2006, Jun 13

Rather Ripped

Apple Spotify Alternative Rock Indie Rock 99 Highly Rated Geffen Pitchfork 7.5/10 A.V. Club A- Rolling Stone 4/5 All Music 4/5 Gigwise 6/10 Slant 4.5/5 Pop Matters 7/10 The Guardian 4/5 music OMH 4/5 Sputnikmusic 4.0/5

Pitchfork 7.5/10 Latest album from the legendary NYC band is also its tautest, a record full of propulsive, three-minute art-pop songs.

A.V. Club A- Even back in the days of EVOL, what set Sonic Youth apart from their hardcore and post-hardcore peers was an innate sense of sophistication that had them surrounding aggressive noise with lyrical washes of sound. So it isn't too strange to describe Rather Ripped as Sonic Youth's "prettiest" album to date. The loss of…

Rolling Stone 4/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Rather Ripped on Rolling Stone.com.

Slant 4.5/5 Rather Ripped continues with the mellow, poppy vibes that Sonic Youth started emphasizing on 2002’s Murray Street.

The Guardian 4/5 <p>(Geffen)</p>