Rather Ripped is generally considered one of the band's most accessible albums, featuring an abundance of concise and catchy songs that deal with melancholic topics about adultery, sexual frustration and infidelity.
Hits Are For Squares is a collection of songs from Sonic Youth's career curated by a diverse group of artists, actors, directors and musicians whose own progressive and unconventional style is akin to the freestyle expression of Sonic Youth's music.
Taking nothing away from Sister-inarguably one of indie rock's first true masterpieces-it is reasonable that many fans prefer the live versions heard on Hold That Tiger to their studio counterparts.
Sonic Youth never could resist a good, rousing anthem to send the kids home with their ears ringing, their hearts hot-wired. This first-time reissue comes with gatefold jacket.
Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation on cassette: the band’s 1988 landmark, blending noise, melody, and avant-garde guitar work into an indie rock masterpiece.
Released in May 1986 on SST Records and Blast First! In the UK, EVOL was the third studio album by Sonic Youth and showed the first signs of the band transforming their No Wave past into a greater alt-rock sensibility.
Sonic Youth have a song "The Diamond Sea" which is a 20-min+ recording on the WASHING MACHINE album and generally about that long or longer in their live performances.
56 minutes of music recorded during OMD's commercial peak (1980s) that had never been issued before the 2019 'Souvenir' boxed set brought it into the light. Never issued on vinyl before.