Sonic Youth is an experimental rock group formed in New York City in 1981. The band consists of Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals, bass), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals, electric drill) and Steve Shelley (drums). Early in their career, Sonic Youth were associated with the no wave art and music scene in New York City, but they have outlasted most associated bands. Initially inspired by the experimentation of Glenn Branca and The Velvet Underground and the heavy garage rock of The Stooges, they are known for using a variety of unorthodox guitar tunings, and for applying screwdrivers, drumsticks or other preparations to guitars to alter the instruments' timbres. Members of the band have released books of poetry and prose (a beatnik influence is evident in both their writing and lyrics), produced, written and performed in films (such as "1991: The Year Punk Broke", "Perfect Partner", "(this is known as) the blues scale" and "last days"). They have staged shows of visual art, and curated the All Tomorrows Parties music festival. They've even appeared in and performed a version of the theme song for "
Álbumes
| 1 | New Hampshire | Sonic Nurse |
| 2 | Side2side | NYC Ghosts & Flowers |
| 3 | Tokyo Eye | Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star |
| 4 | Unmade Bed | Sonic Nurse |
| 5 | Dude Ranch Nurse | Sonic Nurse |
| 6 | Mariah Carey and Arthur Doyle | Sonic Nurse |
| 7 | Washing Machine | Washing Machine |
| 8 | Snare, Girl | A Thousand Leaves |
| 9 | The End of the End of the Ugly | Dirty [Bonus Tracks] |
| 10 | In the Kingdom #19 | Evol |
| 11 | Dripping Dream | Sonic Nurse |
| 12 | Poet in the Pit | Dirty [Bonus Tracks] |
| 13 | Panty Lies | Washing Machine |
| 14 | Poison Arrow | The Eternal |
| 15 | Reena | Rather Ripped |
| 16 | Sleepin' Around | Rather Ripped |
| 17 | The Diamond Sea | Washing Machine |
| 18 | NYC Ghosts & Flowers | NYC Ghosts & Flowers |
| 19 | Doctor's Orders | Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star |
| 20 | No Way | The Eternal |