The third album from Disappears on Kranky, and these boys keep cranking. They’ve apparently added Steve Shelley (from Sonic Youth) to their lineup, which is awesome, and certainly doesn’t detract at all from their minimal, propulsive brand of rock and roll. This officially comes out next week, but you can order right now from kranky.net.

What could possibly be more exciting than a new solo album from Thurston Moore? A new album from Sonic Youth? Well, maybe. The new mp3 posted by Matador from the guitar god’s new LP Demolished Thoughts has got me thinking that might not necessarily be the case. If the whole album delivers on the promise [...]

Three Lobed Recordings is asking for help funding their massive 10th anniversary box set.  This collection will contain 4 LPs with full sides of exclusive music by about every important psychedelic band they know.  It’s super impressive, and instead of filling this paragraph with info, we’ve decided to post it all below in a concise [...]

Put on your favorite tacky Holiday sweater and get ready to do some clicking because Matador Records is having a sale, and it’s a pretty damn decent discount. 21% off the entire freaking store and free shipping on all Domestic orders over $50. You shouldn’t need much convincing, but let me remind you that Matador [...]

It remains to be seen whether or not Record Store Day will end up just being another major label cash grab (kind of ironic, right?). What remains undisputed however, is that Sonic Youth are an awesome, awesome band. Sorry, all arguments to the contrary are immediately rendered null and void by beautiful, explosive waves of [...]

Looks like the day is at hand. Sacred hipsters Sonic Youth are releasing their 15th album on Matador Records and if you pre-order now, you get quite a few goodies. Here’s the list from the label: – pre-release stream of album on April 28 (thats tomorrow) – bonus limited exclusive vinyl live LP on street [...]

We don’t usually post news just for the sake of posting news, but when it comes to one of the greatest and most influential bands in the history of modern rock, well, we just had to share the love. Sonic Youth’s new album “The Eternal” won’t be released until June 9th, but preorders will be [...]