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 Fahey album art: The brilliant finger-picking guitarist and writer's (check out How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life) red, white, and black pigments adorn The Eternal's front cover. (Sorta black metal, at least in color scheme.) Fahey died in 2001. The collection includes a track "Leaky Lifeboat (for Gregory Corso)" -- Corso a...
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