The Eternal
Matador
ROCK
SONIC YOUTH release their new studio album on the indie label MATADOR; declaring ‘The Eternal' to be their "celebration of newfound freedom".
SONIC YOUTH's status as one of the most innovative and influential bands of the past 30 years needs little introduction or explanation. The venture began way back in 1980, with the band eventually signing to GEFFEN RECORDS in 1990. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations to the label, the group now join forces with the independent beast that is MATADOR.
With PAVEMENT's Mark Ibold joining the band on bass, and producer John Agnello back at the controls, the twelve tracks on ‘The Eternal' are a fireworks display of Sonic Youth touchstones. The album will have you recalling aspects of the quintessential holy trinity of SY releases; from the primal no-wave attack of their earliest days, to the radical chording and song structures of the 90s period, to the more focused and contemporary explorations of the last five years.
The cover art is a painting by the late, great American folk artist John Fahey. The initial CD pressing is a LIMITED EDITION 4-panel wallet with two printed inner sleeves, one containing the disc, the other a sticker and a card with credits (a standard jewel case will follow). The LIMITED ONE-OFF PRESSING of the double LP comes as a hyper deluxe HQ 180 RTI vinyl analog in heavy duty Stoughton gatefold sleeve, with printed inner sleeves and an MP3 coupon.
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