Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band whose most recent lineup consisted of Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley and Mark Ibold. The band has released 16 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, eight releases in the Sonic Youth Recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations.

In 1982, Sonic Youth released its eponymous debut EP Sonic Youth. The band's first full-length album was Confusion is Sex, released in 1983, along with Kill Yr Idols. Bad Moon Rising was released two years later on Blast First, a label created specifically for Sonic Youth releases. In 1986, they released EVOL which gained the band increasing critical acclaim and exposure. The group released Sister and the double LP Daydream Nation in 1987 and 1988.

In 1990, the band signed to major label Geffen Records and released Goo. The band's 1991 tour with Nirvana was documented in the film 1991: The Year Punk Broke. In 1992, Sonic Youth released Dirty, followed by Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, and Washing Machine the following year.[1]

The band released NYC Ghosts & Flowers in 2000, with Murray Street in the summer of 2002, and in 2004 with Sonic Nurse. Rather Ripped and The Destroyed Room: B-sides and Rarities were released in 2006, the latter featuring tracks previously available only on vinyl, limited-release compilations, B-sides to international singles, and other previously unreleased material.