Sonic Youth - In & Out

SONIC YOUTH was an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus (until now? -Ed). The last lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).

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. As a result, Sonic Youth was pivotal in the rise of the alternative rock movement.

SONIC YOUTH have expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage. The band has been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and preparing guitars with objects like drumsticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre.

In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, SONIC YOUTH sold official face masks based on the artwork from the album "Sonic Nurse", with proceeds going to charities Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, Bed Stuy Strong, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's COVID-19 Relief Fund. The same year, an extensive archive of live recordings from throughout the band's history was released on Bandcamp.

"In/Out/In" reveals their last decade to be still heavy on the roll-tape and bug-out SONIC YOUTH. Not all recorded in one session but rather spread out over 2000-2010, the sequencing here is especially well thought out.

Today's tune “In & Out”, taken from the latest rarities album "In/Out/In", quietly resembles Can in a cave with dripping stalactites of Kim’s wordless tone rumble and was recorded at a soundcheck in Pomona California and their home Hoboken turf in 2010. In January 2022, a new single: "In & Out" was released ahead of the March release of the rarities album "In/Out/In". Enjoy!



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