Playlist
Sonic Youth Essentials
Apple Music Alternative
Tracks: 25137:47
From young primitives to indie rock's distinguished elders.
Updated Sep 25, 2020
Tracks 25
- 1Washing Machine19:35
- 2Dirty2:29
- 3Daydream Nation (2012 Remastered Version)6:58
- 4Rather Ripped4:56
- 5Skateboard & Skating Vibes4:06
- 6Dirty5:57
- 7If I Were a Carpenter4:06
- 8Goo (Deluxe Edition) [Deluxe Edition]5:29
- 9Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star3:05
- 10Sister4:38
- 11Star Power (Acoustic 09 Version) - Single6:13
- 12The Destroyed Room (B-Sides and Rarities)6:02
- 13Goo5:08
- 14Daydream Nation (2012 Remastered Version)4:59
- 15Sacred Trickster - Single2:11
- 16Bad Moon Rising5:22
- 17Sister3:26
- 18Smart Bar - Chicago (Live; 1995)9:04
- 19Daydream Nation (2012 Remastered Version)3:48
- 20Washing Machine4:28
- 21Goo (Deluxe Edition) [Deluxe Edition]7:37
- 22Dirty (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]2:59
- 23A Thousand Leaves4:53
- 24Sonic Nurse7:05
- 25Dirty (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]3:04
About this playlist
Although Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo met while working with downtown noise artists like Glenn Branca, they never entirely rejected the primal power of classic rock 'n' roll. With Kim Gordon on bass (and a succession of drummers until Steve Shelley joined in 1985), Sonic Youth slowly evolved from assaultive extremists into the thrilling, edgy rock band of Sister and Daydream Nation. Signing to DGC Records, they kept their dissonant, experimental tendencies while flirting with the alt-rock mainstream. Sonic Youth split in 2011 as Moore and Gordon's marriage ended.