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Aug 16, 2023 · I: Sonic Youth, eternal? Sonic Youth debuted in the spring of 1981, a young New York band chasing the vapors of the no-wave scene. That December, the band appeared at CBGB for the first time.
Dec 6, 2023 · Stepping into Sonic Youth’s 16th studio album, The Eternal, I’m reminded of the powerful legacy this band carries. Released in 2009, this album came at a time when the group was already considered iconic, nestled between the raw innovation of Rather Ripped and the nostalgia that would accompany their eventual hiatus.
Noel Murray. The songs on The Eternal are more conventionally rock-oriented than any in Sonic Youth’s career, yet the album doesn’t really sound like a departure. Full Review. 12y. 80. Rolling Stone. Will Hermes. The irony is that The Eternal might be their most concise record ever. It's also a rock & roll ass-kicker.
That The Eternal closes on its best track gives hope to Sonic Youth’s future, providing optimism that they’re going to continue to pump out excellent albums. Looking backwards is a different matter: The Eternal is simply just another confirmation that Sonic Youth is one of the most essential---if not the most essential---indie collectives ...
Following the primal, no-frills rock majesty of Rather Ripped, the great American juggernaut that is Sonic Youth expands on the formula with a more opened up, liberated album - their first for Matador. The Eternal kicks off in a violent storm; an "out-of-the gate hardcore matinee track" as Thurston Moore would have it, fronted by an on-form, ageless Kim Gordon. The sublime proto-grunge ...
