The Eternal

A consolidation of the band's considerable strengths, much of the new SY album seems fixated on death, loss, and what little can be known about either.

Sonic Youth has always taken both parts of its name seriously, by combining ear-splitting noise with a heightened, not-always-ironic awareness of what interests kids today. The New York art-punkers’ new album The Eternal—which marks the group’s return to the indie realm after two decades in the majors—is as much of a…

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Inspired by everything from the MC5 to Yves Klein...

If anyone thought Sonic Youth were getting a little too comfortable, The Eternal proved they weren't afraid of change, even as they closed in on 30 years of making music together.

..29 years into their career Sonic Youth once again find themselves free of major label constraint, working instead with their “friends at Matador” to release ‘The Eternal’, their 16th LP.

Sonic Youth are the post punk Grateful Dead.

<p>Still here? Still niggling away at the art/ rock interface? But still cool</p>

The material here is rendered almost entirely colorless by its reconstituted nature.

<p>There is a sense of self-assured effortlessness, of each track structured exactly as it must be, says <strong>Maddy Costa</strong></p>

Album Reviews: Sonic Youth - The Eternal

Sonic Youth - The Eternal review: A change of scenery label-wise prompts Sonic Youth to create their best album in years.

Jangly, rippling power pop in Sonic Youth's The Eternal.