Sonic Youth is fuckin amazing!

[Birds in Hell]

In/Out/In - new SY album released 11 March 2022, compiling unreleased material dating between 2000 and 2010.

01. Basement Contender
02. In & Out
03. Machine
04. Social Static
05. Out & In

"Basement Contender" - Recorded by Lee Ranaldo in Northampton, MA in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"In & Out" - Recorded at soundcheck in Pomona, CA with additional recording and mixing at Echo Canyon West in Hoboken, NJ by Aaron Mullan in 2010. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Machine" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Social Static" - Recorded and mixed by Sonic Youth at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Out & In" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[VinylGuy]

niceeeee

two tracks with Jim!!!

Tasty

[tragabigzanda]

[washing machine]

Well color me ecstatic.

[VinylGuy]

Title track is streaming and it’s a solid addition to the catalog. Feels more like an A Thousand Leaves outtake than The Eternal.

I loved it. Kinda dying to hear the songs with Jim.

[tragabigzanda]

[VinylGuy]

Man, this new release made me feel like in 1998 waiting for a new SY album to drop.

[washing machine]

Guys I haven't listened yet. I'm so excited to, but just haven't. The new stuff Kim did with j. mascis is fun though.

[Leatherhead]

Almost turned on Earthling to see if I might like it more 2nd time around. Went with "Dirty" instead.

[Birds in Hell]

You made the right choice.

[washing machine]

In/Out/In - new SY album released 11 March 2022, compiling unreleased material dating between 2000 and 2010.

01. Basement Contender
02. In & Out
03. Machine
04. Social Static
05. Out & In

"Basement Contender" - Recorded by Lee Ranaldo in Northampton, MA in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"In & Out" - Recorded at soundcheck in Pomona, CA with additional recording and mixing at Echo Canyon West in Hoboken, NJ by Aaron Mullan in 2010. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Machine" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Social Static" - Recorded and mixed by Sonic Youth at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Out & In" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

I've listened to this a few times over the weekend. It feels like collection for us hardcore fans. They've done these kinds of releases several times now (SYR Series, a lot of Destroyed Room, Spinhead Sessions...) and every time they do, I tell myself that this is the kind of SY we need more of. I don't know that I fully agree with that anymore, but I'm never going to turn down the opportunity to hear these types of sketches. Social Static is a standout for me, simply because I could live in that '99-'02 Jim O'Rourke era forever. It's the least digestible thing on this collection, but I continue to be amazed at how this band can weave chaos and noise into something coherent.

Basement Contender is very nice too. For all the VU comparisons bands like SY and other indie cohorts get, I've never really heard that much in SY's music that actually sounds like it could be a Velvets jam. This one does. The lo-fi recording helps with that, and the groove itself is just unmistakably influenced. It would be very cool to have a full collection of instrumentals from this session, if they exist.

I'm going to listen to this album a few more times this week and then I'm sure I'll revisit it and think it's great all over again months from now. Hope we see more stuff like this from these guys, but I don't think there's anything essential on here.

[tragabigzanda]

[washing machine]

Looking forward to your thoughts

[Kevin Davis]

Destroyed Room, Spinhead Sessions

Quite possibly my two most played SY releases of late. Interest piqued.

[VinylGuy]

Listening right now. Loving this. Basement Contender is such a good addition to their catalogue.

And yes, anything with Jim is welcome here.

[washing machine]

Destroyed Room, Spinhead Sessions

Quite possibly my two most played SY releases of late. Interest piqued.

I almost never play spinhead, despite owning it on vinyl. Reason being the turntable generally gets used when the whole family is hanging out on a Sunday and that's not really the best context for that album. Love Destroyed Room.

[VinylGuy]

yeah, DR is a must.

[VinylGuy]

im listening to the amazing SY-Cypress Hill joint, I Love You Mary Jane

i love it so much

[washing machine]

In/Out/In - new SY album released 11 March 2022, compiling unreleased material dating between 2000 and 2010.

01. Basement Contender
02. In & Out
03. Machine
04. Social Static
05. Out & In

"Basement Contender" - Recorded by Lee Ranaldo in Northampton, MA in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"In & Out" - Recorded at soundcheck in Pomona, CA with additional recording and mixing at Echo Canyon West in Hoboken, NJ by Aaron Mullan in 2010. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Machine" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan in 2008. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Social Static" - Recorded and mixed by Sonic Youth at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

"Out & In" - Recorded and mixed by Aaron Mullan at Echo Canyon (NY) in 2000. Performed by Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

I've listened to this a few times over the weekend. It feels like collection for us hardcore fans. They've done these kinds of releases several times now (SYR Series, a lot of Destroyed Room, Spinhead Sessions...) and every time they do, I tell myself that this is the kind of SY we need more of. I don't know that I fully agree with that anymore, but I'm never going to turn down the opportunity to hear these types of sketches. Social Static is a standout for me, simply because I could live in that '99-'02 Jim O'Rourke era forever. It's the least digestible thing on this collection, but I continue to be amazed at how this band can weave chaos and noise into something coherent.

Basement Contender is very nice too. For all the VU comparisons bands like SY and other indie cohorts get, I've never really heard that much in SY's music that actually sounds like it could be a Velvets jam. This one does. The lo-fi recording helps with that, and the groove itself is just unmistakably influenced. It would be very cool to have a full collection of instrumentals from this session, if they exist.

I'm going to listen to this album a few more times this week and then I'm sure I'll revisit it and think it's great all over again months from now. Hope we see more stuff like this from these guys, but I don't think there's anything essential on here.

Any more takers on this yet?