Sonic Youth To Release New Material On Matador in 2009
September 9th, 2008 at 9:00 am by Gerard
After rampant speculation, Matador Records can confirm the label will be releasing a new studio album from Sonic Youth sometime in 2009. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations to the Universal Music Group, Sonic Youth recently reached an agreement with Matador to release the band’s 16th album of new material in all worldwide territories, save for Japan.
While Sonic Youth’s status as one of the more innovative and influential bands of the past 30 years needs little explanation, the group’s most recent recordings for Geffen — 2006’s ‘Rather Ripped’ being their final for the label — rank amongst the current decade’s best.
For Matador, the opportunity to work in partnership with a group who’ve made such an profound impact on our roster/hometown/collective consciousness was one to jump at. Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley will commence recording the new Sonic Youth LP/CD this autumn and we look forward to sharing further details in the very near future.
Please check out sonicyouth.com for details about their many recent and upcoming pursuits, including the travelling museum exhibition “Sonic Youth Etc.: Sensational Fix”, which focusses on the multidisciplinary activities of the band since 1981, and the recently self-released CD “Andre Side Af Sonic Youth”.
http://www.sonicyouth.com
http://www.matadorrecords.com
September 9th, 2008 at 11:03 am
A marriage (seemingly) made in heaven!
September 9th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Now if only they’d work with Yo La Tengo on a record…
September 9th, 2008 at 11:50 am
they’re gonna be labelmates w/ Jennifer O’Connor I am SO SIKED!!!
September 9th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Fuckin’ awesome!
September 9th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Now if Forced Exposure would start publishing the ‘zine again, the circle will be complete.
September 9th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Who will they take from Matador’s roster to the revitalized SST in 2010?!
September 9th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
The rumours are true! Can not wait for this.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
You guys have to sign Bob Dylan. Then you will be canonical.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
did patrick wear his daydream nation or supreme clientele t-shirt to the signing?
September 9th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
they owe gerard!
September 9th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
actually, I was gonna lend him a vintage Death Trip films tee, but Patrick declined, citing the suspicious stains.
Well, that and the fact it was size triple XL.
B – I respectfully disagree.
September 10th, 2008 at 11:49 am
way cool.
September 10th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Fantastic news! The last 3 SY albums have been amazing, can’t wait for the next. Hopefully they’ll come to Toronto again
September 10th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
i’m psyched that they’re going back to you gerard. they released some of their best stuvff with you at the helm.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
FREAKING AWESOME!!
September 12th, 2008 at 1:37 am
So who gets the Japan rights I wonder? Rumor has it that Jim O’Rourke will get boxes of the new LP to self distrubute not unlike a samuri soldier on a warpath with destiny.
September 12th, 2008 at 2:21 am
meh.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Sonic Youth on Matador records, that’s really super sweet, super nice, looking forward for the LP edition
September 15th, 2008 at 4:08 am
wowzers! i hope they work with cat power!
September 16th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Ah ouais? Sonic Youth de retour sur un label indépendant? Incroyable!!!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
cat power and sonic youth on matador? this is wonderful news, even if i have plenty of respect for geffen.
September 19th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
who is the greatest – gerard or gerrard?
September 19th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Steven Gerrard, obviously. Though his haircut sucks.
September 19th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
did u ever see gerards haircut – no doubt – i love the ever teenage cut of gerrard’s. kind of related to thurstons….
October 20th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Cool..this music not infected with creativity of the major major labels..
October 21st, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Matador es el gran sello que necesitaba Sonic youth para desenvolverse realmente como músicos, larga vida a sonic youth!! saludos a todos.
October 28th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
thats mad awesome
January 4th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
cant wait for the new album! its been a long time coming!
January 6th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
I hope to find their cd here in Brazil by the time it will be released. Congratulations to Matador and to SY: Kim, Thurston, Steve and, of course, Lee Ranaldo.
January 19th, 2009 at 7:36 am
Mixing! SY is MIXING!!
January 24th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Yeah, SY + YLT = HEAVEN
January 29th, 2009 at 10:02 am
Extra special bonus goodies included with pre-order on the way from Matador!
February 8th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
I want to pre-order! Where? and what is the goodie?
It’s a great idea. I would have just waited for a download otherwise.
March 1st, 2009 at 4:43 am
where are the posters i asked from you sonic youth guys? remember?
i sent it to sonik death or was it sonik tooth? oh gerard, whoever you are.
send me some.
check out 13th floor elevators search impervious but dulcet video on youtube guys!
that’s our band influenced by you guys.
i’m ryan from the philippines,
my home address is
104 molave st., monte maria village, davao city, philippines 8000
ryanavellanosa@yahoo.com
March 7th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
This is not the same 13th Floor Elevators from Austin, TX, right?
How did you guys get away with stealing their name?
Anyway, can’t wait for the sy album.
March 8th, 2009 at 10:29 am
I’m pretty nervous to hear ‘The Eternal’. I hope that Sonic Youth will come to Argentina sometime. The first time they came i couldn’t go. So, i hope to hear them live sometime.
God save Sonic Youth!