Sonic Youth Archives

Sonic Youth’s second full-length LP, 1985’s Bad Moon Rising, has been re-released. The new release features bonus tracks— “Flower,” “Halloween,” “Echo Canyon,” and “Satan is Boring.” The trio of songs are available via download card with the LP. With Kim Gordon on bass, the album’s American gothic sound, inspired by dissolution of hippie ideals in late 1960s Southern California, is...

Sonic Youth, featuring Kim Gordon, will be keeping busy in 2010 with plans for a new album, a DVD release, and creating the soundtrack to a new film by Michel Gondry. But first, they will be touring the southwest U.S. in support of their latest effort, The Eternal Here are the upcoming dates: January 4 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater...

Lee Ranaldo, the bassist for Sonic Youth, is currently recovering from a wrist injury which he incurred playing tennis. Sonic Youth has had to cancel their appearance at the Austin City Limits festival on October 4th and postpone five other dates on their southwest tour this fall through January. The band issued the following: “Lee fractured his wrist while playing...