Record Store Day 2010: Sonic Youth, Confusion Is Sex and EVOL reissues

For 2009's Record Store Day, Sonic Youth released two solid 7" splits with Beck and Jay Reatard respectively. They return once again to help celebrate the annual holiday, only this year you can snag reissues of two of their earliest albums which have been out of print for some time. Confusion Is Sex (the bands debut, originally released in 1983 on SST) and EVOL (third album released in 1986, some might say their first classic full length).

Both albums are being put together by Original Recordings Group, are being pressed at RTI and will be 180 gram. Confusion Is Sex will be pressed on white vinyl and EVOL will be pink. Each will be limited to 1,500 pieces worldwide.

April 17th is the day you want to wake up early.

Sonic Youth, 'Shadow of A Doubt' from EVOL:

Out Now: Sonic Youth, The Eternal

Most likely you have your copy already, but if you somehow seemed to forget that today is the day that The Eternal is available at your local vinyl retailer than by all means drop what you are doing and go get it.

Matador is obviously more than a little excited to have this album in their catalog. They certainly didn't spare any expense on the packaging:



If you are even a casual fan of the band, you might want to pick this one up just based on how beautiful it looks.

Sonic Youth, "Sacred Trickster" and "Antenna" on Later...With Jools Holland 04.01.09

Sonic Youth performed on Later...With Jools Holland again on Friday night. We see two more songs from The Eternal get the live treatment. This time it's "Sacred Trickster" and "Antenna".

The Eternal is out on June 9th via Matador.

Sonic Youth, "What We Know" - Live on Later...With Jools Holland 04/28/09

Holy heck. As much as I loved Rather Ripped, based off of this song The Eternal will kick that records ass ten ways till Sunday.

The Eternal is out on June 9th via Matador. They have one helluva Buy Early Get Now going too.