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I kind of agree with alot of this, it's refreshing to read.
But the writer goes a bit too far -
"They have not done the hardest work of making a critical engagement with reality. At a time of the worst economic conditions for the population since the Great Depression, when the US government is prosecuting colonial wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and threatening to expand its war drive throughout the region, not a whiff of this finds its way into Sonic Youth’s music."
What about, y'know... having fun?
Give them a break, they're just a rock and roll band. They don't claim to be anything else either.
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