Rolling Stone — Sonic Youth have unveiled the video for “Sacred Trickster,” the opening track off their 16th album and latest masterpiece The Eternal. With only two minutes of Kim Gordon angst to work with, director Tom Surgal quickly tells the story of three la... more info
Sonic Youth's latest slab of distortion-laced beauty, "The Eternal," is unusually notable because it is the band's first record for an independent label in two decades. What the move to Matador Records signifies is a renunciation of the corporate-mus... more info
Stereogum — Sonic Youth's 16th (quite satisfying) album The Eternal opens with the Yves Klein/Noise Nomads-referencing "Sacred Trickster," a track you may have seen performed live to Letterman. It's the briefest song on the album, a mix of art-rock elegance and ... more info
Totally Fuzzy — strahinja said...THE BEATLES – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club BandTALKING HEADS – 77XTC – Fossil Fuel, The XTC Singles Collection 77-92JACK JOHNSON – In Between DreamsDIRE STRAITS – Love Over GoldNANCY SINAT... more info
411 Mania — I always end these blurbs with “and more”, you know what, this week I’m starting with it. And more, Sonic Youth Guitars, Pixies and Warp boxsets, Jesus Lizard reissues and … damnit. more info
My Old Kentucky — I have a difficult time writing about Sonic Youth. This is a band responsible for some of the greatest music of the past 25+ years, and whose unwavering vision has allowed them to carry on well past the expiration date of their peers. On top of that,... more info
JamBase — By: Daniel Alleva
Leroy Justice :: 05.27.09 :: Mercury Lounge :: New York, NY
Leroy Justice at Mercury Lounge
On the walls of the rock clubs in Anywhere, U.S.A., chances are you will find a snapshot of how things went down on the streets where y... more info