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 | Heather Angel | A Thousand Leaves |
| 2 | No Queen Blues | Washing Machine |
| 3 | What A Waste | Rather Ripped |
| 4 | Disconnection Notice | Murray Street |
| 5 | Kim Gordon And The Arthur Doyle Hand Cream | Sonic Nurse |
| 6 | Expressway to Your Skull | Evol |
| 7 | The Ineffable Me | A Thousand Leaves |
| 8 | 'Cross the Breeze | Daydream Nation |
| 9 | Sunday | A Thousand Leaves |
| 10 | The Sprawl | Daydream Nation |
| 11 | The Dripping Dream | Sonic Nurse |
| 12 | Or | Rather Ripped |
| 13 | Personality Crisis | Dirty [Bonus Tracks] |
| 14 | Is It My Body | Dirty [Bonus Tracks] |
| 15 | Hey Joni | Daydream Nation |
| 16 | Total Trash | Daydream Nation |
| 17 | Shadow of Doubt | Evol |
| 18 | Paper Cup Exit | Sonic Nurse |
| 19 | Rain On Tin | Murray Street |
| 20 | Turquoise Boy | Rather Ripped |