Sister

At turns paranoid and explosive, Sister marks a climactic finish to the early albums that carved the New York band’s sound into punk and alternative culture.

The blunt, chaotic sound of Sonic Youth's visionary but difficult early work had begun to give way to a more coherent and song-oriented attack on 1986's EVOL, and with 1987's Sister, Sonic Youth revealed that they were a great rock band as well as a great art band.

Sonic Youth - Sister review: Sonic Youth's fifth album Sister. Better than Daydream Nation? Maybe. An undoubted classic in noise pop that's essential to fans of alternative rock.