Sonic Youth are a glorious anomaly: A band who redrew the lines to suit themselves decades ago, but who still manage to find new directions for their own well-hewn aesthetic. They've played as large a part as anyone in shaping the indie rock universe as we know it today.
And the Sonic Youth universe continues to expand. On June 9,
Matador will release their 16th album,
The Eternal. To celebrate, we're letting them take over the video side of our website. Next week is Sonic Youth week on
Pitchfork.tv!
On June 8 and 9, we'll start out with the two-part Sonic Youth episode of
A>D>D, the Pitchfork.tv show that captures bands in all the grainy glory of analog VHS equipment.
Here they are on the set:
On Wednesday, June 10 and Thursday, June 11, we'll run our two-part interview with the band, conducted by Pitchfork writer Nitsuh Abebe.
And on Friday, June 12, we'll have a video playlist curated by the band. Did the rest of the group let Thurston pick all obscure black metal and mind-shattering noise? Tune in to find out!
Posted by Tom Breihan on June 3, 2009 at 9:35 a.m.