Sonic Youth is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore (vocals and guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Mark Ibold (bass) and Steve Shelley (drums).
In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City. Part of the first wave of American noise rock groups, the band carried out their interpretat...
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Place Musical Career Began:
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1981
Musical Genres:
- Underground music ,
- No Wave ,
- Experimental rock ,
- Noise rock ,
- Indie rock ,
- Post-punk ,
- Alternative rock ,
- Punk rock ,
- Avant-garde ,
- Art rock
Also known as:
- Sonice Youth,
- The Sonic Youth
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- Broadcast Artist
- Film music contributor
