I utterly adore it. I consider Washing Machine and A Thousand Leaves to be the last two truly great Sonic Youth albums. Both are very textured, lots of chiming and washed out soundscapes, achingly gorgeous. Whilst A Thousand Leaves is more beatific, Washing Machine has more of a sinister gleam. I imagine listening to it in a South American city at dusk. ATL I imagine listening to at the end of autumn on the outskirts of an elegant, stately city.
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