Oh shit. Sonic Youth is back!Last year, we reported that the beloved downtown New York band had signed with another beloved downtown New York institution, Matador Records. And now their first Matador album (and, indeed, their first non-experimental indie label album since they signed with Geffen many years ago) is nigh. On June 9, Matador will release the appropriately named The Eternal, Sonic Youth's sixteenth album. And if their last one, 2006's Rather Ripped, is any indication, this is going...
Pitchfork — Oh shit. Sonic Youth is back!Last year, we reported that the beloved downtown New York band had signed with another beloved downtown New York institution, Matador Record... more info
Stereogum —
We were told the new Sonic Youth album, their 16th, was going to include black metal-inspired lyrics and "heavy ass weirdo hooks" but nobody let us know about the John... more info
Paste Magazine —
Last we heard
from Sonic Youth, the band's new album, The Eternal, had a tentative June release date and would be, according to singer/guitarist Thurston Moore, "replet... more info
Altsounds — Sonic Youth's 16th album, 'The Eternal', will be released on vinyl, compact disc, and digital album by Matador Records (http://www.matadorrecords.com/) on June 9. Produ... more info
Chorus.fm — *Sonic Youth* (http://www.sonicyouth.com/)'s new album, The Eternal, will be released on June 9th (http://www.absolutepunk.net/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=13042&day=2009-6-... more info