Sonic Youth
"Calming the Snake" (Live in Chile) (Video)
April 2, 2009 3:47 p.m. by
Andrew Winistorfer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK3C4...layer_embedded
Under normal circumstances, a fan-made video of a new song performed in Chile by an indie rock band won't get written up, but the video above is from some upstart outfit (kidding) named Sonic Youth, who have a new album out in June, that apart from a
Newsweek sampler , we haven't heard anything off of.
Sonic Youth played in Chile last weekend, and among their set of mostly greatest hits, they busted out "Calming the Snake" a ripping and roaring new track from The Eternal . The video leaves much to be desired in terms of what Lee Ranaldo is up to on this song, but we know Kim and Thurston totally wail on this one. I can't speak for the rest of the album, but if it sounds like this, I'm definitely interested.