More Sonic Youth News

Here’s some info on Sonic Youth’s upcoming record (via Rock-A-Rolla Magazine):

Avant-rock godfathers Sonic Youth have completed their 16^th (!) full length The Eternal. Produced by John Agnello and the band, The Eternal marks the first release for the band on new home Matador after a long relationship with Geffen, as well as the studio debut of former Pavement/Dustdevils bassist Mark Ibold, a touring member of Sonic Youth for the past few years. The LP is slated for a June 8^th release.

Track listing: 1. Sacred Trickster 2. Anti-Orgasm 3. Leaky Lifeboat(for Gregory Corso) 4. Antenna 5. What We Know 6. Calming The Snake 7. Poison Arrow 8. Malibu Gas Station 9. Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn 10. No Way 11. Walkin Blue 12. Massage The History

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Sonic Youth Update

Billboard and Noise Magazine have shed some interesting light on the new as-of-yet untitled Sonic Youth album (their debut on Matador Records), which is aimed at a Summer 2009 release. According to these sources, the new record will be filled with “heavy ass weirdo hooks”, musically influenced by The Wipers and lyrically influenced by Black Metal. Billboard report that Sonic Youth will play some three shows in Austria and Germany this April and are scheduled to appear at the No Fun Festival in Brooklyn this May.

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