What struck me most about seeing Sonic Youth was that I couldn't remember the last time I'd left a show with my ears ringing. More bands should strive to be natural disasters. The songs unfold as part of a continuum - a dialog of guitars, voice, drums and the interstices therein - and they come in tidal waves. There are no chapters, no delineations between late period and early period, and that's not due to sameness, but rather fluidity. What I love about this band is that the story is ongoing. But whether SY is playing "Sacred Trickster" or "Shadow of a Doubt," labels like "new" or "old" seem unnecessary. ![]() ![]() The band's newer material, from The Eternal, sounds just as free and revelatory as anything it's ever done. Sonic Youth has nearly 30 years' worth of music to pour into a set list.
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