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Sonic Youth

US rock band

Formé en 1981 · Séparé en 2011

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Sonic Youth [ˈsɒnɪk juθ] est un groupe de rock américain, originaire de New York. Formé en 1981, il est considéré comme l'une des figures majeures du rock alternatif. Les membres fondateurs Thurston Moore (guitare, chant), Kim Gordon (basse, chant, guitare) et Lee Ranaldo (guitare, chant) resteront ensemble pendant la totalité de l'existence du groupe. Durant son existence, le groupe fait l'expérience d'un succès critique et commercial, notamment en signant sur la major DGC Records, en 1990, ou bien en jouant en tête d'affiche du festival Lollapalooza. Sonic Youth est félicité pour avoir « redéfini ce que la guitare rock pouvait faire. »

En 2011, Ranaldo annonce la séparation du groupe après la séparation du couple Gordon/Moore. Thurston Moore clarifie sa position en mai 2014 : « Sonic Youth est en pause. Le groupe respecte la démocratie, et aussi longtemps que Kim et moi n'aurons pas trouvé d'accords, le groupe ne fonctionnera pas raisonnablement ». Gordon note à plusieurs reprises dans son autobiographie Girl in a Band, sortie en 2015, que le groupe s'est séparé.

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Sonic Youth was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1981. Founding members Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the band, while drummer Steve Shelley, who joined in 1985, rounded out the core lineup. Jim O'Rourke (bass, guitar, keyboards) was also a member from 1999 to 2005; Mark Ibold of Pavement (bass, guitar) joined in 2006 and remained in the band until their 2011 split.

Sonic Youth emerged from Manhattan's no wave experimental art and music scene before evolving into a more conventional alternative rock band and becoming prominent in the American noise rock scene. Sonic Youth has been praised for having "redefined what rock guitar could do", including the use of a wide variety of unorthodox tunings and preparing guitars with objects like drumsticks and screwdrivers. The band was a pivotal influence on the alternative and indie rock movements.

After gaining a large underground following and critical praise through releases with SST Records in the late 1980s, the band became more popular throughout the 1990s and 2000s after signing to major label DGC in 1990 and headlining the 1995 Lollapalooza festival. The band disbanded in 2011 following the separation and subsequent divorce of Gordon and Moore, with their final live shows taking place in Brazil. The members have since asserted that the band is finished and will not reunite.

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