Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Evol by Sonic Youth

One of the interesting things about this list is getting a sense of the things that the editor was into at different times in his life. This is the fifth Sonic Youth album on here that I’ve listened to, and as previously mentioned, they were a band that I missed out on at the time, but it’s interesting to hear the progression in their sound. 

The other albums were definitely post punk and proto grunge, but this has more in common with late 60s/early 70s experimental garage rock and beat poetry with a gothic tinge. Tracks like Bubblegum go right back to the Stooges and pull it off with aplomb. 

I suspect past me would have enjoyed this at the time, but maybe not as much as current me. 

https://album.link/gb/i/520273579



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