Song:Teenage Riot
Album:Hits Are For Squares
I guess the best way to describe Sonic Youth is when they started out in the 80s, New Wave music had usurped 70s Punk music. Sonic Youth became popular as a 70s punk throwback. Teenage Riot was one of their most popular songs though they never had a hit single. Sonic Youth began when guitarist Thurston Moore moved to New York from his home in Bethel, CT in 1977. He had a band The Coachmen. After they split up, he jammed with CKM and that's where he met singer and bassist Kim Gordon. They formed Sonic Youth named after MC5's Fred "Sonic" Smith and reggae artist Big Youth. They married in 1984. The other key member of the band was guitarist Lee Ranaldo. They went through several drummers before Steve Shelley became Sonic Youth's permanent drummer in 1985. The band struggled in the early 80s because Punk wasn't popular anymore. So Sonic Youth released a couple of albums and toured. They signed with SST Records in 1986. They were getting more successful but SST's limited distribution forced Sonic Youth to sign with EMI's Enigma label for the 1988 album Daydream Nation. The album and songs like Teenage Riot launched Sonic Youth to success for the next decade including after they signed with Geffen Records in 1990. This budget comp is a good intro to their music. Sonic Youth recorded for Geffen until 2006. They were a very successful touring band for many years. They disbanded in 2011 after Moore and Gordon separated after 27 years of marriage. Kim Gordon published her autobiography in 2015 and she released a single last year. Moore formed Chelsea Light Moving and they released a 2013 CD. Ranaldo says the Sonic Youth split is for good. He's recorded solo for years and he continues to do that. Here's the video for Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth.
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