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 | Death Valley '69 | Postpunk Chronicles: Going Underground |
| 2 | Sunday | A Thousand Leaves |
| 3 | Washing Machine | Washing Machine |
| 4 | Dripping Dream | Sonic Nurse |
| 5 | Or | Rather Ripped |
| 6 | Trilogy - the Wonder - Hyperstation - Eliminator J | Daydream Nation |
| 7 | Green Light | Evol |
| 8 | Peace Attack | Sonic Nurse |
| 9 | Silver Rocket | Daydream Nation |
| 10 | Wish Fulfillment | Dirty [Bonus Tracks] |
| 11 | What We Know | The Eternal |
| 12 | (I got a) Catholic Block | Sister |
| 13 | The Dripping Dream | Sonic Nurse |
| 14 | Saucer-Like | Washing Machine |
| 15 | The Diamond Sea | Washing Machine |
| 16 | The Sprawl | Daydream Nation |
| 17 | Hits of Sunshine | A Thousand Leaves |
| 18 | Kissability | Daydream Nation |
| 19 | 'Cross the Breeze | Daydream Nation |
| 20 | French Tickler | A Thousand Leaves |