New York’s veteran experimentalists feel liberated after their recent signing to indie label Matador.
Composed and recorded in a month, The Eternal contains all the essential SY elements - from the punk opener, to grunge-laden walls of guitar noise to the more focused and melodic.
There’s an ominous growl to the thrilling primal guitar work throughout these tracks, many of which are inspired by a bunch of off-beat artists.
Sonic Youth are at their best when light penetrates such as on the out-of-step classic ‘Malibu Gas Station’ and the extended, hypnotic semi-acoustic rumination that closes the album.
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