Sonic Youth is a rock band.The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore (vocals and guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Mark Ibold (bass) and Steve Shelley (drums).Sonic Youth have expressed a wide variety of influences, ranging from the influential protopunk musician Patti Smith to composer John Cage.
Sonic Youth released the following albums including Goo (1990), Dirty (1992), Dirty (Deluxe Edition) (1992), Daydream Nation (1993), Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star (1994), EVOL (1994), Sister (1994), Made In USA: Music From the Original 1986 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1995), Confusion Is Sex (1995), Bad Moon Rising (1995), Screaming Fields of Sonic Love (1995), Washing Machine (1995), SYR 4: Goodbye 20th Century (1996), SYR 1: Anagrama (1997), Invito Al Cielo (1998), A Thousand Leaves (1998), Sunday (1998), Silver Session (1998), Hold That Tiger (1998), NYC Ghosts & Flowers (2000), SYR 2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom (2001), Murray Street (2002), Sonic Nurse (2004), Sonic Youth (2006), Rather Ripped (2006), Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities (2006), Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition) (2007), The Eternal (2009) and Simon Werner a Disparu (2011).
- Lee #2
- That's All I Know (Right Now)
- The Bedroom
- Dr. Benway's House
- Tuff Boyz
- Number One (Disappearer)
- Corky (Cinderella's Big Score)
- Bookstore (Mote)
- Animals (Mary-Christ)
- DV2 (Kool Thing)
- Blowjob (Mildred Pierce)
- I Know There's An Answer
- Can Song
- Isaac
- Goo Interview Flexi
- 100%
- Swimsuit Issue
- Theresa's Sound-world
- Drunken Butterfly
- Shoot
- Wish Fulfillment
- Sugar Kane
- Orange Rolls, Angel's Spit
- Youth Against Fascism
- Nic Fit
- On The Strip
- Chapel Hill
- JC
- Purr
- Creme Brulee
- Theresa's Sound World
- Youth Against Facism
- Crhme Brulee
- Stalker (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Genetic (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Hendrix Necro (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- The Destroyed Room (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Is It My Body (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Personality Crisis (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- The End Of The Ugly (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Tamra (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Little Jammy Thing (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Lite Damage (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Dreamfinger (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Barracuda (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- New White Kross (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Guido (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Moonface (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Poet In The Pit (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Theoretical Chaos (Rehearsal Recording) (Bonus Track)
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- Kissability
- Trilogy: a) The Wonder
- Trilogy: b) Hyperstation
- Trilogy: z) Eliminator Jr.
- Eric's Trip
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Hey Joni
- Silver Rocket
- Kissability
- Eric's Trip
- Candle
- The Wonder
- Hyperstation
- Eliminator Jr.
- Providence
- Teen Age Riot
- Rain King
- Totally Trashed
- Total Trash
- Within You Without You
- Touch Me I'm Sick
- Computer Age
- Electricity
- Green Light
- Star Power
- Secret Girl
- Tom Violence
- Death To Friends
- Shadow Of A Doubt
- Marilyn Moore
- In The Kindom # 19
- Modonna, Sean And Me
- Bubblegum
- Mackin' For Doober
- Full Chrome Logic
- Secret Girl
- Cork Mountain Incident
- Moustache Riders
- Tuck N Dar
- Moon In the Bathroom
- Thought Bubbles
- Rim Thrusters
- Lincoln's Gout
- Coughing Up Tweed
- Pre-Poured Wood
- Hairpiece Lullaby 1 & 2
- Pocketfull Of Sen-Sen
- Smoke Blisters 1 & 2
- The Velvet Plug
- Giggles
- Tulip Fire 2
- The Dynamics Of Bulbing
- Smoke Blisters 3 & 4
- O.J.'s Glove Or What?
- Webb Of Mud 1, 2 & 3
- Bachelors In Fur!
- Intro
- Brave Men Run (In My Family)
- Society Is A Hole
- I Love Her All The Time
- Ghost Bitch
- I'm Insane
- Justic Is Might
- Death Valley '69
- Satan Is Boring
- Flower
- Hallowe'en
- Unknown
Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
- Teen Age Riot
- Eric's Trip
- Candle
- Into The Groove (y)
- G-Force
- Beauty Lies In The Eye
- Kotton Krown
- Shadow Of A Doubt
- Expressway To Yr Skull
- Starpower
- Death Valley '69
- Halloween
- Flower
- Inhuman
- Making The Nature Scene
- Brother James
- I Dreamed I Dream
SYR 4: Goodbye 20th Century
- Edges
- Six (3rd Take)
- Six For New Time
- plus minus
- Voice Piece For Soprano
- Pendulum Music
- Having Never Written a Note for Percussion
- Six (4th Take)
- Burdocks
- Four (6)
- Piano Piece #13 (Carpenter's Piece)
- Piece Enfantine
- Treatise
- Anagrama
- Improvisation Ajoutee
- Tremens
- Mieux: De Corrosion
Invito Al Cielo
- Invito Al Cielo
- Hungara Vivo
- Radio-Amatoroj
- Contre Le Sexisme
- Sunday
- Female Mechanic Now On Duty
- Wildflower Soul
- Hoarfrost
- French Tickler
- Hits Of Sunshine (For Alan Ginsberg)
- Karen Koltrane
- The Ineffable Me
- Snare, Girl
- Heather Angel
Silver Session
- Silver Panties
- Silver Breeze
- Silver Flower
- Silver Wax Lips
- Silver Loop
- Silver Shirt
- Silver Son
- Silver Mirror
Hold That Tiger
- Intro
- Schizophrenia
- Tom Violence
- White Kross
- Kotton Krown
- Stereo Sanctity
- Brother James
- Pipeline / Kill Time
- Catholic Block
- Tuff Gnarl
- Death Valley '69
- Beauty Lies In The Eye
- Expressway To Yr. Skull
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Loudmouth
- I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
- Today Yr. Love Tomorrow The World
- Beat On The Brat
SYR 2: Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
- Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
- Stil
- Herinneringen
- The Burning Spear
- I Dreamed I Dream
- She Is Not Alone
- I Don't Want To Push It
- The Good And The Bad
- Hard Work - 1981/Live At New Pilgrim Theatre
- Where The Red Fern Grows - 1981/Live At New Pilgrim Theatre
- Cosmopolitan Girl - 1981/Live At New Pilgrim Theatre
- Loud And Soft - 1981/Live At New Pilgrim Theatre
- Destroyer - 1981/Live At New Pilgrim Theatre
- The Burning Spear
- She Is Not Alone
- Where The Red Fern Grows
- Fire Engine Dream [#]
- Fauxhemians
- Razor Blade
- Blink
- Campfire
- Loop Cat
- Kim's Chords
- Beautiful Plateau
- Three-Part Sectional Love Seat [#]
- Queen Anne Chair [#]
- Diamond Sea
- Teen Age Riot
- Silver Rocket
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Eric's Trip
- Total Trash
- Hey Joni
- Providence
- Candle
- Rain King
- Kissability
- Trilogy: a) The Wonder
- Trilogy: b) Hyperstation
- Trilogy: z) Eliminator Jr.
- Eric's Trip
- The Sprawl
- 'Cross The Breeze
- Hey Joni
- Silver Rocket
- Kissability
- Eric's Trip
- Candle
- The Wonder
- Hyperstation
- Eliminator Jr.
- Providence
- Teen Age Riot
- Rain King
- Totally Trashed
- Total Trash
- Within You Without You
- Touch Me I'm Sick
- Computer Age
- Electricity
The Eternal
- Sacred Trickster
- Anti-Orgasm
- Leaky Lifeboat (For Gregory Corso)
- Antenna
- What We Know
- Calming The Snake
- Poison Arrow
- Malibu Gas Station
- Thunderclap For Bobby Pyn
- No Way
- Walkin Blue
- Massage The History
Simon Werner a Disparu
- Thème de Jérémie
- Alice et Simon
- Les Anges au piano
- Chez Yves (Alice et Clara)
- Jean-Baptiste à la fenêtre
- Thème de Laetitia
- Escapades
- La Cabane au Zodiac
- Dans les bois / M. Rabier
- Jean-Baptiste et Laetitia
- Thème de Simon
- Au Café
- Thème d'Alice
- Magic Wand
- Superstar
- Nevermind (What Was It Anyway?)
- Hits Of Sunshine (For Alan Ginsberg)
- Mary-Christ
- Kool Thing
- My Friend Goo
- Disappearer
- Titanium Expose
- Personality Crisis (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Cinderella's Big Score
- (I Got A) Catholic Block
- Bad Mood
- Beat on The Brat
- Bee - Bee's Song
- Hallowed Be Thy Name
- Justice is Might
- Karen Revisted
- Kotton Crown
- My Arena
- Neutral
- Psycho Mafia
- Teenage Riot
- Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening To Neu
- Under The Influence of The Jesus & Mary Chain
- Youth Against Fascism (Hate Song)
- Smoke Blisters 1 2
- Echo Canyon
- Mildred Pierce
- Scooter & Jinx
- Chinese Jam
- Intro (Bad Moon Rising)
- Vibrato
- Moon in The Bathroom
- Mary Jane
- In The Mind of The Borgeious Reader
- Tunic (Song For Karen)
- [Untitled]
- The Destroyed Room (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Dirty Boots
- The End Of The Ugly (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Pre - Poured Wood
- Funky Fresh
- Pocketful of Sen - Sen
- Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope
- My New House
- Hot Wire in My Heart
- Addicted To Love
- Genetic (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Trilogy: Hyperstation
- I'm Not There
- Trilogy: Eliminator Jr
- Webb of Mudd 1, 2 3
- Westminster Chimes
- Madonna, Sean & Me
- Mackin' for Doober
- In The Kingdom #19
- Guitar Lick
- Hairpiece Lullaby 1 2
- Death to Our Friends
- Tunic
- Brave Men Run (In My Family)
- Tabla in Suburbia
- Freezer Burn / I Wanna Be Your Dog
- Tuff Titty Rap
- Florida Oil Drums
- Traffick
- The Good & The Bad
- Coughing up Tweed
- Trilogy: The Wonder
- Hits of Sunshine
- The Dynamics of Bulbing
- Self Obsessed & Sexxee
- Stalker (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- (She's In A) Bad Mood
- Radio - Amatoroj
- Our Backyard
- Ringo
- Smoke Blisters 3 4
- He's on Fire
- Mote
- Death Valley '69 [Thurston]
- Is It My Body (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- Hendrix Necro (B-Side) (Bonus Track)
- I Don't Want to Push It
- Me & Jill/Hendrix Cosby
- Hi! Everybody
- The End of The End of The Ugly
- Bachelors in Fur!