Sonic Youth

Formed: 1981 in New York, NY

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Group Members: Lee Ranaldo, Anne DeMarinis, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Steve Shelley, Mark Ibold, Bob Bert, Richard Edson, James Sclavunos

Biography: Sonic Youth were one of the most unlikely success stories of underground American rock in the '80s. Where contemporaries R.E.M. and Hüsker Dü were fairly conventional in terms of song structure and melody, Sonic Youth began their career by abandoning any pretense of traditional rock & roll conventions. ...Read full biography

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Daydream Nation

Released: 1988

Label: Geffen

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By refining the song-oriented breakthroughs of Sister and developing their fascination with noise and alternate tunings, Sonic Youth created a masterpiece of post-punk art rock with the double-album Daydream ...Read full review

Sister

Released: 1987

Label: Geffen

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EVOL was a major leap forward for Sonic Youth, but Sister is a masterpiece, demonstrating the group's rapidly evolving musicality. More than ever before, Sonic Youth's songs sound like actual songs, and ...Read full review

More Sonic Youth albums: Main Albums (32), Compilations (21), Singles & EPs (29), DVD/Video (8), Others (3)