Artist
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an alternative rock artist from New York City, New York, USA formed in 1981. 50 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · New York City, New York, USA · Best alternative rock albums
- 4.3 /5
- 13 ratings
- 50
- Releases
- 1982–2024
- Active years
- 1981
- Formed
Discography
35
Most popular
Daydream Nation
1988 · 34 tracks
Sister
1987
The Eternal
2009
Goo
1990
Washing Machine
1995
Dirty
1992
Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
1994
Rather Ripped
2006
A Thousand Leaves
1998
EVOL
1986
Confusion Is Sex (Plus Kill Yr. Idols)
1983
Bad Moon Rising
1985
Murray St.
2002
Sonic Nurse
2004
The Destroyed Room
2006
NYC Ghosts & Flowers
2000
In/Out/In
2022
The Whitey Album
1988
Spinhead Sessions
2016
Battery Park, NYC: July 4th 2008
2019
Live in Moscow (April, 1989)
2020
Smart Bar - Chicago (Live; 1995)
2012
Goodbye 20th Century (Syr 4)
1999
Hidros 3
2004
Live at the Continental Club (Live / 1986)
1992
Live in Venlo, Holland (Live; 1983)
1995
The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
2006
Past and Present
2004
Murray Street
2002
SYR 4: Goodbye 20th Century
1999
Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
1994
Lost Tracks: Single B-Sides and Non-Album Tracks
1994
Happiness Is a Warm Gun...
1992
Moo
1990
Confusion Is Sex
1983
Popular tracks
Singles & EPs
15
Sonic Youth
EP · 1982
Dirty Boots
EP · 1991
In The Fishtank 9
EP · 2002
The Diamond Sea
Single · 2016
Master-Dik
EP · 1987
Anagrama (Syr 1)
EP · 1997
Silver Session (For Jason Knuth)
EP · 1998
Slaapkammers Met Slagroom (Syr 2)
EP · 1997
In & Out
Single · 2022
Star Power (2009; Acoustic)
Single · 2009
Goo (Live)
Single · 2024
Bull In The Heather (Battery Park, NYC: July 4th 2008)
Single · 2019
Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope
Single · 2018
Cotton Crown / P.C.H. (Live; 1987)
Single · 1993
Beautiful Plateau
Single · 2004
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Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. Their most recent lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (guitar and vocals), Kim Gordon (bass guitar, vocals, and guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar and vocals), Steve Shelley (drums), and Mark Ibold (guitar and 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, some consider Sonic Youth as pivotal in the rise of the alternative rock and indie rock movements. The band experienced success and critical acclaim throughout their existence, continuing into the new millennium, including signing to major label DGC in 1990, and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival.
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Sonic Youth expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage. The band was praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", using a wide variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and preparing guitars with objects like drum sticks and screwdrivers to alter the instruments' timbre. In 2011, Ranaldo announced that the band was "ending for a while," following Moore and Gordon's separation.
Sonic Youth in brief
- How many Sonic Youth releases are on Riffiter?
- 50 releases are catalogued, spanning 1982 to 2024.
- When was Sonic Youth formed?
- Sonic Youth formed in 1981, in New York City, New York, USA.
- What genre is Sonic Youth?
- Sonic Youth is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
- What is the most recent Sonic Youth release on Riffiter?
- Goo (Live), released in 2024.