Murray Street (album)
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Murray Street is the twelfth album by Sonic Youth
. It was released in 2002. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke
as an official fifth member.
Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus
appear on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style". The young blonde haired girl to the right on the album's cover is Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's daughter.
The back cover features a photograph of an office building on the west corner of Murray Street and West Broadway near Ground Zero
in Manhattan
. The address is 75 Park Place.
Sonic Youth's studio between 1996 and 2006 was called Echo Canyon and it was located on Murray Street.
placed Murray Street at number 108 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
. It was released in 2002. It was the first album by the group to feature Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
as an official fifth member.
Members of noise improv group Borbetomagus
Borbetomagus
Borbetomagus are a free improvisation/noise music group. They are cited by critics as pioneers of aggressive improvised noise music.- Biography :...
appear on "Radical Adults Lick Godhead Style". The young blonde haired girl to the right on the album's cover is Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's daughter.
The back cover features a photograph of an office building on the west corner of Murray Street and West Broadway near Ground Zero
World Trade Center site
The World Trade Center site , also known as "Ground Zero" after the September 11 attacks, sits on in Lower Manhattan in New York City...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. The address is 75 Park Place.
Sonic Youth's studio between 1996 and 2006 was called Echo Canyon and it was located on Murray Street.
Reception
Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
placed Murray Street at number 108 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
Japan CD bonus track:Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Norwegian Albums Chart | No. 16 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official French Albums Chart | No. 48 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Austrian Albums Chart | No. 52 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official German Albums Chart | No. 63 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official Irish Albums Chart | No. 67 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Official UK Albums Chart | No. 77 |
| 2002 | Murray Street | Billboard Top 200 | No. 126 |
Personnel
- All songs by Sonic Youth: Kim GordonKim GordonKim Althea Gordon is an American musician, vocalist, artist, record producer, video director and actress. She has sung and played bass and guitar in the alternative rock band Sonic Youth, and in Free Kitten with Julia Cafritz...
, Lee RanaldoLee RanaldoLee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...
, Steve ShelleySteve ShelleySteven Jay Shelley is an American drummer, best known as the drummer of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.-Biography:...
, Thurston MooreThurston MooreThurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...
, Jim O'RourkeJim O'Rourke (musician)Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene... - Published by Sonik Tooth (BMI) and Field Code Music (BMI)
- Recorded and mixed by Jim O'Rourke @ Echo Canyon, NYC, August 2001-March 2002
- Assistant Engineer: Aaron Mullan
- Produced by Sonic Youth
- Mastered by John Golden
- Horns on "Radical Adults": Jim Sauter and Don Dietrich
- Cover photo: Monique Voorhout, "Stella and Coco in Hoofdplaat, 2001"
- Band/fan photos: Stefano Giovannini
- Tray card photos: Thurston Moore
- Art direction: Frank Olinsky