Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American rock band from New York City. The band was formed in 1981. In the beginning of their career, the band was associated with the underground art and music scene in New York City, No Wave. Sonic Youth was part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, but made their own interpretation of hardcore punk sound. Critics consider Sonic Youth as an important element in the rise of indie rock movements. The band members are: Thurston Moore (guitar and vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, and guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar and vocals), Steve Shelley (drums), and Mark Ibold (guitar and bass).

Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth in 2005
Background information
Origin	New York City, USA
Genres	Alternative rock, noise rock, experimental rock, No Wave, post-punk, indie rock
Years active	1981–2011
Labels	Neutral, Ecstatic Peace!, Blast First, Homestead, SST, Enigma, DGC, SYR, Interscope, Matador
Associated acts	Ciccone Youth, Free Kitten
Website	sonicyouth.com
Members	Thurston Moore Kim Gordon Lee Ranaldo Steve Shelley Mark Ibold
Past members	Anne DeMarinis Richard Edson Jim Sclavunos Bob Bert Jim O'Rourke

Discography

Studio albums

• Sonic Youth (1982)
• Confusion Is Sex (1983)
• Bad Moon Rising (1985)
• EVOL (1986)
• Sister (1987)
• Daydream Nation (1988)
• Goo (1990)
• Dirty (1992)
• Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star (1994)
• Washing Machine (1995)
• A Thousand Leaves (1998)
• NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000)
• Murray Street (2002)
• Sonic Nurse (2004)
• Rather Ripped (2006)
• The Eternal (2009)

Sonic Youth Media

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  Sonic Youth in a publicity photo issued by SST to promote their fourth album, Sister (1987). Left to right: Shelley, Ranaldo, Moore, Gordon.

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  Sonic Youth performing in Copenhagen in 2000

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  Additional guitarist Jim O'Rourke with the band in concert in 2004

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  Sonic Youth performing in Santiago, Chile in November 2011

Other websites

• Sonic Youth – official website
• Sonic Youth live recordings archive Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine