a three day celebration of composer Basil Kirchin at Hull Capital of Culture more info

DrownedInSound — Almost all of its 12 tracks stretch out into glorious territories more info

Stereogum — With the Stooges and Sonic Youth, as well as their various other endeavors, Iggy Pop and Thurston Moore helped expand ideas about how noisy and freeform rock music could be. And recently, the Rough Trade stores, which named Pop's Post Pop Depression... more info