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Sonic Youth are an experimental rock group formed in New York City in 1981. The band consists of Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), his wife Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) and Steve Shelley (drums).

In their early career Sonic Youth were associated with the no wave art and music scene in New York City, but have outlasted most associated bands. (read more)

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Sonic Youth at a Glance 

Sonic Youth is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore (vocals and guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Mark Ibold (bass) and Steve Shelley (drums).

In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. Part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, the band carried out their interpretation of the hardcore punk ethos throughout the evolving American underground that focused more on the DIY ethic of the genre rather than its specific sound...

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The Eternal

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The Eternal

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Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth

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Nice Sonic Youth lens. Do you know Blonde Redhead? I have a lens about them. They're often compared to Sonic Youth, but maybe it just has to do with the fact that Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley helped produced their debut album in 1993.

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Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth by David Browne

Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth by David Browne

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