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This is the UK's Kerrang Magazine Review:
Sonic Youth
Rather Ripped
(Geffen)
KKKK
Original NY Art-Rockers Return in Low-Key Style
Sonic Youth have been going for 25 colourful years now, never once standing still or giving much thought to commercial sucess, yet galvanising the entire US underground into action. But they are maturing with age - though in the best possible way, thankfully.
The ongoing evolution and sense of dignity is evident in this clean (as opposed to previously mucky efforts) collection of smart guitar songs that are low on trademark-feedback tsunamis of old but high on skewed pop melodies of a Fugazi bent and plaintive vocals shared by an on-form Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon. Both are old enough to be grandparents. Both are still unnaturally cool. Go figure, as they say.
For Fans Of: Dinosaur Jr, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Download: 'Incinerate'
Ben Myers
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....Of Course its some kinda cosmic payback for being too ironic!
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