Detroit Free Press — Sonic Youth, the '80s noise rock band that made a career of alternate guitar tunings and odd song structures, is back on the road in support of its 16th album. Critics have hailed the new effort, with one opining that the band is "still grinding... more info

Chicago Tribune — Art-punk band hits its stride by taking a cue from its '80s indie-rock past The members of Sonic Youth are not big on nostalgia, but a recent plunge into their... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ice said...Antonin Dvorak : The 9 Symphonies - Rafael Kubelik / Berliner Philharmoniker - BoxSet 6 CDs - 1966-1977.CD: 1-6 : A. Dvorak : Symphonies No.1 & 4 (mvts 1&2) - Rafael KubelIk - Berliner Philharmoniker - 1973.CD: 2-6 : A. Dvorak : Symphonies... more info

Mercury News, California — Here's a record in which Gordon sings all the best stuff. It begins with a short, hard and self-referential rock song, 'Sacred Trickster,' and ends with the psychedelic folk song 'Massage the History,' a stunner. more info

Pasta Primavera — Sonic Youth is one of the bands that I never want to change.  Please don’t dabble with techno beats.  No acoustic albums please.  Just keep pumping out your unique brand of experimental noise rock that I’ve held so dear for as long as I ... more info

Stereogum — Over the past year or so, Stephen Malkmus and his Jicks, Mark Ibold and his Sonic Youth, and Bob Nastanovich and his IKEA have been getting more column space, but Scott Kannberg, aka Pavement co-founder Spiral Stairs, is back and ready for some of hi... more info

Culture Bully — Sonic Youth perform "No Way" on the June 22 episode of Late Night. more info

Pasta Primavera — Sonic Youth have just released the first video from their new album The Eternal for the lead single “Sacred Trickster”.  Let me just say this album is the bomb and I have my take on it in the works for later this week.  This video is the bo... more info

Stereogum — A week and change after doing "Sacred Trickster" on Letterman, Sonic Youth skipped over the chance to repeat The Eternal's more info

Rollo & Grady — Amoeba Records - Hollywood 1.) Mos Def - Ecstatic (Buy) 2.) Sonic Youth - Eternal 3.) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest 4.) Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 5.) Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca 6.) J Dilla - Jay Stay Paid 7.) Placebo - Battle for the Sun 8.)... more info